Montana Tribal Transportation

Safety Summit

Summit Report

June 7, 2011

The Gateway Center Helena, Montana

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Montana Tribal Transportation Safety Summit Report

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Susan Herbel (Principal Investigator), Bernardo Kleiner

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16. Abstract

In 2005 the Montana Tribal Safety Conscious Planning (SCP) Forum was conducted as a critical first step in 

an effort to reverse these statistics and work toward safer transportation conditions for Native Americans 

in the State. The focus on Tribal safety in the years following the Forum was evident in an increase in 

Tribal safety initiatives, development of Tribal-specific safety plans, and inclusion of Tribal safety priorities 

in Montana’s statewide Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan (CHSP). 

The Montana Tribal Transportation Safety Summit held June 7, 2011 was another important step toward 

reducing traffic fatalities and injuries among Tribal members. The Summit brought together the full range 

of interested parties to discuss transportation safety issues and to advance coordinated strategies toward 

the ultimate goal of reducing crash-related injuries and deaths within Native American communities. 

Specifically, the objectives of the Summit were:

1. Review Montana’s Tribal safety issues and prior safety efforts.

2. Share experiences, highlight progress, and showcase successful programs.

3. Improve crash data collection, analysis, and sharing.

4. Develop recommendations for action moving forward.

The following report includes background information, themes discussed by Summit speakers and participants, Summit results, and next steps for moving forward.

17. Key Words

Transportation safety, traffic safety, road safety, 

Native Americans, reservation roads, Montana

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................................4

Background.................................................................................................................................................1

Purpose of the Summit.................................................................................................................2

Summit Participants .....................................................................................................................3

Themes.........................................................................................................................................................5

Collaboration .................................................................................................................................6

Action..............................................................................................................................................7

Evidence-Driven Decisions..........................................................................................................8

Summit Results.........................................................................................................................................10

Moving Forward......................................................................................................................................12

Appendix A: Agenda............................................................................................................................A-1

Appendix B: Participants ..................................................................................................................... B-1
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Background

Every year, more than 30,000 motorists die and almost 3,000,000 

are injured on our Nation’s roadways. For ages 4 to 34, motor 

vehicle-related injuries are the leading cause of death in the United 

States, and Native Americans are at particularly high risk.1 Among 

the Native American population, motor vehicle-related injuries are 

the leading cause of death up to age 44.2 Considering all roadways, 

Native Americans are between two and three times more likely to 

be killed in motor vehicle crashes than other citizens. The full 

impact of severe crashes on Native Americans is not known as 

researchers and traffic safety experts agree Tribal roadway crash 

data is under reported.

Montana is no exception to the trend. Historically, Native 

American fatalities represent between 11.8 percent and 19.7 percent of all fatalities on Montana’s roadways, while Native 

Americans represent only 6.2 percent of the statewide population.

 

1Subramanian R., Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes as a Leading Cause of 

Death in the United States, 2005, DOT HS 810 936. April 2008. U.S. 

DOT, National Center for Statistics and Analysis.

2Hilton J., Race and Ethnicity in Fatal Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes 

1999-2004, DOT HS 809 956. May 2006. U.S. DOT, NHTSA.

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In 2005 the Montana Tribal Safety Conscious Planning (SCP) 

Forum was conducted as a critical first step in an effort to reverse 

these statistics and work toward safer transportation conditions 

for Native Americans in the State. The focus on Tribal safety in 

the years following the Forum was evident in an increase in 

Tribal safety initiatives, development of Tribal-specific safety 

plans, and inclusion of Tribal safety priorities in Montana’s 

statewide Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan (CHSP). 

The Montana Tribal Transportation Safety Summit held June 7, 

2011 was another important step toward reducing traffic fatalities 

and injuries among Tribal members. This document describes the 

Summit, focusing on the insights gained, lessons learned, and 

ideas for moving forward.

The Summit was carried out through the collaborative efforts of 

Tribal representatives (Councilmen, law enforcement, injury prevention, planners, and safety program staff), Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) Federal Lands Highway and Montana 

Division Offices, Indian Health Service, Montana Department of 

Transportation (MDT), Montana Department of Public Health 

and Human Services (DPHHS), Montana Highway Patrol (MHP), 

Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council, National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and Northern Plains 

Tribal Technical Assistance Program (TTAP).

 Purpose of the Summit

Montana is home to 11 Indian Tribes that occupy 7 reservations: 

Blackfeet, Crow, Flathead (Confederated Salish and Kootenai 

Tribes), Fort Belknap (Assiniboine and Gros Ventre), Fort Peck 

(Assiniboine and Sioux), Northern Cheyenne, and Rocky Boy 

(Chippewa/Cree).

The Montana Tribal Transportation Safety Summit brought 

together representatives from these Tribes, along with a full range 

of interested parties. The purpose was to build upon the 2005 

Forum and related efforts in recent years to further communication and cooperation toward the ultimate goal of reducing 

transportation-related injuries and deaths within Tribal communities. Specifically, the objectives of the Summit were:

1. Review Montana’s Tribal safety issues and prior safety efforts;

2. Share experiences, highlight progress, and showcase successful programs;

The Seven Tribal 

Reservations in Montana

Blackfeet

Crow

Flathead

Fort Belknap

Fort Peck

Northern Cheyenne

Rocky Boy
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3. Improve crash data collection, analysis, and sharing; and

4. Develop recommendations for action moving forward

The Summit began with the invocation given by Matt See Walker, 

Northern Plains TTAP and opening words from Jim Lynch, MDT

Director, Kevin McLaury, FHWA Division Administrator, and Jay 

St. Goddard, Montana Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council 

Chairman. The opening session provided an opportunity for

Tribal leaders and other Tribal representatives to speak about the 

importance and their commitment to Tribal safety efforts. Presentations demonstrated successful Tribal safety initiatives, related 

state safety programs, and MHP’s new crash reporting system. 

Polling exercises and facilitated discussion offered participants 

the opportunity to weigh in on safety issues and recommendations for improving Tribal transportation safety. A detailed 

Summit agenda, listing all speakers and activities, is included in 

Appendix A. 

The Summit is a step in the longer process. Follow-up within and 

among Montana’s Tribes in collaboration with local, state, and 

Federal partners, as well as other safety stakeholders, is needed for 

further progress.

 Summit Participants

An initial polling activity revealed several notable details about 

the roughly 48 Summit participants (a list of individual participants is included in Appendix B):

Almost half (45 percent) represent Tribal communities. Thirty 

percent represent state agencies, and the remaining were 

Federal and nongovernment participants.

Half indicated they are focused full-time on safety, with 

another 34 percent indicating at least half of their time is dedicated to safety.

Most participants represent either engineering (38 percent) or 

education (35 percent). Fifteen percent of participants did not 

identify with any of the 4 E’s of safety. Only 10 percent 

represent enforcement and 3 percent represent emergency 

response.

Recognizing the significance of building upon the 2005 Forum, 

participants also were asked about their participation in the earlier event. While only a quarter of Summit participants had 

Participant Disciplines

Participant Representation
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attended the Forum, two-thirds represent agencies that 

participated in the Forum, reflecting the enduring commitment of 

these partners to be part of the dialogue and cooperative efforts.

It also should be noted participation in the Summit was hampered due to significant flooding in the State, which particularly 

affected a number of Tribal representatives who had planned to 

attend but could not either because of difficult driving conditions 

or because they were having to assist with immediate needs 

resulting from the flooding.
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Themes

During opening statements, Frank Smith, Fort Peck Council 

Member, noted many BIA roadways designed a long time ago 

need improvements and also voiced support for crossdeputization efforts to improve safety enforcement. Fort Peck 

Council Member, Dale DeCoteau, emphasized the impact on 

children and emerging issues such as distracted driving. Peter 

(Rusty) Tatsey, Blackfeet Vice Chair, pointed to roadways 

designed for slower speeds and reflected on his own personal 

crash experience. Blackfeet Council Member, Jay Wells, supported many of the points raised and emphasized the need to

“take care of our people.” Quoting Confederated Salish and 

Kootenai Tribal Chairman, E.T. Bud Moran, Mike Brown summed 

it all up with the statement, “We have to stop the hurt.”

As part of setting the stage for the Tribal Transportation Safety 

Summit discussion, participants were asked about the leading 

transportation safety problem facing Native Americans in 

Montana. Following some feedback and revisions to the categories, participants identified impaired driving (33 percent), poor 

quality roads (29 percent), and seat belts/child safety seats (21 

percent) as the most pressing issues. 

The rest of the day focused on examining what is being done and 

what more can be done to address these issues and reduce 

transportation-related fatalities and injuries among Tribal members throughout the State. Toward that end, several key recurring 

themes emerged from Summit presentations and discussions: 

collaboration, action, and evidence-driven decisions.

Lane Departures

Pedestrians

Speeding

Open Range

Distracted Driving

Seat Belts/Child Safety Seats

Poor Quality Roads

Impaired Driving

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 Collaboration

In his opening statement, MDT Director Lynch emphasized the 

importance of collaboration between Tribal, state, and Federal 

stakeholders. He reflected on successful collaborative efforts such 

as the Safety on All Roads (SOAR) program, through which MDT 

has learned important lessons like the value of listening to Tribal 

partners about their needs. Montana’s Comprehensive Highway 

Safety Plan’s (CHSP) Native American emphasis area team provides an additional opportunity to collaborate safety efforts. 

Participants interested in being on a committee or co-chairing a 

Native American emphasis area team were asked to provide

contact information. 

Jay St. Goddard expressed optimism that collaboration is paying 

off in reduced fatalities and serious injuries among Native 

American communities, although, he stressed more needs to be 

done. He pointed to the issue of livestock and open range as a 

safety concern requiring attention from MDT, MHP, counties, and 

Tribal law enforcement, among others.

Adrian Spotted Bird presented on Fort Peck’s Injury Prevention 

Program and described the range of initiatives made possible 

through collaboration among Tribal stakeholders and city, 

county, and state partners. He emphasized “it is not ‘I’, it’s ‘we’”

and credited the success of the Injury Prevention Coalition to the 

efforts of many individuals. Working together, the Coalition has 

implemented successful activities such as, child car seat clinics, 

training officers as technicians, bicycle rodeos, seat belt awareness, the “Sober behind the Wheel” campaign, and education in 

the schools about what to look for to identify drunk drivers, and 

more. 

Michael Brown described collaborative efforts to improve safety 

along The Peoples Way, Route 93, which is part of the National 

Highway System running through the Flathead Reservation. 

Tribal agencies, MDT, and FHWA, meet monthly and safety is 

always part of the discussion. Together they have implemented 

numerous roadway safety improvements over the last 10 years, 

including flattening slopes, installing guardrails, animal fencing

and wildlife crossings, widening lanes and shoulders, and separating pathways from the highway. A current project involves 

work on a bike path to get safely across the busy four-lane 

highway.

Recognizing the important role of transit in safety, Avis Spencer

pointed to Fort Belknap’s transit safety program working with 
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other communities to pick up community members and ensure 

safe transportation to college, work, etc. 

In addition to SOAR and other efforts described above, Director 

Lynch pointed to several other initiatives on which MDT does or 

can work with Tribal partners, including DUI courts, standardized field sobriety testing (SFST) and drug recognition expert 

(DRE) training, child passenger safety training, rollover vehicles, 

and the statewide CHSP. He emphasized MDT’s efforts to break 

down barriers both within the agency and with other partners. 

Henri Headdress pointed to mistrust as one of the significant barriers to collaboration. He cited cross-deputization as a successful 

initiative that takes time and patience to build the necessary relationships, but which is worth the effort.

In his opening statement, Director Lynch stressed the importance 

of listening to Tribal members about the issues they are facing in 

order to work together successfully to address safety. Avis 

Spencer noted the significance of the Summit where all the Tribal 

participants were seated in front so Tribal members can listen and 

share. Further emphasizing the point, Vicki Turner described the 

key to DPHHS’ prevention efforts as communities identifying the 

problems, communities identifying the solutions, and communities making it work.

 Action

FHWA Division Administrator, Kevin McLaury opened by 

encouraging participants to take action and get engaged. Noting 

there is no silver bullet, he emphasized the need not only to 

engage every partner but also to exploit every opportunity to help 

improve safety.

Henri Headdress described how Fort Peck had not been satisfied 

with the safety support coming from the Bureau of Indian Affairs 

(BIA), indicating it was too sporadic and limited. They 

researched legislation and found a provision allowing them to

take over administration of their road safety program and became 

one of the first five Tribes in the nation to do so. Fort Peck now 

manages between five and six million dollars per year for road 

safety projects. Fort Peck and other reservations also have taken 

it upon themselves to pass primary seatbelt laws and social host 

ordinances even though the legislation has not been successfully 

passed by the State.
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Don White presented on Blackfeet’s guidelines for road safety 

audits, which has become a regular maintenance tool. They use 

the guidelines to determine what maintenance should do, which 

included putting together a safety management plan. They have 

since worked collaboratively with various agencies passing a 

responsible alcohol sale and service resolution and organizing a 

DUI task force, among other initiatives. The DUI Task Force is 

funded through a $25 DUI fine increase and is tasked with promoting education efforts.

In addition to work on The Peoples Way, Michael Brown pointed 

to Flathead initiatives addressing winter weather, reducing 

volume through transit, and building cell-phone turnouts. He 

also indicated education efforts were turning the tide and 

changing mind sets about impaired driving.

Changes in driver attitudes suggest an opportunity to take 

advantage of such initiatives as DPHHS’ Prime for Life. Vicki 

Turner described the program as a little different from the usual 

course and treatment. The program is rolling out across the State 

with the goal of reducing repeat DUIs and youth DUIs. Activities 

vary by site and are very adaptable, while there also is a lot of 

fidelity to the program so certified trainers are necessary. Vicki 

Turner encouraged individual reservations to get certified.

 Evidence-Driven Decisions

Understanding the problem and the appropriate solutions is the 

basis for evidence-driven decision-making. Tribes in Montana 

have taken the initiative to pass primary seatbelt laws recognizing 

the proven effectiveness of such a measure and using information, such as Fort Peck’s safety belt survey, to educate and garner 

support.

The Blackfeet road safety audit guidelines resulted from the need 

to understand what was occurring on 900 miles of roadway 

through the reservation but covered by various jurisdictions (i.e., 

county, state, BIA). Significant summer tourism, as well as agriculture business, cattle, motorcyclists, and poor road conditions 

were adding up to major safety concerns. In 2008, Blackfeet identified a route with a cluster of crashes and conducted a road 

safety audit, which ended up as a model. The audit resulted in 

pages of things wrong along the roadway. This evidence was 

used to inform the Tribe’s safety management plan.

Craig Genzlinger presented on Federal Lands Highway involvement in national Tribal safety initiatives and specific work with 
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Montana Tribes, which has in part dealt with improving data 

sharing. Discussions with the Tribes has emphasized the importance of sharing data, but also raised concerns about sharing personal identifiers. Coordination with MHP has since resolved 

some of the concerns but reporting is still limited. 

Sergeant Calvin Schock opened a presentation about MHP’s new 

crash reporting system, which currently is under development, 

with the statement, “If we’re going to take all the time to get all 

the data, we need to make sure it is good data.” Evolution of the 

new system has been driven by the desire to prevent crashes, 

which requires uniform, complete, accurate, and timely data.

The focus of the new system is on getting data in and analyzed 

quicker, to discover trends quicker, and get responses in place 

faster. Completeness means everything that can potentially identify contributing factors to the crash; not identifiers.

MHP expects to complete testing during the summer of 2011, 

after which they will train the largest agencies in the State, work 

out final bugs, and then conduct broader training in fiscal year 

2012. The system will be configured to allow Tribal governments 

to use it, keeping in mind the personal identifying information 

concerns that each government has expressed, and moving

toward a customized solution for each Tribal government.
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Summit Results

A primary Summit objective was to develop coordinated 

approaches to help reduce fatalities and serious injuries on Tribal

roadways. To achieve this, Summit participants discussed their 

experiences and offered potential opportunities for improving

Tribal transportation safety. The following recommendations 

were developed during facilitated discussion.

Examine all the Tribal safety plans together to get a better 

understanding of what is working and what can be improved;

Focus the next Tribal safety meeting on Tribal safety plans;

Conduct Tribal summits led by Tribal representatives, 

rotating hosting among the Tribes;

Rather than open discussion, have small group conversations 

and then report out;

Hold a Tribal safety meeting the day before the annual CHSP 

meeting and include a slot on the latter agenda for reporting 

Tribal recommendations;

Improve data sharing, which should lead to strategies on how 

to improve the funding situation for the Tribes;

Engage Tribal councils so the message to Tribal law enforcement about data improvement efforts comes from the top

down, while also working with Tribal law enforcement to elevate the subject up to Tribal leadership;

Conduct more in-depth analyses on Tribal-related crashes for

a comprehensive understanding of roadway, behavioral, and 

vehicle factors;

Develop data-driven countermeasures; and

Consider proven effective strategies when trying to implement improvements.
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Participant polling also revealed several notable details related to 

the above recommendations:

Of Tribal representatives, half are familiar with their Tribe’s 

transportation safety plan. A quarter are somewhat familiar 

and a quarter are not at all familiar.

All but two participants think Tribal-specific safety plans are a 

valuable tool for improving transportation, with the other two 

agreeing somewhat.

Asked what would be most helpful in moving Tribal safety 

forward in Montana, other than funding, most were split 

between facilitation to help continue coordination and 

collaboration (42 percent) and technical assistance (39 

percent).

Almost everyone is at least somewhat familiar with the 

Montana CHSP.

Eighty-five percent of the attendees would participate on or 

chair a Tribal-led team focusing on Tribal safety issues and 

efforts.

All participants indicated they would attend similar events in 

the future.

Slightly more than half feel a Montana Tribal Transportation 

Safety Summit should be held annually (58 percent) versus 

every two years (42 percent).

Needs for Moving Forward
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Moving Forward

The safety problem will not end in 60 days, or a year. This takes a 

commitment of a lifetime. Stakeholders in Montana are committed to take the next steps in the pursuit of safer Tribal transportation. As emphasized at the beginning of the Summit and 

throughout, an important component of any future direction 

should be to continue to foster collaboration around evidencedriven decisions and action. 

Tribes, along with Federal, state, and local partners, are encouraged to begin implementing applicable recommendations immediately. Participants will inform the Tribal elders, leaders, and 

other safety stakeholders in their communities about the Summit 

results and recommendations.

Efforts such as the Montana’s CHSP are ongoing and offer significant opportunity to elevate Tribal safety issues. A National 

Tribal Safety Summit is being planned for 2012 to bring together 

all the stakeholders to share and explore best practices, including 

discussions about data improvements.

Other opportunities at the state and local level, such as Tribal 

gatherings, provide ideal forums for continuing to raise awareness of the safety issues facing Native American communities and 

the resources and strategies available for reducing fatalities and 

serious injuries on Tribal roadways.

More information about resources available from state, regional, 

and Federal partners involved in the Summit can be found at:

MDT: http://www.mdt.mt.gov;

MHP: http://www.doj.mt.gov/enforcement/highwaypatrol; 

MT DPHHS: http://www.dphhs.mt.gov;

FHWA Office of Federal Lands Highway: 

http://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/irr/safety;

FHWA Office of Safety: http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov; 

Northern Plains TTAP: 

http://www.uttc.edu/forum/ttap/ttap.asp; and

NHTSA: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov.
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Appendix A: Agenda

JUNE 7, 2011

MONTANA TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY SUMMIT AGENDA

PURPOSE

1. Review Montana’s Tribal safety issues and prior safety efforts.

2. Share experiences, highlight progress, and showcase successful programs.

3. Improve crash data collection, analysis, and sharing.

4. Develop recommendations for action moving forward.

7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Registration

8:00 a.m. to 8:10 a.m. Invocation

8:10 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Opening Session

U.S. Transportation Safety Issues

Kevin McLaury, Division Administrator, FHWA Montana

Montana Transportation Safety Issues

Jim Lynch, Director, Montana Department of Transportation

Safety Issues Affecting Montana’s Native Americans

Jay St. Goddard, Chairman, Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council

9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Identifying the Stakeholders and the Issues

9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Tribal Safety Initiatives

Injury Prevention

Adrian Spotted Bird, Fort Peck

Flathead Reservation Transportation Safety Issues

Michael Brown, Flathead Reservation

Public Safety in Communities

Don White, Blackfeet Nation Blackfeet

Jess Edwards, Chief of Police, Blackfeet Nation

Fort Belknap Safety Programs

Avis Spencer, Fort Belknap

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Lunch
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12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Montana’s State Safety Programs

Soaring into the Future

Jim Lynch, Director, Montana Department of Transportation

Primer for Life

Vicki Turner, Director, DPHHS Prevention Resource Center

1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Safety Data

Importance of Safety Data

Craig Genzlinger, Federal Highway Administration

New Highway Patrol Crash Report System

Mike Tooley, Colonel, Montana Highway Patrol

Calvin Schock, Sergeant, Montana Highway Patrol

2:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Break

3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Recommendations for Moving Forward

4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closing Thoughts
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Appendix B: Participants

Name Affiliation E-mail Telephone

Adrian Spotted Bird Jr. Fort Peck Tribal Health-Injury Prevention acspottedbird@yahoo.com 406-768-3491

Amelia Adams SOAR Coordinator, Flathead Reservation amelia.adams@cskt.org 406-745-3448

Angie Mullikin MDT-SHTSO amullikin@mt.gov 406-444-7301

Avis Spencer Fort Belknap Tribe Injury Prevention – SOAR Coordinator gvgram@gmail.com 406-353-3221

Bernardo Kleiner Cambridge Systematics, Inc. bkleiner@camsys.com 850-219-6388

Bobbi Perkins MT Department of Health and Human Services bperkins@mt.gov 406-444-4126

Cal Schock Montana Highway Patrol cschock@mt.gov 406-438-2621

Carol Strizich Montana Department of Transportation cstrizich@mt.gov 406-444-9240

Connie Thompson-Gourneau Fort Peck Tribes Transportation Planning Department conniethompson_72@hotmail.com 406-768-3208

Craig Genzlinger FHWA craig.genzlinger@dot.gov 406-441-3910

Dana Buckles Fort Peck Tribes Injury Prevention Program dbuckles@fpthan.com 406-768-7547

Danielle Murphy Montana Department of Transportation – SHTSO dmurphy@mt.gov 406-444-3430

Dennis Trusty Northern Plains TTAP dtrusty@uttc.edu 701-255-3285

Don White Blackfeet Transportation Planner donywhite@yahoo.com 406-338-7445

Frank J. Smith Fort Peck Tribes chairena@nemont.net 406-768-7321

Greg Schertz Federal Lands Highway greg.schertz@dot.gov 720-963-3764

Henri Headdress Fort Peck Tribes Transportation Planning Department henri.headrress@gmail.com 406-768-3208

Jay St. Goddard MT-WY Tribal Leaders Council

Jay Wells Blackfeet Tribal Business Council 406-338-7521

Jerry Gilbert BIA

Jess Edwards Blackfeet Law Enforcement Agency jessedwards2009@live.com 406-338-4000

Jim Lynch Montana Department of Transportation jilynch@mt.gov 406-444-6201

Jodee Dennison Billings Area IHS jodee.dennison@ihs.gov 406-247-7098

John D. Grainger Fort Peck Department of Law and Justice jdg_45@yahoo.com 406-768-5565

John Robinson Montana Department of Transportation 406-444-7302

Kevin McLaury FHWA kevin.mclaury@fhwa.dot.gov 406-441-3900

Kraig McLeod Montana Department of Transportation krmcleod@mt.gov 406-444-6256

Laura Conway Blackfeet Nation Transportation Planning lconway@blackfeetnation.com 406-338-7445

Lester “Dale” DeCoteau Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes lddecoteau@gmail.com 406-650-1163

Lorelle Demont Montana Department of Transportation ldemont@mt.gov 406-444-7411

Lynette Raining Bird Blackfeet Nation Transportation Planning 406-338-7442

Lynn Zanto Montana Department of Transportation lzanto@mt.gov 406-444-3445

Marcee Allen FHWA Marcee.allen@dot.gov 406-441-3909

Marjorie Old Horn Montana State University Marjorie@yahoo.com 406-599-5467

Mark Zitzka FHWA mark.zitzka@dot.gov 406-441-8700
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Name Affiliation E-mail Telephone

Matt See Walker Northern Plains – TTAP mseewalker@uttc.edu 701-255-3285

Max Sevareid NHTSA max.sevareid@dot.gov 206-220-7686

Melissa Buckles Fort Peck Tribes Injury Prevention Program buckles@nemont.net 406-650-7138

Michael R. Brown Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes mikeb@cskt.org 406-676-2600

Mike Tooley Montana Highway Patrol mitooley@mt.gov 406-461-4113

Pam Buckman Montana Department of Transportation pbuckman@mt.gov 406-444-0809

Pam Langve-Davis Montana Department of Transportation plangvedavis@mt.gov 406-444-7646

Priscilla Sinclair Montana Department of Transportation psinclair@mt.gov 406-444-7417

Richard Hall MHA Nations – North Dakota richardhall@mhanation.um 701-421-1607

Roy Peterson Montana Department of Transportation roypeterson@mt.gov 406-444-9252

Rusty Tatsey Blackfeet Tribal Business Council, Vice Chair Rusty_Tatsey@yahoo.com 406-338-4389

Sam Lawton Cambridge Systematics, Inc. slawton@camsys.com 617-354-0167

Susan Herbel Cambridge Systematics, Inc. sherbel@camsys.com 850-219-6388

Vicki Turner MT Department of Health and Human Services vturner@mt.gov 406-444-3484