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2022-01-06 - DEIC Special Meeting Agenda PacketSPECIAL MEETING AGENDA Remote Attendance: Members of the public may attend this meeting via Webex and entering the password goldenvalley or by calling 1-415-655-0001 and entering access code 133 659 0690. Additional Remote Location(s): The following member(s) will be joining via Webex in accordance with Minnesota Statutes § 13D.02 from the following location(s): Questions/Comments: Members of the public who have questions about the commission or any items on the agenda should contact the staff commission liaison – Kiarra Zackery, Equity and Inclusion Manager at (763) 593- 8045. 1.Call to Order 2.Roll Call  Chair, Joelle Allen  Vice Chair, Jonathan Kim  Sheri Hixon  Thomas Huling  Melissa Johnson  Chris Mitchell  Ruth Paradise  Teresa Sit  Ajani Woodson 3.Approval of Agenda 4.Approval of November 23, 2021 minutes 5.Land Acknowledgement Subcommittee Update 6.New Business A.Budget Requests i.Sweet Potato Comfort Pie + Oliver Lyle Book signing + National Day of Racial Healing ii.Budget request process B.MLK Contest Entries and Winner Selection C.2022 Work Plan Development + Task Prioritization 7.Adjourn January 6, 2021 – 6:30 pm Council Conference Room Golden Valley City Hall 7800 Golden Valley Road Historical Information from exhibit at the Golden Valley Historical Society. City of Golden Valley, Human Resource Commission Possible activities to accompany the Land Acknowledgment Statement.: 1.monument /stone – with statement. Can be acknowledgment plus some history a.Possible locations: i.outside city hall, ii.park area in new downtown area – by Bassett Creek is appropriate since the area the indigenous people used was in the Bassett Creek wetlands. 2.Creating relationships with indigenous peoples – Possibilities. a.Ffollow the example of the Minneapolis public School district: http://pieducators.com/sites/default/files/moa_muid_and_mps_with_si gnatures.pdf An Agreement between the Minneapolis Public School District and the Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors (MUID) and it’s member organizations. b.Phillip’s Indian Educators. Their website can give a lot of insight into how to proceed. c.Possible activity associated with indigeneus peoples week. Could be a Forum, or some type of outreach/social activity. d.Meet with school social studies teachers to hear about their current curriculum. We should come prepared with suggestions and materials. 3.Other future actions: a.Educational publicity. G.V. newsletter, sun Post, signs in Library, Brookview, City Hall. “Poles”. b.Outreach. Work with affinity groups. Broaden cultural recognition of different groups living in G.V. to increase inclusion. Can be part of our greater outreach plans. 4.Current status, discussion issues of Native American Indians and life in Indian country. Possible topics for outreach activities and social studies curriculum. •sovereignty, •nation building, •inter-tribal relationships, •land/mineral rights, •relationship to U.S. congress, •economy, education, •health, •housing, •reservations, •tribal membership, •land ownership on reservations, allotments, 2010 census[edit] As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 20,371 people, 8,816 households, and 5,417 families living in the city. The population density was 1,997.2 inhabitants per square mile (771.1/km2). There were 9,349 housing units at an average density of 916.6 per square mile (353.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 85.4% White, 7.1% African American, 0.4% Native American, 3.5% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 2.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.6% of the population. 5. Historical and current materials a. Uses. i. Resources to be used for educational purposes. 1. Forums, ii. Education of Council members, staff, members of other commissions. iii. Historical comment could be used on: 1. monument/stone 2. placard on wall at entrance to City Hall, Brookview, other public City buildings. b. Content: Historical. Example: (Also, see end of this document for additional historical information. See also attached file with photos from the G.V. Historical society. ) We would like to acknowledge that we are holding this meeting on the traditional ancestral lands of the Wahpekute and the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ. .We pay our respect to the elders both past and present, who have stewarded this land throughout the generations. We recognize and honor them as the past, present, and future caretakers of this land. This land came under the control of the current settler state, known as the U.S.A., through genocidal military campaigns and an ongoing occupation. Land Cession 289, the 1851 Treaty of Traverse des Sioux, codified the violent dispossession, and stands out as an especially egregious example of how a supreme injustice forms the basis of the state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities as we know them today. The systematic removal of Indigenous nations and societies has led to the current situation, in which the Dakhóta people reside on about .01 % (about one-hundredth of one percent) of their original land base within the borders of what we know as the State of Minnesota. Land acknowledgment is only one small part of supporting Indigenous communities. We hope our land acknowledgment statement will inspire others to stand with us in solidarity with Native nations More Historical Information: (from: G.V. Historical Society) The people that came here had heard tales of Indians. Once, when William Varner was hunting in the winter he saw deer tracks. He followed them to the woods where he saw a deer. After he shot it, he decided it was too heavy to carry back to his log cabin but he needed the deer for his family. All of a sudden an Indian came out of the woods. The Indian helped him cut and carry the deer but the Indian marveled at how sharp his knife was. Varner brought the Indian to his house and showed him his sharpening wheel and let him sharpen his knife. After that, many Indians came to sharpen their knives and soon Varner and his family became good friends with the Indians. Source: Golden Valley: The History of a Minnesota City 1886-1986, By the Golden Valley Historical Society --- Tribes of Chippewa and Sioux had encampments on nearby Medicine Lake. The first white settlers arrived in the early 1850s.[6] Golden Valley was incorporated December 17, 1886. In the early twentieth century, it was mostly a farming community. -- The Dakota War of 1862, also known as the Sioux Uprising, the Dakota Uprising, the Sioux Outbreak of 1862, the Dakota Conflict, the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, or Little Crow's War, was an armed conflict between the United States and several bands of Dakota (also known as the eastern Sioux). It began on August 18, 1862, at the Lower Sioux Agency along the Minnesota River in southwest Minnesota, four years after its admission as a state.[4]after the U.S. government failed to honor its part of a 1858 treaty, severe hunger and additional factors led to the Dakota War. It is a sad story –four years after Minnesota statehood – for all involved, with results that continue to reverberate today. Al so look at file: HistoricalPhotos.docx Proposal for a Land Acknowledgment Statement for the City of Golden Valley We acknowledge and honor the Dakota and Ojibwe nations, on whose ancestral lands the City of Golden Valley is built, and whose land resources we use. We reflect on the forcible exile and the codified dispossession of the Dakota and Ojibwe peoples through the Land Cession 289 and the 1851 Treaty of Traverse des Sioux. We further recognize the injustices done by attempting to suppress, over the following many decades, the People’s knowledge of their cultural and spiritual heritage. We further acknowledge, honor and respect their continuing existence as sovereign nations here in the land they called Mni Sota Makoce. Commented [R1]: their descendants? Commented [R2]: a sovereign nation? 12/20/2021 Sweet Potato Comfort Pie: 7th Annual Martin Luther King Service Holiday - Sweet Potato Comfort Pie® https://www.sweetpotatocomfortpie.org/event/sweet-potato-comfort-pie-7th-annual-martin-luther-king-service-holiday/1/4 « All Events This event has passed. Sweet Potato Comfort Pie: 7th Annual Martin Luther King Service Holiday January 17 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm FREE Sweet Potato Comfort Pie 7th Annual MLK Holiday of Service: Amplify Our Love with Pie. Mark your calendar for our free virtual event! Our celebration will mark the 92nd birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Due to the nature of the pandemic, this year will be a bit different. The main event will be held online, and we will offer Sweet Potato Comfort pie pick up at Breck School on Sunday and Monday, so that people can distribute pies into the 12/20/2021 Sweet Potato Comfort Pie: 7th Annual Martin Luther King Service Holiday - Sweet Potato Comfort Pie® https://www.sweetpotatocomfortpie.org/event/sweet-potato-comfort-pie-7th-annual-martin-luther-king-service-holiday/2/4 community. Please register soon so that we can have a proper headcount for all of the festivities We will distribute 92 pies to honor Dr. King, with the simple, but powerful act of preparing and sharing sweet potato pie as a revered practice for comforting one another and strengthening our human connection. There will be performances in the spirit of Ubuntu to remind us that each one of us is who we are because of our beloved community. The online event will take place from 2 to 4:30 pm on Sunday, January 17th. If you would like to contribute to this work, donations can be made as you register – or on the ‘Donate’ Page. Please share this event on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Visit us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/SweetPotatoComfortPie/ and find us on Instagram at @sweetpotatocomfort & Twitter at @comfortpieorg. Please note: The 92 pies will be baked on Saturday, January 16th. Slices of pie will be available for drive-through pick-up on Saturday afternoon for all participants. Zoom link and additional pie pickup details will be sent the week of the event. RegisterRegister + Add to Google Calendar + Add to iCalendar D E T A I L S Date: January 17 O R G A N I Z E R S Sweet Potato Comfort Pie Breck School V E N U E Online REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Call to Order Chair Allen called the meeting to order at 6:34 pm. Roll Call Commissioners in person: Joelle Allen, Ajani Woodson, Ruth Paradise, Melissa Johnson, Sheri Hixon, Jonathan Kim, Commissions virtual: Thomas Huling Commissioners absent: Teresa Sit, Chris Mitchell Staff present: Kiarra Zackery, Equity and Inclusion Manager and Maurice Harris, Council Liaison Approval of November 22 Agenda and October 26 Meeting Minutes MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to approve agenda and minutes. Seconded by Commissioner Hixon. Motioned carried 6-0. Council member liaison, Maurice Harris gave an end of the year update to the DEI Commission. The City has recently wrapped up with elections and Council member, Gillian Rosenquist was re-elected for the new term. Council member Larry Fonnest will be ending his term as of 2021 and our newly elected Council member, Denise La Mere-Anderson, will be starting as of January, 2022. Council member Harris went to explain about the PEACE Commission holding its first meeting and the potential collaboration between the commission in the future. He ended by having a brief discussion about the 2022 City budget and approval. Old Business BAEGV Debrief Chair Allen asks for feedback to improve future events held by the Commission. Each Commissioner disusses what can be done to improve the event in the future or avoid a future conflict. Staff liaison, Kiarra Zackery also provides audience feedback from what was received. She then discusses structure for timeline and topics of future BAEGV events. November 22, 2021 – 6:30 pm Council Conference Room Golden Valley City Hall 7800 Golden Valley Road City of Golden Valley Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission Regular Meeting November 22, 2021 – 6:30 pm 2 Land Acknowledgement Subcommittee Update Commissioner Hixon presents drafted statements for the land acknowledgement event. During this time, Commissioners discusses feedback regarding language, history, collaboration, and structure for the event and statement. New Business 2021 Budget Staff Liaison, Kiarra Zackery briefed the Commission on the current usage of budget. Commissioners discuss how the remainder of the budget will be utilized. Commissioners agreed adding more branding to the Commission and hiring a graphic designer. Commissioners also agreed to prioritize hiring a resident of Golden Valley and preferably from a pool of an unrepresented Community. MOTION by Commissioner Hixon to approve hiring a graphic designer to brand DEIC. Seconded by Commissioner Paradise. Motioned carried. 2022 Work Plan Development + Task Prioritization Staff Liaison, Kiarra Zackery explains the process of developing a work plan. She explains DEIC will need to develop a work plan to present to Council in 2022. Chair Allen asks Commissioners to brainstorm ideas and goals the Commission would like to accomplish for next meeting. Adjourn MOTION by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Woodson to adjourn at 8:12pm. Motion carried. _____________________________ Date _________________________________ Kiarra Zackery, Equity and Inclusion Manager _____________________________ Date _________________________________ Joelle Allen, Chair