February 2009 Open Meeting Summary 02062009
Tribal Open Meeting Summary 2/6/2009 held at the Tribal Office in Aynor
Chief Hatcher introduced Dennis Banks (actor, author, with American Indian Movement)
Craig Talbot: Events
Scott Thompkins- Traditional Farming- Open House
Wants a spot for WIP on his land for tee pee, drum, etc… (mini-pau wau)
Date to be announced
Harborwalk- Georgetown- Peggy Wayne- June 20
Center stage for WIP for 1 hour- drum, dance, storytelling, tee pee, etc…
SC CARES Fall Festival- Choppee
Native American Demonstrations
Springbank Retreat.org- Ed McGaa- Feb 27- Mar 1
Planetary Survival
Resolution DH-01-09-2009-001 (Rules Governing Online and Phone Votes)- 2nd Reading
Resolution- Joint-SH-09-10-2008-001 (Service of Legal Documents)- 2nd Reading
Financial Report- 2nd Chief Iris Ewing
Current Cash on-hand excluding People’s Alliance account: $ 3991.36
Linda: Events
2/8 Pau Wau Committee Meeting 2pm, possible Arts meeting to follow
2/21 Family Gathering- Donations to be sent to Treasurer Reba McCaffrey
4/18 Community Yard Sale
Reaffirm Online Votes
Tractor Repair $200- voted and passed unanimously
Copier toner bought- voted and passed unanimously
Constitution Changes
Dalton found the typos in the items that need to go into the constitution
Buster and Dalton to make the changes this week
PO Box to be moved to a central location: voted and passed unanimously
Building and Grounds
Security- cameras
Decks- need repair
Plans to renovate/ repair the grounds
Committee to be formed to work on this
Neal Richards nominated as the chairperson and will think about it.
Chief Hatcher
Tractor has been repaired
Need a grounds work day
Possible subcommittee of Building and Grounds- Security- Brian, Phil, Darren
Darren to get in touch with Doug
Some more trees need to come down and power company may pay for ones that interfere with power lines
Keep fighting the Secretary of State
Last Wednesday, there was a meeting of the recognized Chiefs in SC concerning a treaty for a standalone Indian Affairs Commission
Judge Training
Need a permanent solution for all three cemetery grounds
Would like a person on-site to help maintain grounds and need funds for that
ANA grants to be checked on
Bank account to be moved to HCSB because they will honor our contract which stipulates they agree to accept our judge’s orders
Voted and passed unanimously
Signatories
Reba McCaffrey, Michelle Hatcher, Becky Smith were nominated
Voted and passed unanimously
Nomination for Associate Member: Craig Talbot
Voted and passed
2nd Chief Susan Hatcher
Pizza Inn
Booked through July
Need 13-14 people, age 16 and up, 4pm-10pm
Huntington State Park- 3/18
Storytelling, arts, artifacts
Nomination for Membership: Richard Turner
Voted and passed unanimously
Dennis Banks drummed and sang an American Indian National Anthem and a War Dance song
Meeting adjourned at 9:07pm
Respectfully submitted by Michelle Hatcher on 2/07/2009 at 2:53pm