2026 Minnesota Tribal Traffic Safety Summit

About the Event

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This summit is designed to bring together traffic safety professionals, invested stakeholders, and community members to provide education and raise awareness of crash-related injuries and deaths affecting Minnesota's Tribal communities. The event also aims to identify strategies that will prevent serious and fatal injury crashes from occurring on Tribal lands and impacting Tribal communities. 

See the full summit schedule in the draft agenda (PDF).

Accommodations

Event accommodations are available at the Black Bear Casino Resort in Carlton. Call the resort directly at 1-888-771-0777 to make your reservations and mention that you are with the 2026 MN Tribal Traffic Safety Summit to receive a discounted rate.

Event Goals

• Solicit information and feedback related to traffic safety issues from Tribal Nation partners.
• Improve crash data sharing and discuss prevention strategies with Tribal community members.
• Share experiences and celebrate successful Tribal Nation traffic safety initiatives.
• Identify traffic safety resources available to Tribal Nation partners.
• Map out collaborative strategies to prevent fatal, serious, and life-altering crashes affecting Tribal community members.
• Identify strategies that will address the disproportionate fatality rate of Tribal Nation members on Minnesota’s roadways.

Questions?

Contact Rahya Geisler at [email protected].

Sponsors

This summit is offered by the Minnesota Departments of Health, Public Safety, and Transportation.