Dr. Shandin Pete talked about Indigenous scientific knowledge of hydrology and astronomy

Dr. Shandin Pete, Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of British Columbia, is investigating connections between natural phenomena and Indigenous scientific knowledge. 

Check out the recent episode of the CBC radio show The Early Edition where Dr. Pete talked about Indigenous hydrology and astronomy. 

To learn more about what scientific clues Dr. Pete found Indigenous stories reveal, check out the article by UBC News: Indigenous stories reveal the science of the world around us.

Dr. Pete is a hydrogeologist and science educator with interest in Indigenous research methodologies, geoscientific ethnography, Indigenous astronomy, social-political tribal structures, culturally congruent instructional strategies, and indigenous science philosophies. Most of his work in recent years has focused on community engagement to understanding shifts in an Indigenous paradigm of research for science knowledge production. This work has included extensive collaboration with tribal knowledge holders across Native communities and Indigenous academic scholars at institutions nationally and internationally.