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Orange County Climate Council <br />Meeting Summary <br />August 20, 2020 <br />3:00pm - 4:30pm <br />Online Meeting <br />Attendees: Mark Marcoplos (Chair), Brennan Bouma (staff), Crystal Cavalier, Patricia Clayton, <br />Cathy Cole, Paul Cough, Ray DuBose, Robb English, Tyrone Fisher, Laura Janway, <br />Kathy Kaufman, Adam Long, Melissa McCullough, Donna Rubinoff, Owen Ryerson, <br />Sammy Slade, Mary Tiger, Stephanie Trueblood <br />Public comments received by advertised deadline: None <br />Observers for the meeting: Members of the interest list as well as Benjamin Li and Bo Chi – <br />interested CHCCS students <br />I.Call to Order, Land Acknowledgement - Marcoplos called the meeting to order at <br />3:06pm. Cavalier gave a native lands acknowledgement for Orange County, recognizing that <br />Orange County sits on the historic lands of the Occoneechi, Saponi, Tutelo, and historically <br />the land where Orange County now sits had Tuscarora, Sissipahaw, Eno, Shakori, Saura, and <br />Catawba <br />Cavalier began by thanking the Council for bringing the land acknowledgement into the <br />meeting agenda as it is important to acknowledge the long history of this land. It is <br />important to note that indigenous people still exist in the present and colonialism is a <br />current ongoing process that we need to be mindful of. Cavalier encouraged members to <br />take the land acknowledgement back to their own organizations, and directed everyone to <br />the website “Native-lands.ca” for more information and an interactive map. This map is not <br />the most current and complete, but it is the best widely available resource. There are 8 <br />state-recognized tribes and Cherokee is federally recognized. <br />Bouma proposed that at a written or verbal land acknowledgement be a regular part of <br />future meetings, and the Council agreed. <br />II.Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br />Members discussed an issue that Orange County At-Large representative Jonas Monast will <br />have with the regularly scheduled meetings due to his fall teaching schedule. Monast <br />offered to stay engaged in committee meetings and other activities but since he would not <br />be able to participate in the regular meetings, he offered to step down if the Council <br />wished. <br />McCullough suggested that the Council consider changing meeting times, if we could find <br />one that worked for everyone. Perhaps we could find an alternate for his position.