Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson is a member of the Haida Nation, from the village of Skidegate, Haida Gwaii. She has lectured and published on aboriginal law, particularly as it relates to cultural heritage, environmental protection, forestry, and has taught environmental law at the Centre for Indigenous-Environmental Research in Winnipeg, Manitoba. An accomplished singer and dancer, Ms. Williams-Davidson has a strong passion for cultural perpetuation and in 1978 co-founded the Skidegate Haida Dancers.
She and her husband, artist Robert Davidson, attend and participate in potlatches and ceremonies, and often return to connect with the land and people of Haida Gwaii.