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Roxann Whitebean

Roxann Whitebean

Roxann Karonhiarokwas Whitebean is a media artist who hails from the Mohawk Territories of Kahnawà:ke and Akwesasne. Her work can be seen on the CBC, Paramount +, CBS, APTN, TVO Kids and PBS, as well as at film festivals around the world. Roxann’s latest projects as a writer and director are the short film Rose, the docuseries Pulse and the documentary Two Horn. Her work as a television writer includes SkyMed and season four of Diggstown.

  • John Kim Bell: Born to “Indspire”
    John Kim Bell: Born to “Indspire”
    Roxann Whitebean 2023 4 min

    In this unconventional portrait of John Kim Bell, he reflects on his formative years, which brought him to Broadway and influenced him to become the first Indigenous person in North America to lead a classical orchestra. After spending a lifetime amplifying the voices of Indigenous Peoples through the arts, he elaborates on his trailblazing work, including founding the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, known today as Indspire.

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