Wilfred Buck (born September 27, 1954) is a science facilitator at the Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre and an Indigenous star lore expert.
[1] He developed his love of astronomy at a young age and has described being "totally blown away by the immensity" of the night sky as a child.
[4] Using two portable dome-shaped planetariums, Buck teaches First Nations students about the stars visible in the night sky.
[5][4] In his work, Buck discusses the deep knowledge that First Nations people had about astronomy: not just naming constellations, but using their observations to contemplate topics such as cosmology and quantum physics.
[2][8] He served as a storyteller and content expert in the 22-minute film "Legends of the Night Sky," shown on the planetarium of Telus World of Science in Edmonton.
Astronomers in each country ran a contest where members of the public were invited to propose a set of names for the star and exoplanet.