University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado, United States
James Rattling Leaf, Sr. is coordinator of Climate Partnerships for the Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance, Tribal Liaison for the newly formed Environmental Data Science Innovation & Inclusion Lab at UC Boulder, and Principal, Rattling Leaf Consulting LLC in Black Hawk, South Dakota.
He is a citizen of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe whose work is centered at the Wolakota Lab, LLC, which works to serve and support Indigenous peoples’ nation rebuilding efforts through the effective and respective application of Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Western science.
His holds over a dozen leadership roles with various organizations. James is a leader with ESA as Chair of Traditional Ecological Knowledge Section and member of the ESA Public Affairs Committee. He received his B.A. in Lakota Studies from Sinte Gleska University (Rosebud Reservation, Mission, South Dakota).
SS 13 - US National Nature Assessment Town Hall
Monday, August 7, 2023
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
SS 17 - Elevating & Implementing Indigenous TEK in Community, Higher Education, and Government
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM PDT