Dr. Shandin Pete is an Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences Department at the University of British Columbia. He is a geoscientific ethnographer, hydrogeologist, and science educator who specializes in Indigenous research methodologies, Indigenous astronomy, socially political tribal structures, culturally congruent instructional strategies, and Indigenous science philosophies. He is from the Flathead Indian Reservation in Western Montana, USA, and has a M.S. in Geology and an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Montana. Dr. Pete has extensive experience in community engagement and collaboration with tribal knowledge holders to explore the intersection of geoscience and Indigenous traditions, customs, oral histories, and knowledge systems. He is also a co founder of Tribal Research Specialist, LLC, and served as faculty at Salish Kootenai College where he co developed their Hydrology program and founded the Indigenous Research Center on its campus.