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Tribes and Transportation - 2007 Conference
Opportunities to Partner - Tackling today's issues together

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Mystic Lake Casino, Hotel & Convention Center
Oct. 9 - 10, 2007


Agenda (21kb pdf, 2 pages)

DAY 1, October 9, 2007

General Session


7:30 am – 8:30 am Registration/Vendor
Coffee/Rolls

8:30 am – 9:00 am Welcome/Opening Ceremony
Glen Crooks, Vice Chair,Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community

9:00 am – 9:30 am Opening Remarks,
Carol Molnau, Lt. Gov./Commissioner of Transportation
Tom Sorel, FHWA Division Administrator
Terry Virden, Regional Director Bureau of Indian Affairs, Midwest Region

9:30 am– 10:00 am Tribal History – Shakopee Video

10:00 am – 10:30 am BREAK

10:30 am – 11:15 am Tribal Sovereignty – Working with Tribal Government,

11:15 am – 12:00 pm Overall Partnerships – How it Functions

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm LUNCH

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Opportunities to Partnership – Tackling Today’s Issues

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm ACTT – Advocacy for Tribal Transportation

2:00 pm – 2:15 pm BREAK

Breakout Sessions

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm Breakout #1
Trust Resources: General Trust Resources – Case Law
Transit: Building a Tribal Transit Program
Best Practices: Case Studies
Funding: Overview – Where the Money Comes From

3:45 pm – 4:45 pm Breakout #2
Trust Resources: Tribal Lands
Transit: Transit Planning - Connecting Needs with Resources
Best Practices: Vegetation Management
Funding: Tour - CSAH 82/Shakopee/ SMSC Partnership

6:00 pm DINNER

Day 2, October 10, 2007

7:30 am – 8:15 am BREAKFAST

General Session

8:15 am – 9:00 am TRB Report “The State of Tribal Transportation”
Tim Penny, Native American Liaison, FHWA

9:00 am – 9:30 am State Transportation Planning – 20 Year Plan

9:30 am – 10:00 am BREAK

Breakout Sessions

10:00 am – 11:00 am Breakout #3
Trust Resources: Cultural Resources
Transit: Working with FTA
Best Practices: Workforce Development
Funding: 20 Year Plan
Tour of SMSC facilities

11:00 am – 12:00 am Breakout #4
Trust Resources: Working w/Tribal Governments
Transit: Transit Coordination
Best Practices: Other State Best Practices
Funding: STP – 20 Year Plan
Tour of SMSC facilities

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Closing Ceremony

The 2007 Tribes & Transportation Conference is co-hosted by:

Mn/DOT
FHWA – MN Division
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
Bureau of Indian Affairs – Midwest Region

 

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Minnesota Department of Transportation
Minnesota Federal Highway Administration

 

 

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