Professor Dawn Martin-Hill (Mohawk, Wolf Clan) holds the Paul R. MacPherson Chair in Indigenous Studies[1] (appointed in 2013) at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

The first, "Jidwá:doh - Let’s Become Again" (2005), examines Elders’ understandings of historical trauma and directions for beginning to heal collectively, using Indigenous knowledge and traditional practices.

[6][7] "Onkwánisteńhsera - Mothers of our Nations" (2006),[8] examines the need for Indigenous women to reclaim, restore and revitalize their traditional knowledge.

She is frequently interviewed by regional,[14] national[15] and international[16][17] media on topics ranging from the lack of access to clean water (water security) in First Nations communities[18] to the next steps that should be taken following the release of the Final Report of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women's and Girls Inquiry.

Martin-Hill's son is Indigenous youth activist, Cody Looking Horse, who protested at Standing Rock in 2016 against the Dakota Access Pipeline project.