Maggie Downer is Haudenosaunee from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory near Belleville, Ontario and is a member of the Bear Clan. She has a background in community and justice services, working in community development and youth advocacy.

Maggie runs her own small business called Mohawk Memories where she creates handcrafted jewelry and traditional corn husk dolls. Maggie is also the land-based learning facilitator at Madahoki farm, where they have developed an equine-assisted learning program to help share the stories of the rare and endangered Ojibwe spirit horses.

Today, Maggie offers creative and interactive workshops to help share parts of her identity and culture.