Transportation is a key factor in developing the economies of American Indian tribes.
Mobility linkages allow people to seek and hold jobs, attend schools, access health care and fully participate in community life. This technical assistance brief is designed to help tribes get started in providing transportation services and to identify a range of resources for current and future use. Background Of the 547 federally recognized tribes, only 19 currently have any form of public transportation funded by the Federal Transit Administration's Section 18 program. Often, tribes rely on human services agencies, such as the Indian Health Service, aging or Head Start programs, for some of their most critical transportation needs. While these services help with specific program needs, many people are falling through the cracks, and overall tribe's transportation needs are not met.