James Rattling Leaf

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).

Presentation(s):

• Keynote Panel Discussion

  Sunday, August 14, 2022
  6:00 PM – 6:30 PM EDT

• SS 17 - The Human Dimensions Series in the ESA Bulletin: Highlighting DEIJ Efforts from ESA Member-led Sections and Chapters

  Monday, August 15, 2022
  10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT

• WK 11 - TEK in ESA: A Change is Going to Come in the Relationship Between Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledges and Ecological Science

  Monday, August 15, 2022
  11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EDT

• OOS 3 - Planning Resilient Ecological Futures with Indigenous Communities

  Monday, August 15, 2022
  1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

• SYMP 4 - Intentional Relationality: Braiding knowledge systems for Ecological Restoration, Climate Adaptation, and Environmental Justice

  Monday, August 15, 2022
  3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

• Diversity Forum

  Wednesday, August 17, 2022
  6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT