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Owner of MM Education Consulting, Madelaine McCracken (she/her) is Red River Métis and her families are Bruce, Chartrand, Pangman, and Larance (St. Laurent and Winnipeg, Manitoba) and she holds Irish/Scottish settler heritage. Although Madelaine was born in Winnipeg, she moved to southern Alberta with her family at a young age and is a citizen of the Otipemisiwak Métis Government (formerly known as the Métis Nation of Alberta). Madelaine moved to unceded and surrendered Algonquin territory (Ottawa, Canada) to complete her PhD in Education in June of 2022. Today, Madelaine is a PhD Candidate and Part-Time Professor at the University of Ottawa in their Faculty of Education.

Since the age of 8, Madelaine has dedicated her life toward becoming her dream; a teacher. She completed her Bachelor of Education with a minor in Humanities at Mount Royal University located on Treaty 7 territory (Calgary, Alberta). Since this completion, she discovered a need to support teachers in teaching First Nations, Inuit, and Métis curriculum. This stemmed as a need due to various educators requesting her assistance to teach Indigenous historical knowledge within her practicum experiences.

Madelaine applied to the Master of Education program at the University of Ottawa located on the unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin territory. Since being accepted, she conducted a Major Research Paper called, “Addressing Truth and Reconciliation: The Caring Society, Professional Learning, and Ontario Social Studies Curriculum." The goal of this research was to understand what educators need in relation to building their pedagogy teaching Truth, and then Reconciliation through Indigenous historical knowledge and thinking.

Now as a PhD Candidate studying Truth, and then Reconciliation Education, she continues to dedicate her time supporting educators on their journeys toward reconciliation through her research and by providing consultation with school boards and organizations in the Ottawa-Gatineau region, and beyond. Madelaine has always been passionate about how teachers and school communities can respond to the Calls to Action and honour First Nations, Inuit, and Métis contemporary perspectives and experiences in doing so. This passion is rooted in the creation of MM Education Consulting.

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Our Logo

MM Education Consulting's logo honours their Métis roots through representing each of the colours of the red-based Métis sash. Being rendered as a book, reminds Madelaine, the owner, of her responsibilities in leading Indigenous-based educational work.

The logo was created in partnership with a trusted, supportive, and special individual named Connor Lenton.

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