James Rattling Leaf, Sr. has over 25 years working with the US Federal Government, higher education institutions, and non-profits to develop and maintain effective working relationships with federally and non-federally recognized American Indian tribes, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Tribal Communities. He specializes in developing programs that utilize the interface between Indigenous People’s Traditional Knowledge and Western Science. He sees a greater vision of human knowledge that incorporates the many insights of human cultures and provides a context for our better understanding of the planet and the world.