Retired senator Lillian Dyck is the inspiration behind the play and film Café Daughter. (Courtney Markewich/CBC - image credit)Cree playwright Kenneth T. Williams describes Lillian Dyck as a gentle warrior. When she was appointed to the Senate in 2005, she became the first female First Nations senator in Canada and the first Canadian-born Chinese senator. Lillian Dyck as a child with her brother Winston Quan, mother Eva Quan (McNab), and father Yok Lee Quan. Lillian Dyck as a child with her brother Winston Quan, mother Eva Quan (McNab), and father Yok Lee Quan.

Source: CBC News September 16, 2023 08:08 UTC