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  • The Northwest Regional Office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) hosted a transportation symposium from May 16-18, 2023, in Airway Heights, WA. Many of the presenters graciously provided their presentation to the NW TTAP Center and are available on the center’s SharePoint site. The event marked a significant gathering in tribal transportation in the

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  • The Northwestern Tribal Technical Assistance Program (NW TTAP) Center is pleased to announce the appointment of HollyAnna DeCoteau Littlebull (Yakama, Nez Perce, Cayuse, Cree) as the center’s first Assistant Director. With an illustrious career spanning thirty years in the public safety sector, HollyAnna brings a wealth of experience and expertise to her role. As the

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  • The NW TTAP Center will be scheduling individual meetings with tribal transportation partners at 2023 Lifesavers Annual Conference in Seattle, WA. The conference will be held at the Seattle Convention Center Arch (Arch Building) from April 2nd to the 4th. Register for the conference here. The NW TTAP Center will be located at Booth #306

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  • Curtesy of the FHWA Local Aid Support Newsletter – WINTER 2023 Edition. Introducing Yinhai Wang, the Director of the Northwestern TTAP Center and a professor at the University of Washington. As a professor in civil and environmental engineering, over the past years Yinhai has been researching transportation safety issues and using new technologies, like information

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  • Seminar/Webinar: Tribal Sovereignty and Tribal Engagement “How to do Business with Tribes” presented by Margo Hill

    Tuesday, January 31 | 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm PST | UW Intellectual House or Livestreamed

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  • Welcome to the NW TTAP Center! The NW TTAP Center is located at the University of Washington (UW) and was launched in the Autumn of 2022 to serve Tribal communities of BIA Region 6. The Tribal Technical Assistance Program (TTAP) is a subset of the FHWA Local Aid Support program and provides resources for Tribal

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