OUR 2025
Alaska Tribal Transportation Work Group
(ATTWG)
SAVE THE DATE!
21st Annual Alaska Tribal Transportation Symposium
Where: Anchorage Embassy Suites Hotel
Host hotel rates and registration (click above to go to hotel site)
When: March 25th (Tues.) through 27th, (Thurs.) 2025
Symposium registration here
Who Should Attend: Tribal Elected Officials, Tribal Transportation Staff, Tribal Administrators, State Transportation and Transit Officials, Federal Transportation and Transit Officials and Tribal/State/Federal officials involved with Tribal Transportation/Tribal Transit
Agenda At-A-Glance
Tuesday, March 25th
9:00am Opening Prayer and Welcome
Keynote: US DOT, Office of Tribal Government Affairs
Federal Highway Administration
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Commission Ryan Anderson
Legislative Update (Proposed)
Alaska Municipal League, Nils Andreassen, Executive Director, Erin Reinders, Infrastructure Program Director, Kaitlyn Conway, Program Coordinator, and Britta Hamre, Stakeholder Engagement Manager
Lunch
1:30pm Alaska BIA Transportation Division (Invited)
Federal Transit Administration (Invited)
Rural Transit Assistance Program & AK DOT & PF Transit Staff (Invited)
Federal Aviation Administration (Invited)
Tribal Transportation Program Refresher/Update, Todd MaCalady, Executive Director, The Center for Tribal Transportation
Maritime Administration, Xochitl Castañeda, Pacific Northwest and Alaska Gateway Director
Wednesday, March 26th
Note: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) offers one-on-one meetings, day to be announced, via an announced invite to offer scheduling a meeting.
9:00 Alaska DOT & PF (Invited)
White House Council on Native American Affairs – (Invited)
Denali Commission, Nikki Navio – AICP, Transportation Program Manager
“Challenges for Remote Tribes”, Todd MaCalady, Executive Director, The Center for Tribal Transportation (Invited)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (Invited)
Lunch
1:30pm Tribal EV Resources and Technical Assistance. US DOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Shelbi Small, Environmental Protection Specialist-Energy Analyst & Sustainability (Invited)
“Title TBD” Julius Adolfsson, Active Transportation Planner - Alaska DOT & PF, Hillary Strayer – Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Jessie Doherty – Public Health Specialist – AK DOH, Div. Public Health…
US DOT FHWA, Sandra Garcia-Aline, Alaska Division Administrator
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Thursday, March 27th
This last day will be dedicated to Climate Change, and AK DOT & PF
Presentations by Tribal, federal, state representatives and organizations in on affected Tribal communities due to Climate Change
Discussion on coordinated efforts, and need for improvement to coordinated efforts for, and with, Tribes relocating due to Climate Change
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Additional Tribal Transportation Dates:
National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)
Winter Council Executive Session
When: February 10 - 13, 2025
Where: Washington Westin Hotel, Washington, DC
- ALSO -
The 2025 Annual Tribal Self-Governance Conference
Where: Gila River Wild Horse Pass Casino & Resort
in Chandler, Arizona
When: April 7 - 10, 2025
-AND-
National Transportation in Indian Country (NTICC)
Where: Gila River Wild Horse Pass Casino & Resort
also in Chandler, Arizona
When: September 21 - 25, 2025
(ATTWG)
SAVE THE DATE!
21st Annual Alaska Tribal Transportation Symposium
Where: Anchorage Embassy Suites Hotel
Host hotel rates and registration (click above to go to hotel site)
When: March 25th (Tues.) through 27th, (Thurs.) 2025
Symposium registration here
Who Should Attend: Tribal Elected Officials, Tribal Transportation Staff, Tribal Administrators, State Transportation and Transit Officials, Federal Transportation and Transit Officials and Tribal/State/Federal officials involved with Tribal Transportation/Tribal Transit
Agenda At-A-Glance
Tuesday, March 25th
9:00am Opening Prayer and Welcome
Keynote: US DOT, Office of Tribal Government Affairs
Federal Highway Administration
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Commission Ryan Anderson
Legislative Update (Proposed)
Alaska Municipal League, Nils Andreassen, Executive Director, Erin Reinders, Infrastructure Program Director, Kaitlyn Conway, Program Coordinator, and Britta Hamre, Stakeholder Engagement Manager
Lunch
1:30pm Alaska BIA Transportation Division (Invited)
Federal Transit Administration (Invited)
Rural Transit Assistance Program & AK DOT & PF Transit Staff (Invited)
Federal Aviation Administration (Invited)
Tribal Transportation Program Refresher/Update, Todd MaCalady, Executive Director, The Center for Tribal Transportation
Maritime Administration, Xochitl Castañeda, Pacific Northwest and Alaska Gateway Director
Wednesday, March 26th
Note: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) offers one-on-one meetings, day to be announced, via an announced invite to offer scheduling a meeting.
9:00 Alaska DOT & PF (Invited)
White House Council on Native American Affairs – (Invited)
Denali Commission, Nikki Navio – AICP, Transportation Program Manager
“Challenges for Remote Tribes”, Todd MaCalady, Executive Director, The Center for Tribal Transportation (Invited)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (Invited)
Lunch
1:30pm Tribal EV Resources and Technical Assistance. US DOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Shelbi Small, Environmental Protection Specialist-Energy Analyst & Sustainability (Invited)
“Title TBD” Julius Adolfsson, Active Transportation Planner - Alaska DOT & PF, Hillary Strayer – Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Jessie Doherty – Public Health Specialist – AK DOH, Div. Public Health…
US DOT FHWA, Sandra Garcia-Aline, Alaska Division Administrator
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Thursday, March 27th
This last day will be dedicated to Climate Change, and AK DOT & PF
Presentations by Tribal, federal, state representatives and organizations in on affected Tribal communities due to Climate Change
Discussion on coordinated efforts, and need for improvement to coordinated efforts for, and with, Tribes relocating due to Climate Change
___________
Additional Tribal Transportation Dates:
National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)
Winter Council Executive Session
When: February 10 - 13, 2025
Where: Washington Westin Hotel, Washington, DC
- ALSO -
The 2025 Annual Tribal Self-Governance Conference
Where: Gila River Wild Horse Pass Casino & Resort
in Chandler, Arizona
When: April 7 - 10, 2025
-AND-
National Transportation in Indian Country (NTICC)
Where: Gila River Wild Horse Pass Casino & Resort
also in Chandler, Arizona
When: September 21 - 25, 2025
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