State Activities
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Historic Agreement Between FHWA, Minnesota Department of Transportation, and Seven Minnesota American Indian Tribes
- Pledging mutual support and cooperation in future endeavors, officials from the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration and seven Minnesota American Indian tribes signed an historic agreement to share resources, energy and commitment for meeting the state's growing transportation needs.
Report on Wisconsin's Outreach to Native Americans
- The Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the Wisconsin FHWA Division Office have partnered to achieve its goal of serving mutual customers. This includes working with Native Americans businesses and individuals, working with Wisconsin's two Native American community colleges and working with Wisconsin's eleven federally recognized Tribes on a government-to-government basis. This report takes a comprehensive look at these efforts.
Fond du Lac Long Range Transportation Plan
- In October of 2003, the Arrowhead Regional Development Commission (ARDC) received a Request For Proposals (RFP) from the Fond du Lac Reservation Planning Division. The RFP asked for proposals to complete a long-range transportation plan for the reservation. ARDC submitted the following proposal in response to the Fond du Lac RFP.
Bois Forte Transportation Plan (or PDF, 6.32MB)
- In March of 2001, the Bois Forte Planning Department contacted the Arrowhead Regional Development Commission (ARDC), requesting the agency's assisstance in developing a long-range transportation improvement plan. The purpose of this study is to develop a guide for transportation improvements over a 20-year period, looking at all modes of transportation affecting the reservation. This study looks at the entire Bois Forte transportation network in order to develop a plan that links all modes together into an interconnected and efficient system.
State DOT Tribal Liaison Roundtable and Panel Discussion
- State Department of Transportation tribal liaisons are dedicated to coordinating and improving the state-tribal relationship in regards to transportation planning. Liaisons from eight states gathered in to share their programs and discuss successful practices.
2006 Transportation Planning Excellence Award Winners/Honorable Mentions
- The ADOT Tribal Strategic Partnering Team is a collaborative effort initiated in 1999 through the efforts of the ADOT, the Federal Highway Administration, the Regional Tribal Technical Assistance Program, the Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs, and the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona to partner on improving coordination, cooperation and consultation. By combining technical and financial resources, representative agencies support one another in a unique ongoing effort that ensures commitment to facilitate strategies addressing tribal transportation issues.
- Citylink is a joint cooperative, free fixed route bus system serving two counties and 9 cities in rural and urban areas. Citylink is the result of an historic arrangement between the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, the Idaho Department of Transportation, Kootenai County and FTA.
Tribal Liaison Offices
California Department of Transportation Native American Liaison Activities
- California is home to the largest Native American population in the country, including Federally recognized Tribes, terminated or non-federally recognized Tribes, and urban Indian communities. These Tribal Governments hold inherent powers of limited sovereignty and are charged with the same responsibilities as any other governmental authority. This web site is designed to provide information from the California Department of Transportation, as well as links to other Native American websites.
Minnesota Department of Transportation Tribal Liaison Office
- The Minnesota Department of Transportation's Tribal Liaison Office has responsibility for assisting tribes and the department with implementing effective government-to-government relations. The Tribal Liaison Office provides a central contact point for tribal access to multiple department resources.
Washington Department of Transportation Tribal Liaison Office
- The Washington Department of Transportation's Tribal Liaison Office has responsibility for assisting tribes and the department with implementing effective government-to-government relations. The Tribal Liaison Office provides a central contact point for tribal access to multiple department resources.
Case Studies
Conference on Transportation Improvements: Experiences Among Tribal, Local, State, and Federal Governments
- Transportation Research Circular Number E-C039. Best practice cases, as told by experienced transportation professionals and tribal leaders, illustrate how to being effective government-to-government relationships. These cases demonstrate that it is always more economical and efficient to include tribes in the planning and needs assessment at the outset of a new project.
Consulting with Tribes/Pueblos in New Mexico Through a Long Range Major Transportation Investment Study (LRMTIS)
- The New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Department has successfully engaged tribes in transportation through on-going relationship building under the LRMTIS and the subsequent activities and products. This report describes the history of the LRMTIS process; identifies critical tribal transportation processes, programs, and issues; and provides a social/economic profile, map and identification of critical transportation issues for each Pueblo and Tribe.
Montana's U.S. Highway 93 Project - Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
- Over a decade ago, the Montana Highway Department proposed to widen 56 miles of a principal two-lane arterial highway-U.S. Highway 93-through the Flathead Indian Reservation. What followed was a clash between cultures and a ten-year process that lead to an unprecedented Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, the Federal Highway Administration and the Montana Department of Transportation.
Respectful Communication Accelerates the Section 106 Process: Iowa's New Tribal Consultation Process
- Impacts to cultural and historic resources must be considered during the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. Significant provisions governing tribal consultation are found in Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). In 1999, Congress modified the NHPA to include additional tribal consultation for Federal projects. The revised Section 106 regulations require agencies to consult with tribes that currently reside or have ancestral history in the project area.
Case Studies of State, MPO, and Tribal Coordination in Transportation Planning
- This series of case studies focuses on innovative consultation practices between tribes, States, and metropolitan planning organizations within the transportation planning process. It includes six case studies that highlight a range of practices implemented by tribal and non-tribal governments to advance tribal consultation in statewide and metropolitan transportation planning. The case studies describe current practices, the outcomes of these approaches, and lessons learned.
Conference Information
- The 10th Annual National Tribal Transportation Conference will take place on November 6-9, 2007 at the Denver Marriott West Hotel in Golden, Colorado.
- The Minnesota's Tribes and Transportation 2007 Conference will take place on October 9-10 2007 at the
Mystic Lake Casino, Hotel & Convention Center in
Prior Lake, Minnesota.
- Participants at the Minnesota's Tribes and Transportation 2006 Conference learned to apply the principles of
enforcement, engineering, emergency medical care, and education
to: create a safer community with reduced injuries and fatalities, create multi-modal transportation systems that include pedestrian, bicycle and transit options on reservations, create positive attitudes and awareness of safety issues, and create safer roads. Here are the Conference Proceedings.
- The Minnesota's Tribes and Transportation 2005 Conference goal was to present a “how-to” conference developing and implementing an
integrated long-range planning process. Here are the Conference Proceedings.
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