2025 Minnesota Tribal Traffic Safety Summit
March 24–26, 2025
Day One: 1:00–5:00 p.m. (optional training)
Day Two: 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Day Three: 8:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
5616 Prairie's Edge Lane
Granite Falls, MN 56241
About the Event
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).
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.
Who Should Attend
- Attorneys
- Child Passenger Safety Advocates
- City, County, State and Tribal Engineers
- Departments of Transportation, Public Safety, and Health Employees
- Driver Educators
- Drug Recognition Evaluators
- EMS and Health Care Personnel
- Government Employees
- Judges
- Law Enforcement Officials
- Local and State Elected Officials
- Probation Staff
- Public Health Officials
- Safe Communities Coalitions
- Traffic Safety Stakeholders
- Tribal Council Leaders
Registration
The three-day event is free to attend, but registration is required. The registration deadline is March 14, 2025.
Accommodations
Event accommodations are available at the Prairie's Edge Casino Resort in Granite Falls. Call the hotel directly at 320-564-2121 to make your reservations and mention that you are with the Tribal Traffic Safety Summit.
Questions?
Contact Rahya Geisler at Rahya.Geisler@state.mn.us.
Sponsors
This summit is offered by the Minnesota Departments of Health, Public Safety, and Transportation.