Massey Whiteknife
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Edmonton, Alberta
Award Winning Indigenous Entrepreneur & Indigenous Two Spirit Inclusion Expert
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MASSEY WHITEKNIFE BIOGRAPHY
Massey Whiteknife is an Award-Winning Indigenous businessman, serial Entrepreneur, industry relations, economic development expert with a 25-year background in occupational Health & Safety Embraces Two-Spirit Lifestyle. Massey Whiteknife is much more than an oil-patch entrepreneur who overcame great adversity to build a multi-million-dollar enterprise. As a proud member of the Mikisew Cree First Nation and the founder and of ICEIS Safety ltd, Koda-Cree ltd and founded the indigenous project foundation Massey Whiteknife is also an entertainer known as Iceis Rain his second spirit whose global celebrity and extraordinary life story are inspiring audiences from all walks of life.
Massey Whiteknife built a thriving enterprise with ICEIS Safety, in part by assuring customers that his sexuality wasn’t a reason not to hire him. Now a sought-after public speaker, Massey Whiteknife helps others develop the tools they need to overcome adversity and succeed in their lives and careers. What’s so refreshing is that he’s willing to share not only the highs but also the lows of his exceptional life. Massey Whiteknife Two-Spirit personality is Iceis Rain, “Queen of the Oil Patch”. Iceis is an award-winning recording artist, singer, songwriter, and corporate entertainer who dissociates from Massy and becomes the other side of his spirit, Oil-Sands Tycoon and a fiery entertainer with a penchant for peacock headdresses, fur coats, and sparkly stilettos.
Massey Whiteknife was on top of the world at one point in his career as business accolades and awards poured in, including the 2016 Eagle Feather Award of Distinction and the 2011 Youth Entrepreneur of Alberta, Canada. But with the collapse in the price of oil and the Fort McMurray wildfires, Massey Whiteknife lost everything and was forced to move to Edmonton to regroup. Now, after a rough couple of years, he is stronger than ever, Iceis safety turned to online safety training and Koda-cree delivered his highly successful employment and job readiness program (the get ready program) Massey Whiteknife had to adapt to the dynamics of an industry experiencing huge change. “No matter what I go through I try to look at the positives in everything,” Massey Whiteknife says. “Every day when you wake up and put your shoes on, what you do is up to you.”
Having endured years of childhood sexual abuse, gang rape, bullying, addiction, and homelessness, Massey Whiteknife learned to cope by embracing the other side of himself: his second spirit the female spirit known to all as Iceis Rain a fiery woman with comedic style and sparkly stilettos. Iceis Rain taught him to be strong, and aggressive and to always give back to the people and the land. Massey Whiteknife is two-spirit, a term First Nations people use to describe someone with both masculine and feminine identities. Embodied in the same person, Massey Whiteknife is an oil sands tycoon specializing in occupational health and safety and sustainable economic development, while Iceis Rain is a female jingle and fancy shall pow-wow dancer an anti-bully advocaat and the Canadian ambassador for one better world collective global. A multi-nominated recording artist and the international music ambassador for indigenous music globally.
Iceis Rain has become the most recognized Two Spirits in Canada and the United States speaking at universities across Turtle Island and performing for thousands and was the first two spirits to perform on national television at the 2015 Aboriginal Canadian Music Awards. Iceis Rain has been featured in Alberta Venture magazine, on breakfast television, City TV, CTV, Entertainment Tonight, ET Canada, and numerous radio shows and podcasts. In 2013, she appeared in the critically acclaimed award-winning documentary, Oil Sands Karaoke. Her debut album The Queen, a collection of rock anthems and ballads with country flair, garnered five nominations at the 2014 Aboriginal People’s Choice Music Awards, and she currently stars in the award-winning APTN docuseries Queen of the Oil Patch with another award-winning second season now airing on APTN lumi.
Iceis Rain and his stage presence, dedication to their professions, and commitment to being a voice for the voiceless ensure that attendees of their public speaking engagements will leave audiences feeling inspired, and educated and will feel empowered to look at life as an opportunity to follow their dreams.
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