Fostering Community & Connection through Cooperation, Collaboration & Cultural Traditions
The next meeting of the TCIA will be an administrative teleconference on March 7, 2009. One "call site" in the Knoxville area will be arranged for the March teleconference for those members of the public who want to gather to hear and observe the call. Please see this post for more information.
Community round table conference calls were originally scheduled for those months in which there was no meeting of the TCIA. On Feb. 21, the commission added administrative meeting teleconferences and committee of the whole strategic planning teleconferences to its schedule, effectively creating a meeting every month except August for the next 10-12 months. I am suspending further community round table calls until I can work out a reasonable schedule.
The reason no one achieves any level of satisfaction or success:
Everyone is concerned only about “I”, blames “U”, and fails to recognize that “U” come before “I” when being asked to compromise.
Too bad it isn’t spelled commun-WE-ty.
By Herron/J. DeBerry
NOTE: This bill will be reviewed by the Commission of Indian Affairs on Feb. 21, 2009.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 37-1-101, relative to compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act.
By Lynn
NOTE: This bill will be reviewed by the Commission of Indian Affairs on Feb. 21, 2009.
A RESOLUTION to designate September 2009 as “American Indian Heritage Month” in Tennessee.
By Johnson/Lynn
NOTE: This bill was requested by the Commission of Indian Affairs as approved at the Jan. 17, 2009 meeting.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 34, relative to the commission on Indian affairs.
By Ramsey/Mumpower
NOTE: This bill will be reviewed by the Commission of Indian Affairs on Feb. 21, 2009.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, relative to recognition of Native American Indian Tribes, Bands, Groups and Associations.
… one knows and what one really knows are usually on opposite ends of the playing field.
Committee of the Whole
When an assembly has to consider a subject which it does not wish to refer to a committee, and yet where the subject matter is not well digested and put into proper form for its definite action, or when, for any other reason, it is desirable for the assembly to consider a subject with all the freedom of an ordinary committee, it is the practice to refer the matter to the “Committee of the Whole.”
Not a “special meeting” at all and can actually be called at any point during a regular meeting. Certain conditions apply to it if it is called to discuss and/or refine a proposed action such as a resolution. The Committee of the Whole on Feb. 21 is not being called to discuss any proposed actions of any kind. It’s being called to ….
We are assembling the agenda for the Spring Quarter meeting (Feb. 21) of the TN Commission of Indian Affairs this weekend. If your organization would like to report on anything at the meeting, please send a request to me copied to the Secretary (e-mail addresses below) ASAP.
Valerie Ohle, Chair
TN Commission of Indian Affairs
Requests should be e-mailed to vohle (at) comcast.net and copied to tpkunesh (at) chattanooga.net
It’s easy to be a crab in the bucket. It doesn’t require any conscious choice. You don’t have to work at it at all. You get to blame your problems on real people and take comfort among the other crabs who are blaming someone, sometimes even the same one, too.
It doesn’t take any real brain power or any of your time. Heck, you don’t even have to know who to blame or have a problem. You just let some other crab tell you who and what and *snap* right down into the bucket you slide. Over and over and over again.
NOTE: This bill will be reviewed by the Commission of Indian Affairs on Feb. 21, 2009.
SB 0136 by *Ketron . (*HB 0186 by *Casada .)
Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As introduced, redesignates the second Monday in September each year as American Indian Day instead of the fourth Monday in September each year. - Amends TCA Title 15.
Fiscal Summary
MINIMAL
Bill Summary
Not Available
According to Rep. Casada, this was introduced as a caption bill with no specific intention in mind.
“We’ve been divided on issues far too long. It’s time to heal those divides and work together to provide for the health, education, and welfare of all Indian people living in Tennessee.”
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Contact Info:
Valerie Ohle, Commissioner
PO Box 20592
Knoxville, TN 37940
Phone: 865.577.5026
E-Mail: vohle (at) comcast.net
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