Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee
TIAC Overview
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) formed its first Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (TIAC) in November 2022. The purpose of the committee is to allow Tribal leaders a forum to provide input on Departmental policies – especially before policies are adopted and implemented. The TIAC complements Tribal consultation and further ensuring that Tribal leaders have a voice on all policy matters that will have substantial effects on their Tribal communities. Like all Federal agencies, HUD has a trust responsibility and maintains a government-to-government relationship with Tribal Nations. This is a unique legal and political relationship with Tribal governments that continues to ensure that the agency's working relationship with federally recognized Tribal governments fully respects the rights of self-government and self-determination.
The HUD TIAC is comprised of 15 Tribal members (two members from each of the six ONAP Regions and three at-large members). Nominations are solicited through a Federal Register Notice. Accordingly, the Committee represents a diverse cross-section of many different Tribal communities located across the lower 48 and Alaska. There are two Tribal Co-Chairs of the Committee. The HUD TIAC is also comprised of the Secretary and senior HUD leadership.
Current TIAC Members
| Tribe | Committee Member | Location |
| Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska | Jacqueline Pata | Juneau, AK |
| Cherokee Nation | Kim Teehee | Tahlequah, OK |
| Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe | Ryman LeBeau | Eagle Butte, SD |
| Chickasaw Nation | Kelly Cook | Ada, OK |
| Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | Gary Batton | Hugo, OK |
| Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (Alternate) | Bobby Yandell | Hugo, OK |
| Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde | Denise Harvey | Grand Ronde, OR |
| Gulkana Village Council | Teri Nutter | Gakona, AK |
| Healy Lake Village Council | Vacant | Fairbanks, AK |
| Makah Indian Tribe | W. Rufus Arnold | Neah Bay, WA |
| Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation | Emily Boyd-Valandra | Rosebud, SD |
| Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe | Benjamin Herne | Akwesasne, NY |
| Santa Clara Indian Pueblo | Charles Matthew Sisneros | Espanola, NM |
| Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians | Bridgett Sorenson | Kincheloe, MI |
| Tohono O'odham (Alternate) | TBD | Sells, AZ |
| Tohono O'odham | Edward Manuel | Sells, AZ |
| Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians | Jamie Azure | Belcourt, ND |
TIAC Charter and Protocols
- TIAC Charter (April 12, 2023)
- TIAC Protocols (April 12, 2023)
TIAC Meetings
- Fall 2025 - TBD
- September 2024 - Durant, OK
- May 2024 - Washington D.C.
- September 2023 - Tucson, AZ
- April 2023 - Washington D.C.
Press and Federal Register Notices
- Request for Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee Nominations (May 19, 2025)
- Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee Membership (November 29, 2022)
- Press Release: HUD Announces Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (November 29, 2022)
- Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee; Reopening Request for Nominations – Federal Register Notice (June 28, 2022)
- HUD Seeking Nominations for Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (April 21, 2022)
- HUD Notice of Intent To Establish a Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee; Structure and Request for Nominations (March 31, 2022)
- Press Release: HUD Announces Formation of Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (November 16, 2021)
- Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (TIAC) Structure Federal Register Notice (November 15, 2021)