Natasha Myhal is a citizen of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and an Assistant Professor of Indigenous Environmental Studies in the School of Environment and Natural Resources. Her interdisciplinary research and teaching centers on three areas: Anishinaabe epistemologies and value systems, contemporary forms of Indigenous governance, and Indigenous environmental restoration and cultural practices. Her current research collaborates with the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Tribal Natural Resources Department and their Nme (Lake Sturgeon) Stewardship Program.