Texas-Tribal Nation Consultation

Hosted by the Texas Department of Transportation

Sept. 15 - 17, 2020

Virtual Consultation Meeting

We look forward to your participation in the virtual consultation meeting hosted by TxDOT. The meeting will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. each day.

This year’s virtual consultation will include a series of facilitated discussions, tribal presentations and breakout presentations from TxDOT and partners. You will have the opportunity to hear from the Houston Museum of Natural Science, learn about TxDOT’s proposed digital Paleoindian Exhibit, Tribal Histories Project, wildlife crossings and research on cadaver dogs.

• The meeting will happen via WebEx. Review system requirements.

Morning sessions will be closed-door government-to-government consultation meetings with Tribal Nations, Texas SHPO, TxDOT and invited federal partners.

• Detailed full agenda (tribes only)
  
• Presentation Abstracts
• Speaker Bios

Materials

• DRAFT Programmatic Agreement (FHWA, TxDOT, ACHP, SHPO)
• Burial Protocols
  
• Project Fact Sheets: Mills Creek and Cummins Creek
  
• TxDOT 101
• Wildlife Crossings PowerPoint
• Houston Museum of Natural Science
• Paleoindian Exhibit Conceptual Plan

Humanities Texas

• Overview
• Post card
• Sample exhibit images
  

Tribal Histories Projects

• Texas & Tribes: Shared Traditions
• Mary Jo Galindo
  
• Holly Houghten, Mescalero Apache
• Bryant Celestine, Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
• Turner Hunt, Muscogee (Creek) Nation
• Rick Quezada, Yselta del Sur Pueblo
  
• Workflow Diagram
  

Consultation Principles

TxDOT:

• Recognizes the inherent sovereign status and reserved rights of tribes.
• Practices and promotes cultural sensitivity when working with tribes.
• Honors the spirit of the NHPA consultation process.
• Commits to providing meaningful and substantive consultation with tribes on transportation projects.
• Promotes collaborative consultation opportunities during planning and review process with TxDOT.

Invited Federally Recognized Native American Tribes