Through her indigenous language revitalization work based in the community, Hermes has been able to help start an Ojibwe immersion school, Waadookodaading, and create an Ojibwe language software, Ojibwemodaa! Her work focuses on Ojibwe (and other indigenous languages) materials design as well as on documentation of indigenous languages. She teaches in the Eni-gikendaasoyang Programs at UMD, such as the master's degree of education in world language revitalization and the Native teacher training program, Gekinoo'imaagejig. Hermes has published in Anthropology and Education, Curriculum Inquiry, and International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. Her most recent collaborations include working with the American Indian Center of Chicago and Northwestern University. L. Janelle Dance, Rochelle Gutiérrez, Mary Hermes