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In Their Own Light: A Case Study in Effective Tribal Consultation

This study examines the efforts of the NDDOT, and the FHWA North Dakota Division, in consultation with the Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation (Three Affiliated Tribes); the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians; the Spirit Lake Dakotah Nation; the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, the Sisseton/ Wahpeton Oyate; the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes; the Northern Cheyenne Tribe; the Crow Tribe (Apsáalooke Nation); and, the Lower Sioux Indian Community to develop and implement a collaborative programmatic approach to Tribal consultation that fully addresses Tribal concerns about cultural resources that could be affected by NDDOT projects, while considering NDDOT transportation project delivery needs. Using a proactive approach to developing, executing, and implementing an agreement document with multiple Tribes, the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) North Dakota Division, in active collaboration with Tribes in North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Minnesota, tailored the consultation process to meet the needs of all the consulting parties. The resulting Section 106 Programmatic Agreement for Tribal Consultation in North Dakota (PA) takes the intent of the law to heart and gives Tribal people a seat at the table in consideration of cultural resources that may be affected by transportation projects.

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Media Type: Web
  • Features: Photos;
  • Pagination: 20p

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01333746
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS, USDOT
  • Created Date: Mar 21 2011 2:15PM