Tribal canoes share the ancient water highways with a WSDOT Ferry.

The Tribal Liaison focuses on government-to-government relations, communication, and education to help the tribes and the agency work effectively with each other. We are available to work on all issue areas across the agency.

Upcoming Events

2016 Tribal State Transportation Conference

Planning

• Tribal Transportation Planning Organization (TTPO) 
  Learn more about how you can take part in the tribal transit planning process
• Centennial Accord Plan
  Mandates that state agency must have a procedure to implement effective government-to-government relations.

Consultation

• WSDOT Tribal Communication and Consultation Protocols for Statewide Policy Issues (pdf 298 KB)
• Tribal Consultation Best Practices Guide for Metropolitan and Regional Transportation Planning Organizations in Washington State (pdf 1.02 mb)
• Federal Highway Administration's case studies on consultation with tribes in statewide and metropolitan transportation planning
• WSDOT/TERO FAQ (pdf 485 kb)

Environment

• WSDOT Model Comprehensive Tribal Consultation Process for the National Environmental Policy Act (pdf 3.3 mb)
  • Appendix A - NEPA Summary (pdf 30.54 kb)
  • Appendix B - U and A Summary by AG (pdf 1.34 Mb)
  • Appendix C - Template Consultation Letter for DCE and Section 106 and APE (doc 41.5 kb)
  • Appendix D - Template Consultation Letter for EA and Section 106 (doc 28 kb)
  • Appendix E - Template Consultation Letter for EIS and SAFETEA-LU and Section 106 (doc 31 kb)
  • Appendix F - Tribal response cards (pdf 33.32 kb)
  • Appendix G - Sampe Tribal Consultation Plan (doc 780.5 kb)
  • Appendix H - Tribal Consultation Agreements (pdf 2.19 mb)
  • Appendix I - Individual Tribal Protocols (pdf 30.55 kb)
  • Appendix J - Consultation Tracking Forum (xls 68.5 kb)
  • Appendix K - ACHP Letter on Consultation (pdf 108.33 kb)
  • Appendix L - Tribal Service Agreement Examples (pdf 1.64 mb)
• Cultural Resources
• Fish Passage 

Governor's Office of Indian Affairs
The Governor's Office of Indian Affairs, recognizing the importance of sovereignty, affirms the government-to-government relationship and principles identified in the Centennial Accord to promote and enhance tribal self-sufficiency and serves to assist the state in developing policies consistent with those principles.

Northwest Tribal Technical Assistance Program (TTAP)
TTAP is a program funded by Cooperative Agreements with the Federal Highways Administration (FHWA) to assist tribes in developing transportation resources, infrastructure, and development opportunities for Northwest Tribes.