National Park Service & Tribal Relations

Join the National Park Service Office of Native American Affairs for a discussion on Tribal consultation, policy, co-stewardship opportunities, and current initiatives affecting Native Nations and communities. Alisha Hall, acting assistant director and Native American affairs liaison, and Lisa C. Frost, acting tribal relations specialist, will share updates on upcoming trainings, Gateway Communities and Secretary’s Order 3434, Explore Act implementation, the Land and Water Conservation Fund Notice of Funding, and what co-stewardship looks like within the National Park Service. Speakers: Alisha Hall, Acting Assistant Director & Native American Affairs Liaison, Office of Native American Affairs, National Park Service Alisha Hall has worked for the National Park Service for 20 years and currently serves as acting assistant director and Native American affairs liaison for the Office of Native American Affairs. She is based at Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, where she previously served as superintendent. A citizen of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, Alisha enjoys working and living in her ancestral homelands. Lisa Conard Frost, Acting Tribal Relations Specialist, Office of Native American Affairs, National Park Service Lisa Conard Frost has served with the National Park Service for 33 years. She currently serves as acting tribal relations specialist for the National Park Service Office of Native American Affairs and as the Southeast Region tribal relations liaison. A citizen of the Cherokee Nation and Oklahoma native, Frost is stationed at Fort Smith National Historic Site in Arkansas. She holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and a master’s degree in human relations from the University of Oklahoma. Dawnielle Tehama (Moderator), Education and Business Development Director, American Indigenous Tourism Association Dawnielle Tehama is a Modoc tourism professional and an enrolled citizen of the Klamath Tribes with deep experience in stewardship, destination development, and Indigenous tourism. She serves as Education and Business Development Director for the American Indigenous Tourism Association, following her work as a senior associate principal at Coraggio Group, where she supported strategic planning and community engagement across the tourism sector. As a destination management organization (DMO) leader, she advanced regenerative travel efforts and diversity initiatives grounded in community priorities. After law school, Tehama launched and operated multiple small businesses before discovering her passion for tourism. She helped establish a DMO in southern Oregon and served as a liaison to her tribe. Her career also includes overseeing global marketing for the Hualapai Tribe at Grand Canyon West, contributing to early economic development planning for the Hopi Tribe, and collaborating with the Grand Ronde, Siletz, and Klamath Tribes on a variety of tourism and economic growth initiatives. She holds a Class III gaming license in three states and has presented on Indigenous tourism for global organizations, including The World Travel and Tourism Council. Her credentials include recognition as a Certified Diversity Tourism Professional, Certified Autism Specialist, graduate of the Oregon Tourism Leadership Academy, and Woman of the Year from the National Tour Association. She chairs the National Tour Association’s DEI Advisory Council, is a member of the Tourism Cares Program Committee, and has served as a Climate Champion within the Expedia Sustainable Destination DMO program. In all her work, Tehama remains dedicated to unifying stakeholder voices while promoting stewardship that sustains communities for generations.