REPORT
National League of Cities Report:
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National League of Cities - Race, Equity and Leadership (REAL) - Report dated 10/4/2022 re: Indigenous Peoples, Rebuild Trust & Repair Relationships
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Meeting Action Detail:
Community Relations Committee Meeting 10/19/2022:
File #: 22226 Version: 1
Type: Agenda Item- Discussion
Title: National League of Cities - Race, Equity and Leadership (REAL) - Report dated 10/4/2022 re: Indigenous Peoples, Rebuild Trust & Repair Relationships.
Action: Discussed
Minute Note:
Councilor Saums stated he attended the on-line webinar noting the first part of the presentation was well-done, and that the second part of the presentation was interesting
explaining that Tribal Members from across the country discussed the things they have done in their local and state governments. He stated the presentation was attached to tonight's agenda packet on the meeting portal.
Councilor Rodriguez noted page 26 "Allotment and Assimilation Era 1887-1934" talked about the Federal Government separating the Tribal Children from their families and sending them to Boarding Schools where they were prohibited from speaking their native language, tribal dress, and traditional practices. She stated those who survived the Boarding Schools reported mistreatment, abuse and even death of indigenous children at the hands of the school leaders and staff. She stated it was heartbreaking to read.
Councilor Saums provided an overview of the history noting pages 25 -26 "The Treaty-Making Era" (1778 - 1871) was when the Europeans signed the first treaties with Indian Tribes in the early 1600s. The Treaties between the U.S government and Indian Tribes established a pattern of legal and political interaction starting in 1778 with the Delaware Tribe. In 1871, when the treaty-making era formally ended, the U.S. had signed more than 350 treaties with Indian Tribes. Even after 1871, there were many written agreements between Tribes and the Unite...
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