TNNAConvention - Delegate Notice: 2 Days Away

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From: tom kunesh
To: TN Indian Affairs list
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 7:01 PM
Subject: [tn-ind] TNNAConvention - Delegate Notice


10 days away!


TNNAC Delegate Notice
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Tennessee Native American Convention • Saturday, 24 September
at Little Cedar Mountain, Marion County, North Pavilion,
TVA Shellmound Recreation Area, Nickajack Dam, I-24, Exit 158
on the Tennessee River, 30 miles west of Chattanooga

Combined caucuses' delegates (www.tnnac.org/2005delegates.html)
select metro-area nominees and their order of nomination to the state
for potential appointment to the Commission of Indian Affairs, and
vote on one referendum and the site of the 2007 Convention.


Schedule (All times are Central Time.)
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8:00 - 9:00 am Delegate Registration / Meet & Greet the candidates

9:00 - 9:05 Convention opens
9:05 - 9:30 Convention staff approval, agenda approval,
introduction of candidates, brief review of TNNAC
requirement, of state's requirements, required
majority, ability to vote no or abstain.

9:30 Delegate Registration Closes

9:30 - 10:05 Memphis (2 candidates)
10:05 - 10:35 Nashville (2 candidates)
10:35 - 11:10 Chattanooga (3 candidates)
11:10 - 11:45 Knoxville (3 candidates)

11:45 Convention recess
11:45 - 12:30 lunch
12:30 Convention reassembles

12:30 - 12:45 Human Rights Commission (1 candidate)
12:45 - 1:00 Historical Commission (1 candidate)
1:00 - 1:15 Referendum on "Caucus Areas"
1:15 - 1:30 2007 Convention Site nomination:
Long Hunter State Park, Hermitage

1:30 Convention adjourns
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Bring: Identification, pen or pencil; we’ll be outside: sun shade, chair, sun-screen, pop-up tent, and $5 for lunch.

Beverages (water & soda) will be provided free of charge by
the Tennessee Trail of Tears of Association (www.tntota.org).
Subway sandwiches and chips will be served for lunch at a cost of $5.

Overnight camping Friday & Saturday available at TVA Shellmound Recreation Area ($10-$20/night).
plain campsites are $15/night, campsites w/electricity are $20/night.
security gates are locked at 10pm until 6am.
there's also a "primitive area" that's just a little farther away (more privacy) that costs, i believe, $10/night.

Motel accomodations at the Acuff Country Inn, I-24, Exit 155 - acuffcountryinn.com



... Exit 158 / Hwy 27 - Nickajack Dam / Powells Crossroads.

look for the "TNNAC" signs.


caucus results: http://www.tnnac.org/2005_caucus_results.html


Indian Affairs Commissioner-nominees
1. Memphis (Allen, Allen)
2. Nashville (Aseret, Teat)
3. Chattanooga (Anderson, kunesh, Tate)
4. Knoxville (Fickenworth, King, Ohle)

Other State Commissions
1. Human Rights (Anderson)
2. Historical (Tate)

referendum
1. "Caucus Areas"

2007 Convention site
1. Long Hunter State Park, Hermitage TN



website: http://www.tnnac.org


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24 September
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