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TER’s Experience: Bringing Energy Infrastructure to Indian Country. 

From early tribal engagement and regulatory alignment through field monitoring and construction execution, TER is a vital component to the successful project delivery. 

PROJECTS

TER brings direct, project-level experience supporting energy development with a focus on government relations, cultural resource monitoring, workforce development, and sovereign engagement.

Workers welding and installing a large pipeline with excavators at a construction site in open, hilly terrain

Energy Infrastructure Projects

TER designs, initiates and implements tribal engagement, regulatory compliance and monitoring integration across multi-state and federally regulated project environments.

Pipeline running through a grassy field on the ONEOK Pipeline System tribal engagement and monitoring project

ONEOK Pipeline System-Tribal Engagement & Monitoring

Client: ONEOK
Region: Central United States (Multi-State)

TER designed and implemented Tribal engagement and monitoring across a four-pipeline system, integrating Tribal Nations, agencies, and project teams throughout project execution. 

Construction equipment and vehicles on the Permian Highway Pipeline tribal engagement and monitoring project right-of-way

Permian Highway Pipeline Project Tribal Engagement and Monitoring

Client: Kinder Morgan
Region: Texas

TER supported Tribal engagement, regulatory coordination, and workforce alignment for the Permian Highway Pipeline, a major natural gas infrastructure project. 

Tribal monitors in safety vests working at an excavation on the Bayou Bridge Pipeline tribal engagement and monitoring project

Bayou Bridge Pipeline Project Tribal Engagement and Monitoring

Client: Energy Transfer
Region: Gulf Coast United States

TER​ provided on-site Tribal monitoring and coordination during active construction, maintaining continuous field presence and working with construction and environmental teams to ensure alignment with Tribal and regulatory requirements.

Tribal monitor at work beside an excavator on the Diamond Pipeline project

Diamond Pipeline Project Tribal Engagement, Monitoring & Community Coordination

Client: Plain All America Pipeline
Region: Central United States (Multi-State)

TER delivered Tribal monitoring and coordination services in partnership with Tribal Nations, supporting alignment between Tribal leadership, project teams, and contractors across complex, multi-jurisdictional project environments.

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Workforce Integration with Labor Unions

Clients: Teamsters Union and Local 798
Region: Nationwide

TER supported workforce development integration within active infrastructure projects through direct coordination with labor organizations and Tribal partners. This included collaboration with the Teamsters Union and Pipefitters Local 798 to align training, certification, and deployment of Tribal workforce into project environments.

Workers welding and installing a large pipeline with excavators at a construction site in open, hilly terrain

Federal, Environmental & Natural Resource Programs

TER executes environmental, cultural and natural resource programs in coordination with federal agencies and Tribal Nations, supporting compliance and development across public lands and regulated project environments.

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National Infrastructure Study

Contributed to:
National Petroleum Council
Report:
Dynamic Delivery: America’s Evolving Oil and Natural Gas Transportation Infrastructure

TER served as a subject matter expert on Tribal engagement, cultural resource considerations, and stakeholder coordination, contributing to a national advisory effort informing the U.S. Secretary of Energy on infrastructure development.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sign at a dam for the federal permitting and tribal coordination program

Federal Permitting & Tribal Coordination — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Region: Multi-State Unite States

TER supports federally permitted infrastructure projects by coordinating directly with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tribal Nations, and project developers throughout the permitting process.

We facilitate Tribal engagement in alignment with the Corps’ consultation obligations while ensuring project teams meet regulatory requirements, documentation standards, and coordination timelines.

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Environmental & Cultural Resource Projects

Client: U.S. Forest Service
Region: Ozarks, Pacific Northwest, Southeast United States

TER executed environmental and cultural resource programs under federal awards, supporting Tribal coordination and compliance on public lands.

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Archaeological Projects

Client: Bureau of Indian Affairs
Region: Multi-State Unite States

TER designed and implemented archaeological surveys and environmental projects across Tribal and federal lands, supporting compliance with cultural resource and environmental regulatory frameworks.

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Tribal Workforce & Economic Development

TER develops and implements Tribal workforce programs aligned with infrastructure, environmental, and natural resource projects—supporting long-term economic participation and skilled workforce integration.

Workers in hard hats and safety vests talking at a welding workforce development training site

Welding Workforce Development

Partner: Pipefitters Local 798
Region: Oklahoma/Multi-State 

TER coordinated workforce development programs focused on training Tribal members as certified welders for pipeline and infrastructure projects. 

Instructor in a safety vest beside a semi-truck during CDL driver training for the tribal workforce program

CDL Training & Workforce Development

Partner: Teamsters Union
Region: Multi-State United States 

TER supported a multi-year workforce development initiative focused on training Tribal members for commercial driver (CDL) certification. 

Pottery sherds and stone artifacts documented during a tribal archaeological survey and monitoring program

Tribal Archaeological Survey & Monitoring Programs

Client: Multiple Tribal Nations
Region: Multi-State Unite States

TER executed environmental and cultural resource programs under federal awards, supporting Tribal coordination and compliance on public lands.

TER leaders meeting with INGAA Foundation partners around a conference table on tribal workforce development

Tribal Workforce Development Initiatives

Partner: INGAA Foundation
Region:  Nationwide Unite States

As the only Native American-owned firm within the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), TER is uniquely positioned to connect Tribal workforce development with national energy infrastructure initiatives.

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Mining Programs

TER partners with mining companies to navigate Tribal engagement with clarity, respect, and strategic alignment. We support every phase of development by ensuring projects advance in a way that honors Tribal sovereignty while meeting regulatory and operational goals.

TER supports mining and natural resource projects through structured Tribal engagement and coordination across permitting, development, and long-term partnership frameworks.

We work with mining companies and Tribal Nations to facilitate engagement that supports regulatory approval while also establishing pathways for meaningful Tribal participation, including financial alignment and community investment.

 

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What This Experience Represents

Excavators and workers welding a large pipeline at an energy infrastructure construction site in an open field

TER’s experience reflects the ability to operate across Tribal, federal, and industry environments while maintaining alignment between engagement, compliance, and execution.

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Our work demonstrates:

  • Coordination across multi-stakeholder project environments

  • Integration of Tribal engagement into active project delivery

  • Field-level execution within regulated construction settings

  • Protection of cultural resources during development

  • Alignment of infrastructure and resource development with Tribal and regulatory frameworks​

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