This document outlines Pennsylvania's efforts to engage non-resident tribes in consultation regarding transportation projects. It involved identifying 15 tribes with ancestral ties to Pennsylvania located in New York, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin. Initial consultation methods included letters, phone calls, and information sharing. Ongoing activities include tribal visits, summits, guidance, agreements, and a website. Responsibilities are delegated while ensuring tribal agreement and input. Tribal interests include burials and funerary objects. The commitment of FHWA, PennDOT, tribes, and other organizations has led to early success in tribal consultation.

1. Tribal
Consultation
Engaging Non-
Resident Tribes

2. Background Research
Consult
SHPO
ACHP
Educational Institutions
No Resident Tribes
Identify Tribes with Likely Interest in PA

3. Initial Efforts
Formal
Letters
Phone Calls

4. Second Round
Shared
Information on Pennsylvania
Information on Ongoing Projects
Solicited
Tribal Information on Pennsylvania
Input on Consultation Methods
Contact Verification

5. Responses
 15 Tribes – Ancestral Ties
 Asked – Other Tribes with Interest?
 Located in:
 New York
 Oklahoma
 Wisconsin

6. Consultation Activities
 Visits
 Tribal Summit
 Tribal Guidance
 Tribal Agreements
 Tribal Newsletters
 PennDOT Cultural Resource Website –
Tribal Consultation

7. Roles/Responsibilities
 FHWARetains Responsibility for
Consultation
 Delegate to Qualified State Personnel
ability to share & solicit information with
Tribes – WITH agreement of Tribes
 PennDOT Responsible for Actions

8. Tribal Interests
 Burials
 Funerary Objects
 Timely Exchange of Information
 Solicit
 Share

9. Success To Date
Commitment of
FHWA Division
PennDOT
ESPECIALLY
Commitment of Tribes
Assistance of ACHP & SHPO

10. Thank you