Dr. Stanislav Saas Ksenofontov is an Indigenous Sakha social scientist from Sakha Sire (Sakha homelands) in Northeastern Siberia. In his research, Stanislav aims to decolonize western science-based system of knowledge and to bring Indigenous ways of knowing and being. Dr. Ksenofontov holds a Ph.D. in human geography from the University of Zurich, Switzerland. Currently, he is a postdoctoral scholar at the ARCTICenter, University of Northern Iowa, USA where he examines the vulnerability of Arctic Indigenous social-ecological systems to global change drivers, namely climate change, industrial development, socio-political transformations. Other research interests include Arctic Indigenous sustainability, Arctic urbanization, Indigenous identities, Russian energy megaprojects. Other than research, Dr. Ksenofontov serves as a Fellowship Coordinator at the International Arctic Science Committee.