Linda Tuhiwai Te Rina Smith CNZM (née Mead; born 1950), previously a professor of indigenous education at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand,[2][3][4] is now a distinguished professor at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi.

The Royal Society Te Apārangi describes Smith’s influence on education as creating "intellectual spaces for students and researchers to embrace their identities and transcend dominant narratives.

[7] Smith earned her BA, MA (honours), and PhD degrees at the University of Auckland.

Her 1996 thesis was titled Ngā aho o te kakahu matauranga: the multiple layers of struggle by Maori in education.

[12] In the 2013 New Year Honours, Smith was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori and education.

[12][21][22] In a 2023 news item, the Royal Society Te Apārangi noted it has been translated into five languages and has 283,000 citations to date.