ACTIA
Official Web Site
On 2/27/10 ACTIA announced it does not have an active website

Governing
Bylaws

Standing Rules

Filings with
Secretary of State
2009

Board
Officers
and
Members

Resignations

List of
Committees

Resolutions

Historic Tribes of Tennessee

Native American Indian Mascots

Projects

Draft - CE Course
Indigenous History and Culture
for Tennessee Teachers

Native American
Tourism

Brief History
of Involvement in Recognition of State Tribes

Recommendation
for
Native American Involvement in
State Parks

AG Opinion
No. 04-138
RE: No Legal relationship between State of TN
and ACTIA

Meeting Schedule

Multimedia
(Audio of Meetings)

2010 Minutes
*27 February

2009 Minutes
*7 February
*22 August
approved 2/27/10

2008 Minutes
*9 February
3 May
*16 August
*1 November

*2007 Minutes

2006 Minutes
*29 April
*29 July
18 November

2005 Minutes
19 February
17 April
9 July

2004 Minutes
21 February
15 May
28 August
27 November

2003 Minutes
8 March
*7 June
15 November

2002 Minutes
*9 February
*1 June
14 September
7 December

2001 Minutes
10 November

Meeting
Agendas

* Not yet available

Officers
Officers Elected 27 Feb. 2010
Bylaws Article 5. OFFICERS
1. ACTIA officers shall serve terms of one (1) year, and may be re-elected.

SEAT	Name	Contact
Chair	Dale Mitchell	d.mail55@gmail.com
Vice-Chair	Melba Eads	melbaceads@dtccom.net
Secretary/Treasurer (and web admin)	Tom Kunesh	tpkunesh@chattanooga.net

Members

Patty Beecham West TN Elected by ACTIA Board 2007	Melba Eads Middle TN  Elected through TNNAC process 2007	Ray Emanuel Nashville Elected by ACTIA Board
Tom Kunesh Chattanooga Elected through TNNAC process 2009	Evangeline Lynch West TN	Dale Mitchell Nashville
Katherine Osburn Middle TN Elected by ACTIA Board	Ramona Reece Middle TN Elected by ACTIA Board 2008
Cliff Caudle-*placement pending Memphis Elected through TNNAC process 2009 *ACTIA is Challenging TNNAC (the election organization) on its ruling to overturn the 1 August '09 Memphis caucus election and its ruling to conduct another caucus election.	Diane Christmas-*placement pending Memphis Elected through TNNAC process 2009 *ACTIA is Challenging TNNAC (the election organization) on its ruling to overturn the 1 August '09 Memphis caucus election and its ruling to conduct another caucus election.	Patsy Wade-*placement pending Memphis Elected through TNNAC process 2009 *ACTIA is Challenging TNNAC (the election organization) on its ruling to overturn the 1 August '09 Memphis caucus election and its ruling to conduct another caucus election.

Per ACTIA Bylaws

ARTICLE 4.     MEMBERSHIP

1.   The Advisory Council on Tennessee Indian Affairs shall be governed by a board of directors that shall consist of no more than thirty-five (35) members as follows:

a.   Three (3) members from each of the four (4) largest metropolitan regions in the state, ie, Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga, selected by each region's caucus as nominees; and

b.   Three (3) members from each of the three (3) grand divisions of the state: West, Middle and East, selected by each division's caucus as nominees to the ACTIA board.

c.  Up to fourteen (14) members at-large who are recognized leaders in the Native American Indian
community in Tennessee, included but not limited to educators,  business owners, professionals, government employees, etc. nominated and elected by ACTIA board members.

2.   a. ACTIA-nominees shall be chosen through the TNNAC caucus and convention election process.
 

8/2004 Edna Fay	11/2004 Cubert Bell, Jr. by absenteeism	11/2004 Alva Crowe by absenteeism
11/2004 Joyce Fickenworth by absenteeism	11/2004 Dean Jackson	11/2004 Virginia Shields by absenteeism
4/2005 Lee Vest	7/30/2008 Robbie Cody	2008 Sandi Perry by absenteeism
2009 Penny Plumlee by absenteeism	2009 Evangeline Lynch	8/2009 Lance Davis
11/12/2009 Brent Cox