TRANSPORTATION CONNECTION

Five federally recognized tribes and one Indian community are located (at least partially) within our state. These include the Mandan, Hidatsa, & Arikara Nation (Three Affiliated Tribes), the Spirit Lake Nation, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, and the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Nation. By engaging, listening and learning, and working together all citizens of North Dakota and the Five Tribal nations will help our state reach its full potential.

Transportation Connection offers safe venues where the tribal communities and governments can learn more about the transportation planning process and how tribal input can help shape the vision of the future. We invite partnership and consultation with each of the five federally recognized tribal governments located within the State and actively seek input from all Native American/Alaska Native individuals and business owners who use our public road network.

Our network of public roads and bridges is essential to daily life, but draws little attention regarding performance, needs or costs until a major interruption occurs. On any given day, a tribal community resident has a variety of needs that require safe and dependable transportation.

Highway safety is a primary concern and responsibility for the NDDOT. Nationwide, motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of unintentional injury or death for American Indian/Alaska Native people which only reinforces the need for active engagement throughout the planning process.