Madelaine McCallum, Sukaskieskwew (Strong Earth Woman)
Dancer, Choreographer, Actor
I am an indigenous women. I matter. If I just up and vanish one day, of course I know I matter to my family and friends, but what about the wider society? There is human trafficking in these ports in Vancouver. I witnessed it myself at the PNE, with older girls trying to befriend younger girls to lure them away. They pick on younger people because they know they are trying to find themselves.
Be proud of who you are. You have a life fire within you from birth. Find that light in you. Just remember it and spark it and let it shine bright because you are going to influence people with your light.