Dr. Michael Dunaway is a recent graduate of Cornell University’s Natural Resource Department. His work is at the intersection of Indigenous studies, geography, and natural resources. His research focuses on ways for Indigenous communities to build and maintain renewable energy systems to promote their energy independence. His methodology focuses on working within Indigenous communities and using his research to promote the Indigenous resource sovereignty. Dr. Dunaway extends the desire to empower communities into his classroom experiences through active learning modalities. Service Learning is one component of his teaching and research methods because the goal is to provide real benefits to communities while providing real world experiences that broaden students’ understanding of the world.