Hailing from the central Canadian Arctic, Hilu has extensive experience in community development and environmental review processes. She is a member of Nunavummiut Makitagunarngningit, an independent NGO that informs Nunavut residents about the impacts of uranium mining, and is on the board of MiningWatch Canada. Hilu has also represented Inuit nationally and internationally. She has presented at a United Nations seminar on the implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, helped craft the Native Women’s Association of Canada’s input on the Canadian Impact Assessment Act, and assisted Europe’s largest science agency with integrating local knowledge into Arctic research. Hilu is a mother of two young adults and has her B.A. from Carleton University.