ATTENDANCE
tom kunesh- Chair- Chattanooga
Vicky Garland- Vice-Chair- Shelbyville
Brent Cox- Secretary/Treasurer- Jackson
Lynn Clayton- Jackson
Cleata Townsend- Chattanooga
Sandi Perry- Nashville
John Smith- At- Large Member

Guests
Jesse Garland- Shelbyville
Norman Clayton- Jackson
Tommy Veal- Kingsport
Estel Perry- Cookeville
Floyd Ayers- Shelbyville

Absentees
Thomas Wynn- Knoxville-(Business)
Val Ohle- Knoxville- (Nancy Ward Days)
Gene Branson- Knoxville
Donna Davis- Kingsport
Christin Dingus- Kingsport
Lee Vest- Kingsport- (Family)
Melissa Shelby- Shelbyville
Tina Mote- Shelbyville-(Business)
Niles Aseret- Nashville
Doug Kirby- Nashville- (Business)
Mark Caldwell- Chattanooga
Ed Vinson- Memphis- (Family)
Helen Wagner Vinson- Memphis- (Surgery)
Donna Bivens- Jackson- (Family)

1. 10:58 Opening and Closing Prayer- Estel Steven Acketubby Perry
2. Tom- Agenda- All agreed.

3. Before the official business, it was decided to allow time for Estel
Perry to speak.

4. tom kunesh asks for comments/changes to the January 17, 2004 minutes.
5. Motion to move the minutes to the next meeting for approval: PASSED

6. Area Reports:
Chattanooga- Fireside Chat at Audubon Acres, where TCIA Commissioner
Anderson spoke.

7. Resignation:
8. Motion to accept Ron Lemaís resignation: PASSED

9. Treasury Report given by Brent Cox
10. Discussed lack of Registered Voters.
11. TCIA report- none attended
12. Report on Public Forum, March 27, 2004. 12 attended discussed
Ellenwoodís poll regarding TNNAC. Protocol discussed also.
13. Attendance Committee Report:
a. Of the eight quarterly meetings and four special meetings, a TNNAC
board member would only be allowed to miss four (cumulative) meetings. This
would include un-excused and excused meetings. Starting in may, attendance
would be taken. After four absences, you may be considered for removal from
the board.
Motion made to accept: PASSED
14. Protocol and Ethics:
Tom would send out PDF file of the Ethics Proposal: each board member will
be required to sign this document. They will turn it in at the July 17, 2004
meeting.

15. OLD BUSINESS:
A. Discussion of revised Caucus dates.
B. February 26, 2005 Nominations open
May 28, 2005 Nominations close
June 25, 2005 Caucus
September 24, 2005 Convention- Little Cedar Mountain
Much discussion about conflicting Dates.
A general apology is made to any conflicts of Dates.
Motion to accept Dates: PASSED
C. 2nd reading of the by-law change
b.) Notice of all regular TNNAC meetings must be given to all members by
email, telephone or U.S. Postal Service, according to their individual
preference, and posted on the TNNAC web site (tnnac.org), and emailed to all
interested parties, at least twenty seven (27) days in advance of the
meeting and include date, time, location, and agenda.

d) Notice of all special TNNAC meetings must be given to all members by
email, telephone or US Postal Service, according to their individual
preference, and posted on the TNNAC web site (tnnac.org), and emailed to all
interested parties, at least seven (7) days in advance of the meeting, and
include date, time, location, and agenda.
Motion made to accept: PASSED

Break at 12:21 Central time meeting back at 12:25

D. Old Business continues with discussion of Ellenwood poll.
Conclusion of discussion which has taken up the better part of two TNNAC
meetings
E. How can TNNAC and TCIA work better together?
Should they ACTIA and TCIA be separate elections for the two groups? Many
feel it is a good idea.
F. Should the residency requirements be changed from 6 months to 1 year?
In a straw poll, it was agreed.
G. Question 7 of Poll not relevant to TNNAC.
H. Question as to whether TCIA fails should TNNAC fail?
Is TNNAC independent from TCIA? The TNNAC board sees no reason to question
ties of TCIA and TNNAC.
I. It was ask if voters should be carded as recognized Indians.
TNNAC and the TCIA require 5 of the 7 commissioners to have Indian
preference.
J. It was mentioned that some people think that the TCIA should be made up
of federally recognized Indians. It was stated that they did not want that
to happen.
K. Do we think TNNAC is needed? Any person of descendancy should have a
voice. Long discussion about keeping TNNAC as it is, as we represent all
descendants in the State of Tennessee. In a straw poll, TNNAC board voted to
keep TNNAC as is. Two step process guarantees all a voice.
L. Question 9: Referendums on ballots before elections.
M. Question 10: Should TNNAC act as an Election Commission only? And, not
set policy? TNNAC should act as an Election commission for the Native
American of Tennessee and not the TCIA. Vote not cast on question 10.
N. Estel Perry spoke about the pipe ceremony and invited the board to
attend. He applauded TNNAC for the direction it is headed and compared it to
the current situation of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma. He offered
prayers to all.
Break 2:38 central time. Resume meeting at 3:45P.M.

Continuance of the Ellenwood Poll:
O. TNNAC feels a person should be able to vote in the closest caucus. There
should be no hardship in voting. After a lengthy discussion it was decided
we had spent too much time on this poll. 4:00P.M. central time
P. Question 12: All commissioners are equal and you can vote in any of the
seven caucuses.
Q. Dismiss question 13.
R. Question 14: Are signatures necessary for the candidates for TCIA?
Question is not relevant. Poll ended at 4:26 P.M. central time.

NEW BUSINESS
1. A final prayer was given by Estel Steven Acketubby Perry.
2. It was discussed about preparing a draft outline for a manual of standard
operations of TNNAC and the caucus elections and convention.
3. John Smith re-nominated as member at large through 2006.
Motion made: PASSED

4. Next meeting Saturday July 17, 2004 at MTSU 10:00a.m. Central time.
Motion made to accept date: PASSED

5. Vote to adjourn
Motion made: PASSED