Category Archives: Conference news

Our recent annual conference marks three years of recognizing great people doing great work in Indian Country.

Last week in Austin, we celebrated and thanked my parents, David Bland and Marianne Roos, for their dedication to developing affordable housing in Indian Country over the last two decades.
If you couldn’t join us at our conference, we thought you might want to watch the video below.

Austin was a blast! We really enjoyed our time with y’all at the 17th Annual Travois Affordable Housing & Economic Development Conference.

We start each Travois conference off with a welcome reception for attendees to network and have some fun. This year, we’re taking the party to the dance floor.

Many of you know the story of how my father, David Bland, and my mother, Marianne Roos, started Travois back in 1995.

Our Travois team is working hard to plan informative and interesting sessions for our 17th Annual Indian Country Housing & Economic Development Conference.

It’s time to set new goals for the new year! New Year’s resolutions are great ways to push yourself to do something new and positive, experience self-growth or maybe to just have more fun!

We’re getting ready for Austin — are you?

We will end our Superhero spotlights with this final awardee. Tohono O’odham Ki:Ki Association (TOKA) of Sells, Arizona, was awarded the Project Team of the Year for representing what we are all striving for in Indian Country affordable housing or economic development.

This week we will recognize our Haven of the Year recipient, Eva Doyle. Eva is a member of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo in El Paso, Texas. She’s worked in affordable housing since 1982 and is currently a Low Income Housing Tax Credit specialist at the YDSP housing department.