Andrea Menard

Métis Singer-Songwriter-Actress-Speaker

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Andrea Menard

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A proud Métis woman from Treaty 1 territory and the “Homeland of the Métis,” Andrea Menard is an accomplished Métis singer, songwriter, actress, and speaker. She is the founder of the Sacred Feminine Learning Lodge and is the author of the Seeds from the Sacred Feminine Wisdom Cards.

Known as the beloved auntie “Edna” on the new hit CTV/CW series, Sullivan’s Crossing, Andrea is a five-time award-winning actress, a 16-time music award winner, and was recently named “Métis Artist of the Year” at the SS Indigenous Music Awards. She recently debuted her new theatre cabaret, Rubaboo, across Canada, and released a new “giveaway” album to help preserve the Michif language. Andrea’s TEDx talk called “Silent No More” has reached almost 150,000 views.

Whether addressing the corporate, non-profit, education sectors, businesswomen, a high security room full of NATO Generals, or a stadium of youth, Andrea’s uplifting musical keynotes land exactly where they need to – in the heart.

Decolonizing Wellness Through Sacred Feminine Wisdom

This keynote is perfect for:
•Professionals and business owners searching to find meaning in their careers and their everyday lives.
•Multi-racial teams looking to amplify Indigenous wellness practises and develop lasting, land-based skills for self-care.
•Multi-gendered teams and individuals struggling to end the cycle of burnout, exhaustion, and stress.

The Decolonizing Wellness through Sacred Feminine Wisdom is a 40-60-minute keynote that helps teams unravel the training that upholds oppressive systems and self-care practises, and brings individuals into right relationship with themselves, others, and the land itself.

Most human beings have been taught, through learned and inherited trauma, to over-consume, ignore their feelings, and practise domination. Being dominant over the land seems normal. Being valued for one’s proximity to whiteness seems normal. Viewing feminine traits as weaker than masculine traits seems normal. These beliefs are false premises that make up the foundation of colonized thinking, which teaches individuals to overvalue their masculine qualities and reject their more gentle, emotional, and connective nature.

By decolonizing wellness and embodying the gifts hidden within the realm of the Sacred Feminine, individuals will:
•Enhance their well-being,
•Unravel the cycle of domination, and
•Learn to walk gentler on this planet

Decolonizing Wellness Through Sacred Feminine Wisdom

This keynote is perfect for:
•Professionals and business owners searching to find meaning in their careers and their everyday lives.
•Multi-racial teams looking to amplify Indigenous wellness practises and develop lasting, land-based skills for self-care.
•Multi-gendered teams and individuals struggling to end the cycle of burnout, exhaustion, and stress.

The Decolonizing Wellness through Sacred Feminine Wisdom is a 40-60-minute keynote that helps teams unravel the training that upholds oppressive systems and self-care practises, and brings individuals into right relationship with themselves, others, and the land itself.

Most human beings have been taught, through learned and inherited trauma, to over-consume, ignore their feelings, and practise domination. Being dominant over the land seems normal. Being valued for one’s proximity to whiteness seems normal. Viewing feminine traits as weaker than masculine traits seems normal. These beliefs are false premises that make up the foundation of colonized thinking, which teaches individuals to overvalue their masculine qualities and reject their more gentle, emotional, and connective nature.

By decolonizing wellness and embodying the gifts hidden within the realm of the Sacred Feminine, individuals will:
•Enhance their well-being,
•Unravel the cycle of domination, and
•Learn to walk gentler on this planet

Testimonials

“Andrea was the perfect medicine for the evening. …[she] navigated the emotions of the room to bring people from a state of deep reflection to a state of deep celebration. Andrea is a “must” speaker at events!”

Kim van der Woerd, PhD, Principal - Reciprocal Consulting
“She reaches across racial and gender boundaries with a message of expansive, forgiving inclusion.”

Bart Begalka, M.A., M.Ed. Ed. D, Graduate Program in Counselling Psychology, Trinity Western University
“The Sacred Feminine workshop allowed for a safe space to re-evaluate the approach present day society has forgotten.”

Lisa Lightening, Provincial Child Care Manager, Ministry of Education, Métis Nation British Columbia
"On behalf of the Board and over 1,000 participants of the 2018 Vision Quest Conference & Trade Show, I would like to sincerely thank Andrea for sharing her time, talents, expertise, and experience as a keynote speaker at this year’s 22nd annual event. Andrea’s presentation, with her incredible energy, was a highlight for our delegates."

Kim Bullard, Chair - Vision Quest Conference
“Not only did Andrea deliver a thought-provoking talk but she had participants roaring with laughter and connecting with one-another on a very personal level."

Laurie Sterritt & Nicole Taylor-Sterritt, Co-Founders Indigenous Women’s Leadership Summit
"Andrea Menard made an outstanding contribution to the virtual, Creative Convergence conference held on October 28, 2021. Andrea’s keynote, which included some beautiful music, was rooted in a deep humanity and shone with insight into the healing powers of culture and the arts....Responses from attendees have been overwhelmingly enthusiastic."

Larry O’Farrell, Chair, Board of Directors, Canadian Network for Arts and Learning