Dr. Marguerite (Peggy) Hill Memorial Lecture on Indigenous Health
2024 Marguerite (Peggy) Hill Memorial Lecture
This year's Peggy Hill Lecture is entitled: Building Resilience with Culturally Grounded Substance Use Interventions for American Indian/Alaska Native People: Enhancing Health and Well-Being with Drumming and Culture, presented by Dr. Daniel Dickerson. The lecture will take place on November 12th, 2024 from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM via zoom. Please find the registration link below the speaker information.
About Dr. Daniel Dickerson
Daniel Dickerson, D.O., M.P.H. (Inupiaq) is an addiction psychiatrist and Associate Research Psychiatrist at UCLA, Integrated Substance Use and Addiction Programs (ISAP). His research focuses on the development and analysis of substance use treatment and prevention programs for American Indian/Alaska Native youth and adults. He has conducted research as Principal Investigator or co-Principal Investigator on various National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded studies, including Traditions and Connections for Urban Native Americans (TACUNA), Native American Youth Sleep, Health, and Wellness (NAYSHAW), Motivational Interviewing and Culture for Urban Native American Youth (MICUNAY) and Drum-Assisted Recovery Therapy for Native Americans (DARTNA). His research also focuses on implementing promising practices for Native American communities.
Past speakers
- 2014, Evan Adams, Sliammon First Nation and the Deputy Provincial Health Officer for British Columbia, spoke on emerging topics in urban and Indigenous health.
- 2015, Phil Fontaine, former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Michael Dan (Class of 8T4), Chief Medical Officer in Canada’s Departments of the Interior and Indian Affairs, addressed the question: What are the next steps toward reconciliation?
- 2016, Suzanne Stewart, member of the Yellowknife Dene First Nation and a registered psychologist, presentation entitled “Indigenous Knowledges: Healing and Aboriginal Homelessness.”
- 2017, Ry Moran, Director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, lecture entitled “Towards a Trauma Informed Understanding of Reconciliation.”
- 2018, Julie Bull, PhD, Inuk researcher and member of NunatuKavut, Labrador, spoke on Indigenous data sovereignty
- 2019, Dr. Marcia Anderson, Cree-Saulteaux practising internal medicine and public health in Winnipeg, spoke on her work as an Indigenous medical education activist.
- 2020, Suzanne Methot, Asiniwachi Nehiyaw and the author of the book Legacy: Trauma, Story, and Indigenous Healing spoke on Indigenous healing practices.
- 2021, Sara Roque, Andrew Belfour and Nadia McLaren, panel discussion “Wabanong: Where we begin again.”
- 2022, Morningstar Mercredi, perspectives on ‘Collective Grief’.
- 2023, Nicole Muir PhD, lecture and discussion on 'Supporting Indigenous Youth & Adults in Health Care'.