Senator Lillian Dyck

Invited Speeches
	Date	Location	Event Description
	September 26, 2011	Regina, SK	Presented the 36th Luther Lecture: "Following the Footprints of My Cree Mother: Dreaming of Gender and Racial Equality" at Luther College, University of Regina. Click Here
	May 24, 2011	Vancouver, BC	Presented lecture at the University of British Columbia entitled "Approaches to Scientific Thinking: The Traditional, the Feminist and the Aboriginal". Click Here
	April 15, 2011	Toronto, ON	Keynote speaker at Conference “Nation Building in Canada: Chinese Perspectives” University of Toronto. Speech entitled "Intermarriage between First Nations women and the early Chinese male immigrants". Click Here
	February 9, 2011	Victoria, BC	Keynote speaker at the Art and Science Diversity Conference, University of Victoria. Speech entitled "Dreams of racial and gender equality: can they come true?" Click Here
	January 17, 2011	Saskatoon, SK	The Medicine Wheel Western Science and Feminist Science Click Here
	May 6, 2010	Prince Albert, SK	Invited to attend the seventh annual 'Aboriginal Gathering on Diabetes' as a keynote speaker to present on "Diabetes and Aboriginal Canadians". Click Here
	February 8, 2010	Ottawa, ON	Presentation to the Liberal Roundtable on Post-Secondary Education concerning Aboriginals. Click Here
	October 8, 2009	Saskatoon, SK	Presentation at the First Nations University of Canada. Speech entitled "What does a Senator do?". Click Here
	October 7, 2009	Saskatoon, SK	Presentation at Nutana Collegiate. Speech entitled "What does a Senator do?". Click Here
	October 6, 2009	Saskatoon, SK	Presentation to first-year Aboriginal Students at the University of Saskatchewan. Speech entitled "What does a Senator do?". Click Here
	May 4, 2009	Winnipeg, MB	Invited to attend the 'DreamCatching 2009' Conference as keynote speaker to present "The Medicine Wheel and Science" at the University of Manitoba. Click Here
	April 9, 2009	Vancouver, BC	Presentation to Aboriginal post-secondary students at the Aboriginal Human Resource Council 'Inclusion Works 09' Conference. Speech entitled "Aboriginal Students and Women: Opportunities in a time of economic crisis". Click Here
	April 6, 2009	Port Coquitlam, BC	Presentation to students at Terry Fox Secondary School. Speech entitled "Telling my life story: from the wrong side of the tracks to the Senate of Canada". Click Here
	April 6, 2009	Port Coquitlam, BC	Invited to speak at Moody Middle School and participated in a sharing-circle with youth.
	March 8, 2009	Saskatoon, SK	Invited as a Keynote Speaker for the Women's Liberal Commission of Saskatchewan. Speech entitled "The Parliament of Canada". Click Here
	February 27, 2009	Saskatoon, SK	Presented lecture at the University of Saskatchewan entitled "Aboriginal Peoples, the Canadian Senate & Discriminatory Legislation: the personal is political". Click Here
	October 14, 2008	Saskatoon, SK	Presentation at Nutana Collegiate. Speech entitled "Aboriginal Peoples, the Canadian Senate, & Discriminatory Legislation: the personal is political" Click Here
	October 4, 2008	Saskatoon, SK	Invited to speak at the Sisters in Spirit Vigil and made a presentation on Missing Aboriginal Women. Click Here
	September 25, 2008	Saskatoon, SK	Presentation at the University of Saskatchewan: Aboriginal Students' Centre. Speech entitled "My Career Path: Waitress, Scientist, Senator" Click Here
	June 19-20, 2008	Saskatoon, SK	Gave an invited speech entitled “Claiming our Rightful Place in Post-secondary Education” at the Science Ambassador Symposium Click Here
	May 8, 2008	Ottawa, ON	Invited to speak at an NDP Breakfast Event and made a presentation entitled "Aboriginal Peoples, the Canadian Senate & Discriminatory Legislation: the personal is political" Click Here
	April 13-15, 2008	Regina, SK	Attended and made an opening speech at the Pan-Canadian Council of Ministers' of Education Literacy Forum. Click Here
	March 20, 2008	Saskatoon, SK	Presentation at the First Nations University of Canada. Speech entitled "Aboriginal Peoples, the Canadian Senate, & Discriminatory Legislation: a personal story" Click Here
	November 1-2, 2007	Saskatoon, SK	Chains & Links – Human Rights Activism Conference. Senator Lillian Dyck in conversation with Senator Sandra Lovelace -Nicholas capturing the unwritten story of activism behind Lovelace v. Canada, the first complaint from Canada to the UN Human Rights Committee - lodged in 1978, decided 1981, leading to amendments to the Canadian Indian Act. Click Here
	October 30, 2007	Saskatoon, SK	Presentation at the Saskatchewan Aboriginal Literacy Network (SALN) Community Outreach event. Speech: Issues and Challenges in Literacy and Education for Aboriginals in Saskatchewan Click Here
	October 24, 2007	Prince Albert, SK	Presentation at the Saskatchewan Aboriginal Literacy Network (SALN) Community Outreach event. Speech: Issues and Challenges in Literacy and Education for Aboriginals in Saskatchewan Click Here
	October 3-5, 2007	Calgary, AB	Keynote Speaker at the Canadian Aboriginal Science and Technology Society (CASTS) conference. Speech: “Claiming Our Rightful Place in Post-secondary Education” Click Here
	September 27, 2007	Scarborough, ON	Banquet Speaker at the Chinese Canadian National Council's Annual Tribute Dinner. Gave a Speech entitled: “Chinese Canadian Issues” Click Here
	September 24, 2007	Saskatoon, SK	Presentation entitled “Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian Senate” to students at the Aboriginal Students Center. Click Here
	May 30, 2007	Saskatoon, SK	Plenary Lecturer: “Claiming Our Rightful Place in the Academy.” Congress 2007, Convocation Hall, University of Saskatchewan Click Here
	May 2-4, 2007	Edmonton, AB	Attended and Presented "Claiming Our Rightful Place in the Academy", at the Royal Society of Canada Conference. Click Here
	April 13, 2007	Saskatoon, SK	Motivational Keynote Speaker at the Saskatchewan Aboriginal Literacy Network Gala, speech entitled: “Issues and Challenges in Literacy and Education for Aboriginals in Saskatchewan” Click Here
	November 30, 2006	Saskatoon, SK	“Stages in the Path to Equity for Women in Science” speech, U of S WISE grad students event. Click Here
	November 16, 2006	Toronto , ON	Keynote Speaker, "The Medicine Wheel and Science", Science Teachers of Ontario Conference Click Here
	November 9-10, 2006	Ottawa , ON	Attended and Presented “Reaching Aboriginal Youth: Issues and Challenges in education”, Science and Technology Awareness Network Annual Conference Click Here
	October 12, 2006	Vancouver , BC	Guest Speaker, “My career path: waitress, …, scientist, …, senator”, Women In Science and Engineering, University of British Columbia Click Here
	October 5, 2006	Saskatoon, SK	“Medicine Wheel and Science” Speech, Aboriginal Student's Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. Click Here
	August 29, 2006	Ottawa, ON	Presentation to the Senate pages on “Women, Aboriginal peoples and the Senate” Click Here
	August 15, 2006	Edmonton , AB	“Telling my story: from science to the Senate of Canada” Speech, WISEST Celebration of Research, University of Alberta. Click Here
	June 23, 2006	Calgary, AB	Presented a speech on "Opening Welcome" at CCWESTT conference (Canadian Coalition for Women in Science, Technology, Trades) Click Here
	May 31, 2006	Saskatoon, SK	Presented a speech on "My career path: waitress, .., scientist, ..., senator" at IANE Keynote speech and conference (Interprovincial Association for Native Employment Conference) Click Here
	February 3, 2006	Saskatoon, SK	Presented a speech on " The Medicine Wheel and Science" at the SIAST conference ( the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology) Click Here
	January 25, 2006	Wanuskewin, SK	Presented a speech on " The Medicine Wheel and Science" at the Saskatchewan Research Council. Click Here
	January 12, 2006	Saskatoon, SK	Presented a speech on " The Medicine Wheel and Science" at the University of Saskatchewan Click Here
	November 10, 2005	Regina, SK	Presented a speech on “Aboriginal Peoples and the Senate” to students at the First Nations University of Canada. Click Here
	October 18, 2005	Regina, SK	Presented a speech on "Women's equality: Are we there yet?" as a keynote speaker in Women's History Month Dinner (Person's Case Award), Saskatchewan Centre of the Act. Click Here
	August 18, 2005	Gordon's First Nation, SK	Presented "Walking Tall, Walking Proud, Walking Strong" at the Gordon's First Nation “Moving Beyond Gathering 2005” conference. Click Here
	June 16, 2005	Saskatoon, SK	Presented "The Senate" as a lecture to Political Science class of University of Saskatchewan
	May 28, 2005	Saskatoon, SK	Presented Aboriginal Convocation speech at the University of Saskatchewan