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2024Â Â NTICC
MONDAY
SEPTEMBER 27
2021 NTICC OPENING PLENARY SESSION
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MODERATORS I GERRY HOPE, SITKA TRIBE OF ALASKA; BECKY TREMONTE, CENTER FOR TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION
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WELCOME & PRAYER I RON SHUTIVA, TRIBAL LIAISON, NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; FORMER GOVERNOR, PUEBLO OF ACOMA
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PLENARY ADDRESS I POLLY TROTTENBERG, DEPUTY SECRETARY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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US DOT UPDATES: TRIBAL CONSULTATION, SELF-GOVERNANCE PROGRAM, & LEGISLATIVE UPDATES I ARLANDO TELLER, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY, TRIBAL AFFAIRS; MILO BOOTH, TRIBAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR
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ITA ADDRESS I MARY BETH FRANK-CLARK, NEZ PERCE TRIBE
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FHWA OTT UPDATE I ERIN KENLEY, FHWA OFFICE OF TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION
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BIA UPDATE I LEROY GISHI, BIA DOT
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FHWA LOCAL AID SUPPORT TEAM, TRIBAL TOOLS & TTAP UPDATE I AMY LUCERO, FHWA OFFICE OF INNOVATIVE PROGRAM DELIVERY; JOE CONWAY, FHWA CENTER FOR LOCAL AIDE SUPPORT; MORGAN MALLEY, FHWA CENTER FOR LOCAL AIDE SUPPORT
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS I SHARICE DAVIDS, UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, VICE-CHAIR OF THE; HOUSE TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, ENROLLED MEMBER OF THE HO-CHUNK NATION
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PRESENTATION
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VIDEO RECORDING
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TRB STANDING COMMITTEE ON NATIVE AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION ISSUES MIDYEAR MEETING
MODERATOR I Ron Hall, President, Bubar & Hall Consulting, LLC
HOSTS I Misty Klann, Program Planning Specialist, Federal Highway Administration; Todd Hass, Special Assistant to the Director, Puget Sound Partnership
TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 28
ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY 101 BRIEFING FOR TRIBAL LEADERS [PLANNING]
MODERATOR: JOHN VELAT, MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
PRESENTERS: Scott Gore, Program Manager for Strategic Engagement, Federal Aviation Administration; James Grimsley, Executive Director of Advanced Technology Initiatives, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Nancy Mendonca, Deputy in the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, NASA; Clint Harper, Urban Air Mobility Fellow, Urban Movement Labs
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TRIBAL CRASH REPORTING TOOLKIT & CREATING VIRTUAL TOURS [SAFETY]
MODERATOR: MICHIA CASEBIER, M.G. TECH-WRITING, LLC
PRESENTERS: Adam Larsen, Safety Engineer & Safety Program Manager, Federal Highway Administration; Tom Bragan, Program Analyst, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Dorothy Claw, Transportation Director, Ramah Navajo Chapter
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TRIBAL TRANSIT ON THE LOOKOUT TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING [TRANSIT]
MODERATOR: WALT DIANGSON, NATIONAL RTAP
PRESENTERS: Annie Sovcik, Truckers Against Trafficking; Carolyn DeFord-Eden, Human Trafficking Project Coordinator/MMIWP Advocate at the Community Domestic Violence Advocacy Program, Puyallup Tribe of Indians; Genevieve Chavez, Shelane Rosales, and Cindy Charley; First Nations Community Healthsource
EAST Program, Albuquerque, NM; Rebecca Tahchawwickah, Safety Coordinator/Transit Asset Management, Comanche Nation Transit
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FHWA PROJECT PRIMER [PROJECT MANAGEMENT]
MODERATOR: MAGGIE DOWNS, Qk4
PRESENTERS: Jay Springer, Owner/Engineer/ Consultant, Northern Engineering and Consulting, Inc.; Blane Kunihisa, Tribal Coordinator, FHWA Office of Tribal Transportation; C. John Healy Sr. Director, Fort Belknap Indian Community Transportation - Transit Department; Don White, Blackfeet Nation TTP Director
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SUPREME COURT UPDATE [HOT TOPICS]
MODERATOR: BYRON BLUEHORSE, SOVEREIGN PLANNING
PRESENTER: Judge J. Matthew Martin, American Bar Association Tribal Court Fellow
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WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 29
WALKABILITY, PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, AND INCLUSIVE PLANNING IN INDIAN COUNTRY [PLANNING]
MODERATOR: MICHIA CASEBIER, M.G. TECH-WRITING, LLC
PRESENTERS: Ian Thomas, America Walks, State and Local Program Director; Hoskie Benally, Jr., Navajo Nation Advisory Council on Disabilities and Native American Disability Law Center; William T. Barnes, Red is the Road to Wellness; Pamela Jurney, GISP, Cross Timbers Consulting, LLC
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ADDRESSING RURAL ROADWAY DEPARTURE [SAFETY]
MODERATOR: JOHN VELAT, MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
PRESENTER: Adam Larsen, Safety Engineer & Safety Program Manager, Federal Highway Administration
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BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO THE CREATION, MAINTENANCE, AND GROWTH OF TRIBAL TRANSIT SERVICES [TRANSIT]
MODERATOR: WALT DIANGSON, NATIONAL RTAP
PRESENTERS: Kurtis Johnson, Eastern Washington University, Small Urban Rural and Tribal Center on Mobility; Jason Scully, Assistant Professor, Eastern Washington University; Margo Hill, Associate Professor, Eastern Washington University; Angelena Campobasso, SURTCOM Program Manager, Eastern Washington University; Matthew Anderson, Director, Urban and Regional Planning, Eastern Washington University
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PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN A VIRTUAL WORLD [PROJECT MANAGEMENT]
MODERATOR: MAGGIE DOWNS, Qk4
PRESENTERS: Matthew Riddell, Director of Native American Services, Qk4, Inc.;
Maggie Downs, Supervising Marketing Coordinator, Qk4, Inc.; Ben Anderson, Seneca Nation of Indians
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CENTER FOR LOCAL AID SUPPORT – LTAP/TTAP CENTER SUPPORT [HOT TOPICS]
MODERATOR: RON HALL, BUBAR & HALL CONSULTING, LLC.
PRESENTERS: Matt Ulberg, Montana LTAP Center; Victoria Beale, Ohio LTAP Center; Andi Bill, Wisconsin LTAP Center; Jason Watkins, Ohio DOT
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THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 30
DEVELOPING YOUR TRIBAL MINERAL RESOURCE INTO AN ECONOMIC ENGINE [PLANNING]
MODERATOR: HOWARD BROWN, EASTERN SHOSHONE & NORTHERN ARAPAHOE TRIBES
PRESENTERS: Duane Matt, Geologist, Division of Energy and Mineral Development; Dennis Bodenchuk, Solid Minerals Branch Chief, Division of Energy and Mineral Development
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TRIBAL YOUTH AND TRAFFIC SAFETY: STRATEGIES FOR SAFE DRIVING, RIDING AND WALKING [SAFETY]
MODERATOR: JOHN VELAT, MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
PRESENTERS: Sam Sinclair, Regional Program Manager, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Rick Birt, Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD); Maggi Gunnels, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Seth Johnson, SADD Youth Ambassador, North Dakota; Emily Smith, U.S. DOT Secretarial Intern, American University; Billie Jo Kipp, Ph.D., Center for Native American Youth; Tiana Dubois, The Door Resource and Recovery Lodge
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ACCIDENT RESPONSE, MANAGEMENT, AND INVESTIGATION FOR TRIBAL TRANSIT [TRANSIT]
MODERATOR: NEIL RODRIGUEZ, NATIONAL RTAP
PRESENTERS: Walt Diangson, Instructor & Consultant, National RTAP; Kogee Spaniard, Transit Supervisor, Muscogee (Creek) Tribal Transit
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DEMYSTIFYING THE TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM FUNDING FORMULA [PROJECT MANAGEMENT]
MODERATOR: MAGGIE DOWNS, Qk4
PRESENTER: Matt Bird, Finance Manager, Federal Highway Administration
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATES IN TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION [HOT TOPICS]
MODERATOR: GERRY HOPE, SITKA TRIBE OF ALASKA
PRESENTERS: Matt Jaffe, Partner, Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP; F. Michael Willis, Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP; Cholena Wright, Policy Analyst, NCAI; Gerry Hope, Vice President – Intertribal Transportation Association, President – Alaska Tribal Transportation Work Group and Transportation Director for Sitka Tribe of Alaska
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PRESENTATION
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VIDEO RECORDING
FRIDAY,
OCTOBER 1
ONLINE TRANSIT TRIP PLANNING WITH FREE TOOLS = TIME SAVINGS & RIDERS LOVE IT [PLANNING]
MODERATOR: NEIL RODRIGUEZ, NATIONAL RTAP
PRESENTERS: Marcy Jaffe, National RTAP
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LOW-COST TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATIONS FOR DATA COLLECTION AND VISUALIZATION IN TRIBAL AREAS [SAFETY]
MODERATOR: BYRON BLUEHORSE, SOVEREIGN PLANNING
PRESENTERS: Samuel Ricord, Research Assistant, University of Washington; HollyAnna Littlebull, Yakama Nation; Yinhai Wang, University of Washington; Wei Sun, University of Washington
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TOPICS IN TRIBAL TRANSIT RESEARCH [TRANSIT]
MODERATOR: WALT DIANGSON, NATIONAL RTAP
PRESENTERS: NDSU UPPER GREAT PLAINS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE
Jeremy Mattson, PhD, Assistant Professor; Ranjit Godavarthy, PhD, Assistant Professor; Jill Hough, PhD, Director; Dilip Mistry, PhD, Data Scientist
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FHWA TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND TRIBES RESEARCH [PROJECT MANAGEMENT]
MODERATOR: MAGGIE DOWNS, Qk4
PRESENTER: Jared Fijalkowski, Community Planner, U.S. DOT Volpe Center; Cole Grisham, Transportation Planner, FHWA Western Federal Lands; Manuel Sanchez, Tribal Coordinator, Federal Highway Administration; Sheri Bozic, Transportation Director, Pueblo of Jemez; Misty Klann, Program Planning Specialist, Federal Highway Administration; Tricia DePoe, Makah Tribe
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TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND CLIMATE CHANGE: ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION [HOT TOPICS]
MODERATOR: RON HALL, BUBAR & HALL CONSULTING, LLC
PRESENTERS: Sharon Hausam, Ph.D., AICP, Planning Program Manager, Pueblo of Laguna; Aaron Sussman, Bohannan Huston, Inc., Vice President Planning; Laura Rogers, Deputy Director, The Ray