Terra Roy

As I return to my traditions I am healing.
I am becoming the woman I am meant to be.

  • UNBROKEN Acrylics on Canvas, 17”x 16”

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Biography

Terra Roy comes from Beusolei First Nation. She devotes her life to learning the traditional art forms and teachings of the Anishnabe people of Turtle Island. Presently, Terra travels extensively and teaches the traditional art of hide tanning.

Statement

As a young Indigenous woman, my life has been influenced by the residential school legacy. I drew on some of the images that represent the lasting effects of missing and murdered women and girls (the red dress), the loss of our culture through the residential School policies (the orange shirt image) and the water droplets of tears (intergenerational grief). The canoe represents the traditional skills that I am devoting my life to. As I return to my traditions I am healing. I am becoming the woman I am meant to be. Although the world has tried to break me, my circle has not been broken. I am becoming whole. It is my job now to pass the traditional teachings to the next generation.