Advancing sustainable aquaculture requires collaboration between Indigenous knowledge keepers and western scientists. There are several programs in Maine that aim to engage Indigenous learners in sciences while also supporting cultural heritage. Two-eyed seeing, the weaving of Indigenous knowledge and Western science, not only makes science education further accessible to Indigenous students, it also results in higher rates of engagement for all involved. The Kinap Mentorship Program is a peer support, culture building, and outreach program at the University of Maine at Machias that allows Indigenous college students to connect with local Wabanaki communities in their science and cultural areas of interest. The Wabanaki Youth in Science (WaYS) program provides mentoring and training opportunities in the life sciences for Native American youth in Maine. The WaYS program, which was motivated by a shortage of young natural resource professionals on tribal lands, uses a multifaceted approach such as community outreach and internships to recruit and retain native youth in STEM fields. The AquEOUS (Aquaculture Experiential Opportunities for Undergraduate Students) Fellowship at UMaine provides paid fellowships for undergraduate students to work with programs like Kinap and WaYS to co-create research projects that support the goals of Wabanaki communities in fisheries, conservation, and food sovereignty. These programs provide learning experiences and support to Wabanaki youth, such as touch tanks, tide pooling, youth fishing and harvesting, aquaculture development, aquaponics, while centering the values of reciprocity, kinship with nature, Wabanaki homelands knowledge, and spiritual connection to earth.