As a second generation urban native, Roin spent their childhood making the drive over to the Mission Mountains through the bison range to the Flathead Reservation to spend time with their yaya̓ʔ , Alma Luedtke. Alma was the eldest member of the tribe when she passed and amidst the piles of costume jewelry, Roin found one small local agate wrapped in a simple peyote stitch. As part of their cultural + creative practice, Roin began beading in 2019. Roin is a descendent of the Flathead Salish tribe of Montana and lives in occupied Spokane territories where they were raised.