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Dawn Martin (they/she) is a Two-Spirit gender fluid person and member of the Bear Clan, Kanyenkehaka (Ga-nyen-gay-ha-ka) Mohawk Nation at Six Nations Grand River Territory and a citizen of the Rotinonhsyonni (Low-de-noh-shown-knee) Confederacy. Dawn has graduated from Trent University in 2017 with a degree in Indigenous studies and attended Queens University receiving a Bachelor of Education in 2018. Dawn has held many leadership roles and community roles while in university and has brought her knowledges and work back to her community. She is a teacher, learner, and speaker of the Mohawk language, currently studying at Onkwawenna Kentyohkwa Adult Mohawk Immersion Program. They also works with revitalizing traditional planting methods of the Haudenosaunee being a seed-keeper to many varieties of corn, beans and squash. Dawn is passionate about soil health, sustainability, biodiversity and environmental advocacy- fulfilling traditional roles and obligations within their nation to the land, Mother Earth and Creation.