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Home My WebLink About09-27-2023 Ad Hoc Truth and Reconciliation CommissionAd Hoc Truth and Reconciliation Commission Wednesday, September 27, 2023 5:00 PM Special Meeting Iowa City Senior Center -Assembly Room 28 S Linn Street In person only AGENDA: 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. READING OF NATIVE AMERICAN LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT 3. FACT FINDING WORKSHOP Part I Introduction Setting tone, acknowledging past, getting present (5 min) Review of key questions for Commissioners to answer, clarification of Fact - Finding vs. Truth -Telling (5-10 min) Identification of Priority Topics Topic brainstorming (15-20 minutes) Posters for each of the major topical areas that are sticking on the wall ■ Public safety ■ Economic development ■ Housing ■ Education/Youth (K-12 +higher ed) ■ Environmental Justice ■ Health ■ Namings ■ Other Full group debrief of what's trending and what's missing (30-45 minutes) 1 Break (15 minutes) Part II Reaching Agreement on Topics of Focus Discuss identified priority topics, as full group if needed to create consensus around big topic areas of focus, or as small group if ready to discuss any deeper emphasis within a topic area. (45-60 minutes) - Two groups at a time on two of the focus areas, facilitated by Larry Schooler/Annie Tucker /V Fixmer-Oraiz with Laurel Cohen/Lois Grace Kanioka supporting - Commissioners can rotate to another group when they have finished contributing to first - After first two are complete, can switch to two other topics and repeat procedure Key questions to answer about each topic area: - What do Commissioners want to know? - Where/how should Commissioners look for information? - What context should Commissioners have as they find facts? Reports out from small groups to full group, brief discussion (15-20 minutes) Discussion of TRC's Standards of Fact Time- and energy -permitting, discuss conceptions of what will constitute a fact for TRC (15-20 min) - Offer brief examples from GSO, Maine, Canada - Full -group discussion Conclusion Next steps in fact-finding (5 min) Reflection/takeaways from each commissioner (10-15 min) 4. ADJOURNMENT * The times listed in the agenda are the anticipated duration of that particular agenda item. The actual discussion may take more or less time than anticipates Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all City of Iowa City - sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation to participate in these events, please contact the Office of Equity and Human Rights at 319-356-5022 or humanrightsCDiowa-city.org. 2 Agenda Item #2 Native American Land Acknowledgement Prepared for the City of Iowa City{s Ad Hoc Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Human Rights Commission PURPOSE Iowa City owes its existence to the many Indigenous Peoples who were the original stewards of this rand and who were subjected to manipulation and violence by non-native settlers, invaders, and governments in order to make this moment possible. Acknowledgement of this truth is central to our work toward reconciliation across all barriers of difference and injustice. Starting with aM Native American Land Acknowledgement, this Commission will bear witness to the legacies of violent displacement, migration, and settlement that have marginalized those who were the first inhabitants of this land. We must also address the mistreatment and exclusion that Native Americans continue to face today. The Aid Hoc Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Human Rights Commission encourage the community and City of Iowa City to join us in these efforts through the use of a Native American Land Acknowledgement. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT To be head at all public meetings and events: "we meet today in the community of Iowa City, which now occupies the homelands of Native American Nations to whoa we owe our commitment and dedication. The area of Iowa City was within the homelands of the Iowa, Plekwaki, and Sauk, and because history is complex and time goes far back beyond memory, we also acknowledge the ancient connections of many other Indigenous Peoples here. The history of broken treaties and forced removal that dispossessed Indigenous Peoples of their homelands was and is an act of colonization and genocide that we can not erase. We implore the Iowa Citycommunity t commit to understanding and addressing these injustices as we work toward equity, restoration, and reparations."' LEARN MORE Native Governance Center Guide to Indigenous Land Acknowledgement US Department of Alerts and Culture: Honor Native Land Virtual Resources and Guide Meskwaki Nation - History p ciol thanks to the University of Iowa Native American Councilfor their work and guidclnce, as well a members of the public, for their input. The following documents were handed out during the meeting. de s IC TRC: Fact - Finding Kearns & West ... and friends September 27, 2023 0t What does fact-finding mean to you? Important ftWhat makes something factual? ftWhat standards should this TRC use to considerations identify a piece of information as fact? III How should we define the facts that need to be found to fulfill your mandate? Key questions Where can we go for What do we want to know? information? How should we present the data? Topics Sources Depictions Context Other 4Considrations What context should we What else should we have as we search for the onsider? facts and review them? SoWrnbor 29, 2023 Iowa Clty Tmtll and Reconciliation Commimlon Possible topics Unemployment, professional Stops, arrests, conviction development, poverty, small Representation in elected rates, sentencing business investments and appointed office Public Safety . . Rates of disease, causes of Rates of home ownership, death homelessness Sep[emher 29, 2623 Iowa City Tmlh And Reconciliafion Commisslon 5 Agenda for 9/27 ftDiscuss and select focus topics L%Within those topics, discuss: ifY Focus indicators/areas Ile Sources of data ft Methodology for collection s•ew on a WOM•ee bmkvW. e, Rw* 4AM�JiI: R"a Jo�mm. I�m�mefw,aa. J:iMn September 29. 2023 Iowa City Truth end Raconoiliation Commission Slides if time Greensboro Types of evidence internal police records Trial testimony Newspaper reportsihooks Canada Obligation to turn over documents (federal government and church school administrators); often resisted. Police investigative records of residential schools Student admissions, school histories, administration records, photographs, maps, plans, and drawings from the federal and provincial offices and various religious entities 113 categories of recordslsouroes of facts found: physical objects, yearbooks, paintings, music, legislation, diaries, contracts, cartoons Maine: Child and Family are iStT PAl bits that documented racial demographics of children in the child welfare and adoption systems Training- related materials (i.e_ curriculum, planning, proposals, contracts) Working relationship of Wabanaki THhal nations or organizations and the state Reports and recommendations related to Native children in the state child welfare and adoption systems What should we track? SaPtemher 29, 2623 Food Insecurity by Race and Ethnicity Reveals Stark Disparities Households that lacked access to adequate food at some point in the year 30% 25 Other race 20 Black All households AIAN 15 ..... . Hispanic White S N HAAP I 0 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '19 '19 '20 '21 Note: 011er race = people who are more than one race, AIAN = People who erc Annci lc an Indian or Alaskan Name _ NHAAPI = people who are Asian. Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander_ Hlspan It people moy be of any race. Race and elhnicitytor the household are based on that of the household reference person ar whose name the housing unit is owned or rentedl. Source05 Department of Agriculture, Current Population survey Food Security Supplement 2010-2021 CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES I COPP.DRG Iowa Clty Tnith and Reconciliation Commisalon 10 What should we track? Sep[emher 29. 2023 Iowa City Truth and Reconciliation Commisslon