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https://doi.org/10.3141/1848-16

http://scholar.google.com...hite&publication_year=2003

Overcoming 500 years of fractious relations between tribal and nontribal cultures and governments is an endeavor not easily achieved in America, nor is it one that has always been marked by steady progress. Interpretations of tribal sovereignty have been long disputed. In the past 30 years, this often-debated concept has become an issue of great importance to state and federal governments. Differences of opinion still exist over the impact of tribal sovereignty on policies, procedures, or protocol. However, state and federal policy makers have begun to view the tribes as independent entities entitled to due consideration and an appropriate cultural sensitivity. All branches and levels of governments--including tribal ones--struggle to define mutual areas of responsibility, communication, and cooperation. Decision makers from state, federal, and tribal governments have had some opportunities to share experiences and information in the past. But this practice is still a work in progress despite the most sincere wishes for a better outcome by those participating on a policy level. The common desire of these parties is that intergovernmental relations become more symbiotic and less adversarial, as cooperation can facilitate the mutual interests of all. Accomplishing this task in ways that do not threaten tribal sovereignty is difficult. The 2002 Four Corners Institute for Tribal-State Relations concept is covered along with its participants, methodology, results, limitations, and recommendations for further research. New methodology will be discussed including the remote venue, Native Americans as facilitators, participants as fellows, and the method for choosing format and discussion topics.

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1848, Transportation Management and Public Policy 2003.

English

p. 114-117

2003

Transportation Research Record

0309085853

References (2)

Culture (Social sciences); Federal government; Intergovernmental relations; Meetings; Native Americans; Policy; Procedures; State government; Tribal government

2002 Four Corners Institute for Tribal-State Relations

Administration and Management; Highways; Policy; Society; I10: Economics and Administration

TRIS, TRB

Dec 16 2003 12:00AM

• ADDRESSING EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN SPATIAL DATA, INFORMATION SCIENCE, AND GEOMATICS IN THE CIVIL ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
• ARKANSAS SUPERPAVE (REGISTERED TRADEMARK) SEMINARS: MODEL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PARTNERSHIP
• CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR DEFINING AND DEVELOPING AN INTEGRATED ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
• DEPARTURE TIME CHOICE FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES BY ELDERLY NONWORKERS
• EFFECTIVE TRANSFER OF RESEARCH RESULTS: HUMAN ELEMENT FOR SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER
• ENGINEER-IN-RESIDENCE: STRATEGY FOR INCREASING RELEVANCE IN TRANSPORTATION EDUCATION
• EVALUATION OF PRIVATE-SECTOR ASSET MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
• FROM BASIC RIGHTS TO FULL ACCESS: ELEMENTS OF CURRENT ACCESSIBILITY PRACTICE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
• LINKING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS: PINE RIDGE RESERVATION, SOUTH DAKOTA
• METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT OF TRANSPORTATION POLICIES: APPLICATION FOR ATHENS 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES
• MULTICRITERIA DECISION-MAKING MODEL FOR SELECTION OF BUILD-OPERATE-TRANSFER TOLL ROAD PROPOSALS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
• MULTICRITERIA PROJECT PORTFOLIO SELECTION: CASE STUDY FOR INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
• RESOLVING CONFLICT BETWEEN MOBILITY-IMPAIRED PASSENGER REQUIREMENTS AND FREIGHT SERVICE ON MIXED HIGH- AND LOW-PLATFORM U.S. RAILROAD LINES
• ROMANIAN MODEL FOR ROAD SECTOR RESTRUCTURING
• SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING TOOLS: SUITE OF MODELS USEFUL IN LARGE METROPOLITAN REGIONS
• TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OF INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS: CHINA AND THE NETHERLANDS
• TRAFFIC SIGNAL OPERATIONS EDUCATION THROUGH HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE: LESSONS LEARNED FROM A WORKSHOP PROTOTYPE
• URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING EDUCATION REVISITED: READING THE DIALS AND STEERING THE SHIP