SIP EC Meeting
Minutes
June 16, 2023
1600-1700(ET)
Attendees: Maria Crouch, Iva GreyWolf, Joseph Gone, Teresa Lafromboise, Tina
Lincourt, Maredyth Cheromiah Salazar, Joanna Shadlow, Melissa Tehee,
1. The SIP Executive Committee Meeting convened at 1600 ET via zoom.
2. Agenda Items
a. Election Preparation
i.
Election is open and SIP Members can now vote. Maria has sent out the
list and fifty responses have been received. It will be open until
June 24th. Maria will advise Joe on Sunday morning of the results.
b. SIP Convention Preparation (1 Week)
i.
The attendees of this meeting will be recruiting a new student rep to
assist Maredyth at the convention.
ii.
The student meeting will be virtual and it was suggested that the
meeting is held Monday evening due to USU buildings being locked on
Sunday.
iii.
Students who are getting a travel award will be requested to volunteer
to serve meals to the elders/medicine peoples at the business meeting.
Up to $250 was awarded to 12 students to attend the conference.
iv.
Approximately 94 people were registered for in-person and 26 people
registered for virtual attendance.
v.
Breakfast will be provided at 8AM on Monday, and the conference is to
start at 0830. Doug and Art will be asked open the conference with a
prayer.
vi.
The apology workgroup will be acknowledged with a blanket ceremony.
Melissa will coordinate the students to wrap the recipients.
vii.
Joe will formally receive/accept the apology. During lunch, the elders
will be given an opportunity speak about the impact of the apology.
viii.
Tuesday morning, Joe will introduce Terry as the keynote and the
agenda will commence.
ix.
Melissa is looking to set up some camp sites in Green Canyon versus
Logan Canyon as it will be closer to the business meeting. Currently,
eight people will be camping. There are no bathroom facilities at
either location.
x.
The business meeting will be recorded, at least the awards ceremony.
The dinner will be set up at 5:30P/5:45P.
xi.
Lunch on Tuesday may be a good time to discuss the recent ICWA
decision.
xii.
USU would like SIP to consider format and frequency of on-sight vs.
virtual conferences in the future due to the increased revenues of
all-virtual conferences.
3. Action Items:
a. Joe
o Notify healers and speakers that the conference will start at 0830.
b. Melissa
o Contact Art to offer prayer.
o Coordinate with Maredyth for student volunteer activities.
o Advise caterers that dinner will start on Sunday at 5:30/4:45 PM
c. Maredyth
o Connect with Melissa to identify students to help serve the elders
during the business meeting dinner on Sunday and perform other
volunteer duties at the conference.
d. Iva
o Identify the best way to contact art.
o Review number of blankets against number of award recipients and
coordinate with Melissa if more blankets are needed.
4. Next Meeting
a. The SIP EC meeting adjourned at 1430 ET and the next SIP Trio meeting
will be on March 24th at 1600 (ET).
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