Emily Shaw is settler scholar living and working within the Anishinaabe Ojibwe homelands of Northern Michigan. Currently, Emily is a PhD candidate, at Michigan Technological University, in environmental engineering doing research that bridges knowledge systems to understand mixture toxicity. As an indiginist researcher, her work rebuilds systems of accountability and responsibility between humans and the environment that are aligned to Anishinaabe philosophies. Prior to graduate school, Emily earned a bachelor’s degree in public affairs from Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. For four years, she was the Education and Volunteer Coordinator at Inland Seas Education Association, a non-profit in Suttons Bay, MI with a mission to inspire a lifetime of Great Lakes curiosity, stewardship, and passion in people of all ages. In the two years leading up to graduate school she spent most of her time in Antarctica, washing dishes at the South Pole research station and hiking and sailing throughout New Zealand. Now she enjoys exploring her new home, Houghton, playing roller derby, and gardening.