April 2025 Open Meeting Summary

Tribal Open Meeting Summary 4/4/2025 held at the tribal office and via Zoom

CM’s Rebecca, Marion, Glenn, and CoC Susan were present. 2C Alan served as a proxy for CM Emily. Elders Ronnie H, Scott B, and Larry J were present. Judge Ronnie F was present. Acting Chief Cheryl was present.
Members Clayton G, Nancy J, Tracey G, Lisa L, Sara R, Carolyn D, John T, Kevin D, Steven T, David B, and Austin S were present.
Financial Report (as of 4/1/2025 at 9:59 am)
1. General Fund: $42,897.02
2. Building Fund: $51,155.68
3. Cemetery Fund: $447.00
4. Grant Fund: $19,894.54
Old Business
1. Unveiling of historical marker: still need to set date
2. Online Votes
  1. 4/1: Approve March Open Meeting Summary
    1. Rebecca-yes, Marion-yes, Glenn-yes, 2C Alan (Emily)-yes, Susan-yes
  2. 4/1 Approve Chinner’s Swamp Easement Language
    1. Rebecca-yes, Marion-yes, Glenn-yes, 2C Alan (Emily)-yes, Susan-yes
3. TN land: letter was sent certified mail to Donna
4. Bathhouse Project: need bids from licensed contractors
  1. We will need another pump station
5. Website & Members-Only section: it now requires permission to be a site member
  1. Researching how to create a member’s only section
6. Library: bookcases
  1. Marion: Debbie B is donating 2 bookcases; we just need to get them here
New Business
1. Receipts
  1. Reimburse CoC Susan for envelopes & stamps to mail Donna’s letter: $39.24
    1. No vote taken; receipts had not been around table
2. Committee Reports
  1. Buildings & Grounds: Glenn
    1. Nothing
      1. AC Cheryl: the B&G grant was for $20k for a survey and engineer for the bathhouse project
  2. Arts & Crafts: Susan
    1. Scholarship email due 4/30/2025 from SRTAG
      1. https://srtag.org/
  3. Grants: Michelle
    1. Youth Days: people aren’t registering with the Zeffy link
      1. CoC Susan: why not reach out to the fishing days kids?
      2. Michelle/ AC Cheryl: we don’t have their contact information
      3. CoC Susan to check with Rick about it
      4. AC Cheryl: on some; it depends on how the person left it
      5. Judge Ronnie: how do we get this out to the public?
      6. AC Cheryl: through WCF
      7. Judge Ronnie: PBS does this all the time
      8. Rebecca-yes, Marion-yes, Glenn-yes, 2C Alan (Emily)-yes, Susan-yes
      9. Some don’t have email
      10. Do it by email and paper
      11. Marion: I sent a hard copy to people without an email address
      12. CoC Susan: no, but I have a scanner
      13. Rebecca: pick a weekend and I’ll be here
      14. Marion: In a union, we would give people freebies, but only 10 showed up
      15. Michelle: Aside from the few shares I see on the various pages (6, not counting my personal pages), I cannot be the only one sharing the flyers and posts
      16. Judge Ronnie: sometimes it ‘s a choice between events
      17. Rebecca: some tribes are scaling back; it’s been too much
      18. Judge Ronnie: some are at college
      19. I saw her work and it looks good, but not Native
      20. She said that wasn’t her clientele
      21. CoC Susan: Zoom might be a good idea, but more hands-on for crafts
      22. Rebecca: America250 grant: Native American and wampum
      23. CoC Susan: we use the pauwau to teach culture
      24. Marion: the fire, tipis, survival skills, dancing, horses
      25. A lecture open with workshop
      26. Rebecca: tipis and horses are not traditional
      27. Judge Ronnie: how far traditional do you want to go
      28. Rebecca: our culture and I’m not telling you not to do others
      29. Rebecca: we aren’t covering our culture as much as we cover others
      30. Judge Ronnie: they have to give back like land- if they took wetlands, they have to give back wetland area elsewhere
      31. Judge Ronnie: last week was DNR’s fishing day
      32. Marion: people want to know way ahead of time
      33. CoC Susan: some people want to do summer things
    2. AC Cheryl: Waccamaw Community Foundation (WCF): WIP Endowment: ask people to leave a legacy fund for operating expenses, scholarships, social services
      1. Judge Ronnie: are there any restrictions?
      2. AC Cheryl: on some; it depends on how the person left it
      3. Judge Ronnie: how do we get this out to the public?
      4. AC Cheryl: through WCF
      5. Judge Ronnie: PBS does this all the time
      6. Rebecca-yes, Marion-yes, Glenn-yes, 2C Alan (Emily)-yes, Susan-yes
      7. Some don’t have email
      8. Do it by email and paper
      9. Marion: I sent a hard copy to people without an email address
      10. CoC Susan: no, but I have a scanner
      11. Rebecca: pick a weekend and I’ll be here
      12. Marion: In a union, we would give people freebies, but only 10 showed up
      13. Michelle: Aside from the few shares I see on the various pages (6, not counting my personal pages), I cannot be the only one sharing the flyers and posts
      14. Judge Ronnie: sometimes it ‘s a choice between events
      15. Rebecca: some tribes are scaling back; it’s been too much
      16. Judge Ronnie: some are at college
      17. I saw her work and it looks good, but not Native
      18. She said that wasn’t her clientele
      19. CoC Susan: Zoom might be a good idea, but more hands-on for crafts
      20. Rebecca: America250 grant: Native American and wampum
      21. CoC Susan: we use the pauwau to teach culture
      22. Marion: the fire, tipis, survival skills, dancing, horses
      23. A lecture open with workshop
      24. Rebecca: tipis and horses are not traditional
      25. Judge Ronnie: how far traditional do you want to go
      26. Rebecca: our culture and I’m not telling you not to do others
      27. Rebecca: we aren’t covering our culture as much as we cover others
      28. Judge Ronnie: they have to give back like land- if they took wetlands, they have to give back wetland area elsewhere
      29. The endowment would be managed; you use the interest
      30. Judge Ronnie: how do we get this out to the public?
      31. AC Cheryl: through WCF
      32. Judge Ronnie: PBS does this all the time
      33. Rebecca-yes, Marion-yes, Glenn-yes, 2C Alan (Emily)-yes, Susan-yes
      34. Some don’t have email
      35. Do it by email and paper
      36. Marion: I sent a hard copy to people without an email address
      37. CoC Susan: no, but I have a scanner
      38. Rebecca: pick a weekend and I’ll be here
      39. Marion: In a union, we would give people freebies, but only 10 showed up
      40. Michelle: Aside from the few shares I see on the various pages (6, not counting my personal pages), I cannot be the only one sharing the flyers and posts
      41. Judge Ronnie: sometimes it ‘s a choice between events
      42. Rebecca: some tribes are scaling back; it’s been too much
      43. Judge Ronnie: some are at college
      44. I saw her work and it looks good, but not Native
      45. She said that wasn’t her clientele
      46. CoC Susan: Zoom might be a good idea, but more hands-on for crafts
      47. Rebecca: America250 grant: Native American and wampum
      48. CoC Susan: we use the pauwau to teach culture
      49. Marion: the fire, tipis, survival skills, dancing, horses
      50. A lecture open with workshop
      51. Rebecca: tipis and horses are not traditional
      52. Judge Ronnie: how far traditional do you want to go
      53. Rebecca: our culture and I’m not telling you not to do others
      54. Rebecca: we aren’t covering our culture as much as we cover others
      55. Judge Ronnie: they have to give back like land- if they took wetlands, they have to give back wetland area elsewhere
      56. AC Cheryl: motion to proceed collaborating with WCF on the endowment; Marion seconded
      57. Rebecca-yes, Marion-yes, Glenn-yes, 2C Alan (Emily)-yes, Susan-yes
      58. Some don’t have email
      59. Do it by email and paper
      60. Marion: I sent a hard copy to people without an email address
      61. CoC Susan: no, but I have a scanner
      62. Rebecca: pick a weekend and I’ll be here
      63. Marion: In a union, we would give people freebies, but only 10 showed up
      64. Michelle: Aside from the few shares I see on the various pages (6, not counting my personal pages), I cannot be the only one sharing the flyers and posts
      65. Judge Ronnie: sometimes it ‘s a choice between events
      66. Rebecca: some tribes are scaling back; it’s been too much
      67. Judge Ronnie: some are at college
      68. I saw her work and it looks good, but not Native
      69. She said that wasn’t her clientele
      70. CoC Susan: Zoom might be a good idea, but more hands-on for crafts
      71. Rebecca: America250 grant: Native American and wampum
      72. CoC Susan: we use the pauwau to teach culture
      73. Marion: the fire, tipis, survival skills, dancing, horses
      74. A lecture open with workshop
      75. Rebecca: tipis and horses are not traditional
      76. Judge Ronnie: how far traditional do you want to go
      77. Rebecca: our culture and I’m not telling you not to do others
      78. Rebecca: we aren’t covering our culture as much as we cover others
      79. Judge Ronnie: they have to give back like land- if they took wetlands, they have to give back wetland area elsewhere
  4. Newsletter
    1. Susan: we need someone to do the newsletter
    2. AC Cheryl: use Zeffy t email blast members asking their area of expertise to help waive their membership fees
      1. CoC Susan: you can’t do it by blog/ paper
      2. Some don’t have email
      3. Do it by email and paper
      4. Marion: I sent a hard copy to people without an email address
      5. CoC Susan: no, but I have a scanner
      6. Rebecca: pick a weekend and I’ll be here
      7. Marion: In a union, we would give people freebies, but only 10 showed up
      8. Michelle: Aside from the few shares I see on the various pages (6, not counting my personal pages), I cannot be the only one sharing the flyers and posts
      9. Judge Ronnie: sometimes it ‘s a choice between events
      10. Rebecca: some tribes are scaling back; it’s been too much
      11. Judge Ronnie: some are at college
      12. I saw her work and it looks good, but not Native
      13. She said that wasn’t her clientele
      14. CoC Susan: Zoom might be a good idea, but more hands-on for crafts
      15. Rebecca: America250 grant: Native American and wampum
      16. CoC Susan: we use the pauwau to teach culture
      17. Marion: the fire, tipis, survival skills, dancing, horses
      18. A lecture open with workshop
      19. Rebecca: tipis and horses are not traditional
      20. Judge Ronnie: how far traditional do you want to go
      21. Rebecca: our culture and I’m not telling you not to do others
      22. Rebecca: we aren’t covering our culture as much as we cover others
      23. Judge Ronnie: they have to give back like land- if they took wetlands, they have to give back wetland area elsewhere
    3. CoC Susan: we need to get back to the first weekend of the month being a work day
      1. Rebecca: are the files digitized?
      2. CoC Susan: no, but I have a scanner
      3. Rebecca: pick a weekend and I’ll be here
      4. Marion: In a union, we would give people freebies, but only 10 showed up
      5. Michelle: Aside from the few shares I see on the various pages (6, not counting my personal pages), I cannot be the only one sharing the flyers and posts
      6. Judge Ronnie: sometimes it ‘s a choice between events
      7. Rebecca: some tribes are scaling back; it’s been too much
      8. Judge Ronnie: some are at college
      9. I saw her work and it looks good, but not Native
      10. She said that wasn’t her clientele
      11. CoC Susan: Zoom might be a good idea, but more hands-on for crafts
      12. Rebecca: America250 grant: Native American and wampum
      13. CoC Susan: we use the pauwau to teach culture
      14. Marion: the fire, tipis, survival skills, dancing, horses
      15. A lecture open with workshop
      16. Rebecca: tipis and horses are not traditional
      17. Judge Ronnie: how far traditional do you want to go
      18. Rebecca: our culture and I’m not telling you not to do others
      19. Rebecca: we aren’t covering our culture as much as we cover others
      20. Judge Ronnie: they have to give back like land- if they took wetlands, they have to give back wetland area elsewhere
    4. Marketing/ Social Media
      1. AC Cheryl: what about bringing in someone with professional organization skills?
      2. Marion: In a union, we would give people freebies, but only 10 showed up
      3. Michelle: Aside from the few shares I see on the various pages (6, not counting my personal pages), I cannot be the only one sharing the flyers and posts
      4. Judge Ronnie: sometimes it ‘s a choice between events
      5. Rebecca: some tribes are scaling back; it’s been too much
      6. Judge Ronnie: some are at college
      7. I saw her work and it looks good, but not Native
      8. She said that wasn’t her clientele
      9. CoC Susan: Zoom might be a good idea, but more hands-on for crafts
      10. Rebecca: America250 grant: Native American and wampum
      11. CoC Susan: we use the pauwau to teach culture
      12. Marion: the fire, tipis, survival skills, dancing, horses
      13. A lecture open with workshop
      14. Rebecca: tipis and horses are not traditional
      15. Judge Ronnie: how far traditional do you want to go
      16. Rebecca: our culture and I’m not telling you not to do others
      17. Rebecca: we aren’t covering our culture as much as we cover others
      18. Judge Ronnie: they have to give back like land- if they took wetlands, they have to give back wetland area elsewhere
      19. CoC Susan: we have someone who wants to vend; told her this a Native American pauwau
      20. I saw her work and it looks good, but not Native
      21. She said that wasn’t her clientele
      22. CoC Susan: Zoom might be a good idea, but more hands-on for crafts
      23. Rebecca: America250 grant: Native American and wampum
      24. CoC Susan: we use the pauwau to teach culture
      25. Marion: the fire, tipis, survival skills, dancing, horses
      26. A lecture open with workshop
      27. Rebecca: tipis and horses are not traditional
      28. Judge Ronnie: how far traditional do you want to go
      29. Rebecca: our culture and I’m not telling you not to do others
      30. Rebecca: we aren’t covering our culture as much as we cover others
      31. Judge Ronnie: they have to give back like land- if they took wetlands, they have to give back wetland area elsewhere
      32. Rebecca: what about culture classes?
      33. CoC Susan: Zoom might be a good idea, but more hands-on for crafts
      34. Rebecca: America250 grant: Native American and wampum
      35. CoC Susan: we use the pauwau to teach culture
      36. Marion: the fire, tipis, survival skills, dancing, horses
      37. A lecture open with workshop
      38. Rebecca: tipis and horses are not traditional
      39. Judge Ronnie: how far traditional do you want to go
      40. Rebecca: our culture and I’m not telling you not to do others
      41. Rebecca: we aren’t covering our culture as much as we cover others
      42. Judge Ronnie: they have to give back like land- if they took wetlands, they have to give back wetland area elsewhere
  5. Pauwau: Michelle
    1. Randi C is stepping down as a voting member on the committee
      1. If interested, please let Michelle know so you can attend a pauwau committee meeting
    2. Looking for new stories of local cultural history & language
    3. Looking for pictures of traditional suks
    4. We need advocates to help bring more children to the grounds
    5. Next meeting: 4/10 at 6:30 pm; we need a Constable to attend the meeting
  6. Drum: Glenn
    1. Nothing new
  7. Archiving Project: Rebecca
    1. Nothing new
  8. Files: 2C Alan
    1. One withdrew and said use the money as a donation
    2. AC Cheryl: when someone wants to be an honorary member and we don’t know who they are, we go back and think about how we’re adding people as honorary
      1. We should at least know who they are
      2. CoC Susan: we are too quick to giving out honorary membership
      3. 2C Alan: it was forwarded to Yamasee; we voted no on that application
  9. Longhouse
    1. Last work day was 3/1 and we had a lot of volunteers
    2. CoC Susan: they did a great job
    3. AC Cheryl: the next work day is 5/17
      1. We are working on getting trees and sweetgum
  10. Woccon Language: Rebecca
    1. Grant though a group in MN in late May
    2. I have an upcoming meeting with Dr. Roberts
    3. CoC Susan: I will look for the stack of papers with lists of words
3. Second Chiefs
  1. 2C Alan: Edisto pauwau 4/25-26
    1. CoC Susan: 4/12: memorial for Chief Worthy from PAIA
    2. Scholarship paperwork from DAR: $1000 contest due 4/30
      1. https://www.dar.org/national-society/scholarships/american-indian
    3. On 7/14, Judge Ronnie will be doing a presentation in Georgetown
      1. Judge Ronnie: I’ll check my schedule
  2. AC Cheryl: moving forward with Lowcountry Land Trust
    1. Bill moving through the state that says Native American land is reservation land
      1. That includes state-recognized tribes
      2. https://legiscan.com/SC/text/H4159/id/3156900
      3. It’s a pathway to develop a land trust and put it under conservation or put it in the trust of the tribe
      4. SC Conservation Bank is looking at ways to earmark funds & act as a mitigation bank
      5. Judge Ronnie: they have to give back like land- if they took wetlands, they have to give back wetland area elsewhere
      6. Open Space Institute (OSI) is helping get land back
    2. CMA is in danger of being dismantled because of the current administration’s funding cuts
    3. We are waiting on hearing back from the USDA grant & should hear back from the Donnelley Foundation (GDDF) next month
4. Dr. Rich
  1. I may be able to help with the newsletter
  2. Indigenize SC Education Task Force with ETV
    1. We need 2-3 people to help
      1. AC Cheryl: we have one lined up (Reba)
      2. Meet 4/16 at 2:30
      3. Rebecca/ Dr. Rich: we want a mix of adults and kids

Marion motioned to close the meeting; Rebecca seconded.

Rebecca-yes, Marion-yes, Glenn-yes, 2C Alan (Emily)-yes, Susan-yes

The meeting adjourned at 8:14 pm.

Respectfully submitted by Michelle Hatcher on 4/15/2025 at 1:44 pm.

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