The Professional Aboriginal
Women's Network

Please join us for an evening of networking and a powerful panel presentation delivered by Order of Canada   recepient Madeline Dion-­Stout, as well as Tina L. Dion.  Madeline and Tina will  share their inspiring career journeys as a trailblazers in the Indigenous community at large as well as making Canada a better place to live for all Canadians.  

About Madeleine Dion-Stout

About Madeleine Dion-Stout
Madeleine Kétéskwew Dion Stout is a Cree speaker who was born and raised on the Kehewin  First Nation   in Alberta.  After graduating from the Edmonton General Hospital as a Registered  Nurse, she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, with Distinction, from the University of  Lethbridge and a Masters Degree in   International Affairs from  the Norman Paterson School of  International Affairs at Carleton University.        
She serves on several Aboriginal and non-­Aboriginal boards and committees including the Resolution   Health Support Advisory Committee for Health Canada and the First Nations Health Society in B.C. and has   been involved in several Canadian Institute of Health Research projects.  Madeleine was President of the   Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada and member of the  National Forum on Health. In August, 2007   Madeleine was appointed to the Mental Health Commission of Canada as an inaugural Vice-­chair of the   Board of Directors.  

Madeleine was a Professor in Canadian Studies and founding Director of the Centre for Aboriginal   Education, Research and Culture at Carleton University in Ottawa. Now self employed, she continues to work  as a  researcher, writer, and lecturer on First  Nations,  Inuit,  and  Métis health and is increasingly adopting   a Cree lens in this work.      

She has received the Assiniwikamik Award from the Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada; a   Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Lethbridge; and Honorary Doctor of  Laws  from the University of British Columbia and the University of Ottawa. In November 2008, the Canadian Nurses   Association of Canada selected Madeleine for the Centennial Award that was  given to 100 outstanding   Canadian nurses.  In March 2010 she received the National Aboriginal  Achievement Award in the health  category.

About Tina L. Dion

Tina L. Dion is of Cree heritage from Alberta. She obtained her BA from the University of Alberta in 1994, her LL.B. from UBC in 1997, and SJD in 2008 from the University of Arizona. Tina clerked with the Navajo Supreme Court (the first Canadian to do so). She completed her articles in Vancouver with the bouquet firm Orris Burns in 1998. She is called to the bars of BC (1999) and Alberta (2014). Tina was an associate at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (2000-2006), before assuming the role of in-house legal counsel and Director of Legal Services with the Tsawwassen First Nation (2006-2012). Tina was an adjunct Professor at UBC Law (2002-2014). Tina is a regular participant at law conferences and volunteers for various initiatives in the law field. She is a sole practitioner working in the areas of Aboriginal Administrative law, environmental and Aboriginal law, and civil litigation. She is the Chair of the Aboriginal Lawyers Forum, and is also a contributing writer to the B.C. Administrative Law Practice Manual (published by the CLEBC). She is boardmember of the Justice Institute of British Columbia and the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of BC.

More about Professional Aboriginal Women’s Network:

The Professional Aboriginal Women’s Network was created in partnership with the Professional Women’s Network that was founded 18 years ago to support professional women in career and business development (please see www.pwncanada.ca).