All right, good evening.

Good evening.

We don't have a quorum at this time, so this may just be a gathering and uh not a formal meeting without a quorum.

We can't vote on anything, but we'll definitely go through the agenda.

So uh at this time, Miss Bullis, could you call roll?

Yes.

David Bible, Linda Leif Bowen, Daniel Carter, Cheryl Cohenauer here, Joe Deer, Warren Harjo, Stacey Laskey, Wyneta Laurie, Winnie Gus Purdue, Pat Powell here, Warren Keeton, Joyce Roberts, Matt Roberts, here, Teresa Runnels, Kim Teehee, Mark Van Kieran, Erica Welk Carter, Dorcas Williams, Cherie Williams.

Thank you.

Can you also lead the land acknowledgement for us before we get started?

I have to find my tab.

There we go.

We begin by acknowledging the tribal governments on whose reservations we stand.

Oklahoma is home to 38 federally recognized Indian tribes and local schools serve students belonging to more than 60 tribes.

The City of Tulsa sits within the reservation lands of the Cherokee Nation, Muskokee Creek Nation, and Osage Nation.

Each of these great nations have vibrant cultures, unique histories, and distinct languages.

We acknowledge and honor these nations, their citizens, their enduring commitment to our community and their land.

We begin with gratitude, appreciation, and respect.

Thank you.

We appreciate that.

All right, at this time we can review the minutes.

I don't think we can approve those since we since we don't uh have a quorum, but if you want to re review the minutes uh from our last meeting in February, and then we'll uh and then we'll head into the uh chair report.

All right, is everyone good move forward uh after after skimming those over?

Okay, uh as far as a chair report after our last meeting uh last February, two days after that, um the vice chair Carter and I attended uh a Title V Commission Chair and Vice Chair meeting with uh Mayor Nichols and his staff, and of course uh Lexi and Amanda were we're in attendance too of the four staff members in attendance on the on the uh 15th floor.

And uh Cheryl, I know you've you've attended attended those before.

And uh just want to say I really appreciate the mayor.

Uh you know, being there and asking for our input.

He was very intentional uh in that meeting uh when he came in, and you know, there's there's five uh title five commissions, of course uh the Greater Tulsarian Affairs Commission, uh, then there's the uh Tulsa Women's Commission, the Human Rights Commission, which honored uh Winnie, is it a humanitarian of the of the year, uh the African, the Greater Tulsari African American Affairs Commission, the Greater Tulsaria Hispanic, uh Latino Affairs Commission, and uh the Asian Affairs Commission.

So representatives from all five of those Title Five Commissions were there, but uh you know, you know, he he greeted us and talked about the importance of the commission just just for his for his feedback.

Obviously he's he's pulled many different directions and the city of Tulsa and the City City Council is uh you know uh addresses so many issues, but uh you know he's very thankful and appreciative for for the uh for what we do as as a Title Five Commission, and you know, he he updated us on some of his priorities, of course, you know, he ran on the homeless issue and you know he was he's lost uh a launched a um safe move Tulsa site, kind of temporary uh housing type facility.

He's he's uh also said one of his key priorities, and this is you know in front of all all five of those Title V commissions was uh you know building relationships, building on the relationships and co-governance with the with the uh tribal nations, Scogie Nation, Cherokee Nation, Osage Nation, and so uh greatly appreciate that.

And then every commission uh talked a little bit about uh what they're doing and and some of their uh some of their goals coming into uh 2026 and of course just like we mentioned with the w in our last meeting, uh you know, a big goal for our commission this year, and of course last month we did uh vote and approve the the ordinance that's gonna go before the new Creative Tulsarian Affairs Commission ordinance that'll go for City Council for a vote and then we want to get those bylaws finalized.

Uh also I know during the parks uh committee that uh Cheryl comm Mr.

Kohenau will have a big update on that, but that's a big priority for us as you know we continue to to build on Dreamkeepers Park with the uh monies and continue to raise monies and uh as we move forward with that project.

Uh Native American Day, because we have the 10th annual Native American Day celebration coming up in October.

Uh always one of our goals is is to recognize those that have um dedicated their life to their native nation and the native nations here in the Greater Tulsa area with our uh Dreamkeeper awards uh as well and uh then also just connecting more with the other Title V commissions, but those those are the five goals that that we uh talked about as far as the Greater Tulsarea and Affairs Commission, and then uh in closing, the mayor just uh you know wanted to stress to everyone and wanted us to relay to everyone on the commission uh you know how how important it is for each commission to help advise uh him and his staff and keep them informed and continue to push to be the voice uh of those of and for us of our native of the Navy people here in uh in Tulsa.

And I will say he's been to our last three Native American Day celebrations, you know, the most recently as the newly elected mayor, and then the two before that is a state lawmaker, and so uh yeah, just just appreciate uh his interest and genuine concern.

In fact, he went about 15 or 20 minutes over and was headed to uh Crybaby Hill for a neighborhood meeting about a statue, you know, from from the from uh the Tulsa Tuff race they have every year.

So anyway, that that was uh good.

Also, you know, our last meeting the last two months we've had talks about the uh you know the the trail that that as that's been on the uh you know we've had we had guest speakers come and come and talk about uh about that and uh anyway we learned something each and every day, and so uh do want to say that uh Lexi and Amanda has given us great updates, but the Muscogee Nation uh expressed their appreciation for bringing uh that matter to their to their attention.

So that vote uh on the trail was was postponed because they do want to uh discuss that before any name changes are taking place.

But I say you learned something new every day uh as far as the open meeting uh act goes, anything that's so if it's not on the agenda like tonight's agenda, there's not we really can't make a motion and vote on it.

So if it's under new business, that's not anything we can vote on.

And you ladies correct me if if uh if I am wrong, but you know, we didn't make a motion.

We're gonna you know put out a letter there and and when it came, you know, before the city council's discussion, you know, we were kind of reported to that.

You want to follow up on that?

Let's see.

Just to complicate that a little bit.

Um the challenge to a vote from a position from this commission was actually from a couple years ago when this item was brought up.

Um the vote that took place last month was fine because of the emerging nature of the topic and the like learning that it was on city council agenda.

So it the new business, whether or not it's sort of valid to vote on new items under new business, has to do with how uh quickly they have come into the awareness of the commission, so that it it gets a little complicated, um, and I won't bore you all with that information.

But um, yeah, in terms of the vote that you all took last month to essentially have no position and to defer to the nation.

Um that that vote was is is clean and good.

There was a vote that you all took a couple years ago um prior to April of 24.

Yes, that sounds right.

Um prior to the I didn't remember that either.

Yeah, we had to really dig.

We had to really.

And we didn't put out a statement or a letter or anything.

Yeah, yeah.

Um, and that that was my prior to prior to me being here, so I had to go through and and unearth those meeting materials myself.