December 2021 Open Meeting Summary
Tribal Open Meeting Summary 12/3/2021 held via Zoom
CM’s Marie, Marion, Chris Susan, Glenn, and CoC Dalton present. 2C John, VC Cheryl (also proxy for Glenn), 2C Alan, and Elder Larry present.
Financial Report (as of 12/1/2021 at 11:13 pm)
General Fund: $15,840.12
Building Fund: $4305.81
Cemetery Fund: $1848.96
Old Business
Resolution: SHH08-06-2021: Second Chance Membership Renewal
Amending date to 3/1/2022
Not everyone received it; no hard copies mailed
Requesting an exception to policy on the 3 reading rule
Chief Hatcher agreed to the exception to policy
Marie motioned; Marion seconded to accept with the change
Glenn-yes, Susan-yes, Marie-yes, Chris-yes, Marion-yes, Dalton-yes
New Business
Federal Recognition: Noel Knight
Grandfather was John Dimery
Currently an Honorary member
Says our federal recognition bill is good, but it’s still in committee
He can send more information as it’s fleshed out
2C John: Would friends of the Waccamaw be businesses that support the tribe?
Noel: businesses all throughout the state
2C John: Are you spearheading this or should we be doing it?
Noel: already doing it; wanted to talk to Council
Maranda C: could probably work together; I do social media, art, grow sages
CoC Dalton: for social media, you don’t need Council permission
Maranda: want to push to places other than Facebook
CoC Dalton: if you want to do it for Waccamaw, you need permission
For art, to promote it as Waccamaw art, you have to be certified
Contact Susan for artist application and child membership application
Noel: also looking for full membership
CoC Dalton: Honorary membership can be a stepping stone, just need a nomination from the executive branch and for Council to open the roll book; Speak with Chief Hatcher, VC Cheryl, 2C John
CoC Dalton to Noel: create a how-to for people to write a letter to politicians
Noel: will do and will create a memorandum with updates
Chief Hatcher: received a phone call from Congress last week; said BIA accepted tribes at the 1900 date; I disagreed
Rep. Rice did an interview and he said it went back to 1900s
Still looking at Criteria E of CFR 83.7
Receipts
Fuel: $37.59 paid through B&G card
CoC Dalton: think it should come out of B&G, which would put it under Glenn’s management
Glenn agreed to do it
Glenn: only problem occurs when Donnie gives Chief the receipts not hand them in and they only want to deal with Donnie
Chief Hatcher: you’re delegated to pay it; makes sense
Dalton: any objection to moving it to B&G under Glenn’s management?
No one disagreed
2C Alan: receipts for Indigenous Day dinner: $132.58
VC Cheryl: receipt for Thank you dinner: $33.19
Committee Reports
Buildings & Grounds: Glenn
Chris H to email prices on pipes- roughly $1500
Covers 3 buildings and dump station
Can put in a grinder with 2” pipe and expand to the campground
Arts & Crafts: Susan
Need to get together and do something
Chief Hatcher: perhaps every solstice hold an event; could also bring more people to solstice
2C John: Perhaps the tribe should foot the bill for art materials?
CoC Dalton: maybe do an online thing
Give people a list of materials; share a how-to through Zoom and social media
Maranda: do a masterclass with art by Waccamaw
I would like to learn more
CoC Dalton: get in touch with Susan with setting up classes and becoming a tribal artist
Chris H: make the art and sell at the pauwau
Maranda: and at my yoga studios, barn (music venue)
Pauwau: Michelle
First meeting is 1/13/2022 at 6:30pm via Zoom
Drum: Glenn
Played at the virtual pauwau
2C Alan: one event canceled due to COVID
Campground
Considering a grinder station
Files: Glenn
Waiting on photos for some people
Next meeting 12/18/2021 at 7pm via Zoom and in-person
2C John: thought of giving Honorary members a certificate, no ID card until full member
Susan: ok with that
CoC Dalton: depends on the type of Honorary member; children need it for education
Family Day
2C Alan: Are we going to have Family Day in February?
CoC Dalton: we haven’t voted to change it
Our meetings are by Zoom, but wanted to discuss possibility of in-person meetings
Enough people in tribal government who are vaccinated to do it in-person
2C Alan: need to decide on food- who cooks or potluck
Susan: could do soups, chicken, sides
Chief Hatcher: Honor Blanket leader wants to do a ceremony that day
On 2/19 in-person
Susan motioned; Marie seconded
Glenn-yes, Susan-yes, Marie-yes, Chris-yes, Marion-yes, Dalton-yes
Who is going to spearhead the Family Day arrangements?
2C John: I’ll do it
Glenn: B&G volunteer hours read and emailed to Michelle for credit
VC Cheryl
A lot of food leftover from the Stand Down
Was thinking of giving it to places like Community Kitchen in MB, Backpack Buddies
Need to authorize someone to handle it
Susan: we can make baskets for our elders
2C John: email people and let those who want it come get it on Solstice Day
There are 68 boxes
CoC Dalton: So baskets--- Solstice Day--- Community Kitchen?
Susan motioned to give boxes of food out by making baskets, letting people pick up some on Solstice Day, and then giving remaining amount to Community Kitchen; Marie seconded
Glenn-yes, Susan-yes, Marie-yes, Chris-yes, Marion-yes, Dalton-yes
On the 23rd (Nov?), I went to property that was deemed as Native American burial site with Dr. Dillian and others
Would be the location of a village or boat
Dr. Dillian said it was significant
Question on how you determine if there’s remains since you can’t do ground penetrating radar
Proceed with getting oral stories
Document it and get it on the record to keep someone from excavating
Eddy Lake Cemetery had native roots
CoC Dalton
Do we want to resume in-person Council meetings?
Susan: do both
CoC Dalton: do people want to do just in-person, or just Zoom, or both?
Glenn: would wait until March and see how numbers are
Chief Hatcher
Was requested at Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Lumbee color guard posted a flag; Susan was impressed with their uniform