Speaks
When Madelaine left her home community, her goal was to break the unhealthy cycles of addiction. Her story of survival leaves no one indifferent. She tells the story of how it took many years to break the cycle of violence and broken relationships to emerge changed, reborn, and aptly named Strong Earth Woman.
Life was not easy for Madelaine. At 12 years old she was on the road, hitchhiking from Northern Saskatchewan to British Columbia to find her father. Despite the challenges of her younger years, Madelaine completed high school with honours. After her post-secondary education, she went on to become an Indigenous Youth Facilitator, and continues to provide education on suicide prevention, healthy relationships, and honouring “the Fire Within”.
As she shares the dance of her life, her message illuminates the room. When she speaks, you feel her authenticity. Invite Madelaine to show you the invisible lines of connection we all share, through her stories and her life experiences. Madelaine will change the way her audience feels about their past and their wounds.
International Indigenous Speakers Bureau, Member
The Fire Within
Through spoken word and dance, Madelaine transports the audience with her life story. She explores the powerful significance of cultural connections as a way to cope with and overcome adversity, highlighting the importance and validity of everyone's individual journey. Her message of hope and the ability to overcome personal, emotional, and cultural challenges is inspiring.
- The Power of Story
- The Power of Love
- The Power of Culture
Healing Intergenerational Trauma: A Father Daughter Story
In this keynote, Madelaine tells about the destructive impact on families that can result from a community’s loss of traditional values and roles. It explores the struggles between father and daughter as they search for a healthy relationship. Join Madelaine on a journey of acceptance, forgiveness and love that started over thirty years ago. She shares her complex, compelling and heartfelt ongoing story of how a return to traditional cultural teachings offers hope for restoring healing and balance in broken families.
- Importance of Traditional & Cultural Teachings
- Hope Through Acceptance
- Power of Shifting Perspectives
Dancing Through: A Breast Cancer Journey
Reflecting on her battle with breast cancer, Madelaine shares how she utilised traditional and modern medicines, along with dance to flip her perspective along her journey. Whether you are supporting a loved one with cancer, or battling it yourself, Madelaine offers insight on overcoming fears of the unknown and creating a space for hope and healing. This moving workshop incorporates a powerful short film, connecting audiences intimately with Madelaine’s story.
- The Importance of Shifting Perspectives & Finding Power thorugh Hope
- Artistic Expression as a Form of Alternative Medicine
- Tools to Overcome Adversity
As I Am, Is Enough
Through sharing her most fragile moments with audiences across Canada in her Fire Within presentation, Madelaine discovered the most crucial lesson there is to learn: "As I am, is Enough." Taking you through an emotional roller coaster, Madelaine will leave you speechless with her realness and vulnerability as she helps you to discover the importance of finding self-worth and acceptance.
Master of Ceremonies
Looking for an MC for your next event? Madelaine has a ton of experience hosting events and doing it with fun and professionalism. She has the ability to hold the space and keep the event moving forward on time and finds creative ways to keep it entertaining, follow the script, or fill space when things are quite going as planned. Trust Madelaine to make your event memorable and fun!
As I Am, Is Enough
Through sharing her most fragile moments with audiences across Canada in her Fire Within presentation, Madelaine discovered the most crucial lesson there is to learn: "As I am, is Enough." Taking you through an emotional roller coaster, Madelaine will leave you speechless with her realness and vulnerability as she helps you to discover the importance of finding self-worth and acceptance.
Master of Ceremonies
Looking for an MC for your next event? Madelaine has a ton of experience hosting events and doing it with fun and professionalism. She has the ability to hold the space and keep the event moving forward on time and finds creative ways to keep it entertaining, follow the script, or fill space when things are quite going as planned. Trust Madelaine to make your event memorable and fun!
Madelaine's talk 'The Fire Within' is the love medicine our world needs more of. When she takes the stage to share her truth, she is connected to her ancestral wisdom, grounded in love, clear in her delivery. She masterfully weaves in delicate humour with levity. She is a powerful speaker who brings not only words but movement, dance, healing, and culture.
Teara Fraser
Raven Institute
Dancing Through
A Documentary Film by Madelaine McCallum & Anika Syskakis
Madelaine has used dance as medicine throughout her life and a breast cancer diagnosis isn't about to change that. Through dance, Madelaine has confronted mandy obstacles including anxiety and depression. Join Madelaine as she battles cancer and utilizes dance as medicine to heal her body, alongside community support, a traditional medicine healer, ceremony, and western medicine and technology. Dancing Through is an emotional and empowering journey and we welcome you to join.
A Documentary Film by Anika Syskakis
Madelaine has used dance as medicine throughout her life and a breast cancer diagnosis isn't about to change that. Through dance, Madelaine has confronted mandy obstacles including anxiety and depression. Join Madelaine as she battles cancer and utilizes dance as medicine to heal her body, alongside community support, a traditional medicine healer, ceremony, and western medicine and technology. Dancing Through is an emotional and empowering journey and we welcome you to join.
“Madelaine was instrumental to the success of our Indigenous artist celebration. She was the lead artist in our lineup and her energy, passion, and creativity set the mood for the rest of our session. We highly recommend Madelaine due to the elements she brings to performances – We were thoroughly blown away at the quality of her work.”
Brayden Ascah
Analyst | HSBC Bank Canada