Tribal affairs

The Office of Tribal Affairs (OTA) exists to support, strengthen, and honor our state’s government-to-government relationship and unique partnership with Tribes. We work to ensure Washington state recognizes and protects the interests, rights, and sovereignty of Tribal Nations.

We serve and work alongside Tribes and other partners to support the health and well-being of American Indian and Alaska Native people. Some of this work includes:

  • Health care coverage options
  • Mental health and substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery support
  • Crisis services
  • Transitional care planning
  • Peer counseling

In addition, we partner, convene, facilitate, create policies and programs, train, support, and oversee agency efforts related to Tribes, Urban Indian Health Programs, Indian health care providers, and Tribal-serving organizations.

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