Circle Round the River: A Summit for Collaborative Sharing of Flood Knowledge with Tribal Colleges and Tribal Environmental Professionals

The goal of our project is to host a Summit between the USGS and Tribal colleges to exchange crucial knowledge on past and future flooding. The summit will be held with the United Tribes Technical College in North Dakota and Aaniiih Nakoda College in Montana. We want to create an opportunity for us to learn from each other, build relationships that will advance data equity into the future, and help build climate resilient communities. The summit will involve three components: a listening session where participants discuss their experiences, histories, and needs for flood information, a session for sharing of USGS information including flood frequency analysis and USGS data and available tools, and finally a discussion on how the USGS can improve access to flood information. We hope this Summit can serve as a model for future Summits on other critical environmental topics.