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Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission Minutes June 12, 2019 Page 17 of 19 The Commission decided to bring back ideas on gun violence, internet privacy and what it means to be a good community member. Chair Beltmann stated because the essay contest is read in May and May being Mental Health Awareness Month the essay question might want to be one that is tied to that proclamation. f. Chair Beltmann summarized that the HRIEC presented their recommendation on city th proclamations to the Council at the April 8 City Council meeting. Commissioner Peterson noted that proclamation was handed to her by a former Commission member. She reviewed the Council changes that were made to the proclamation. Nations have lived meeting the Mayor and Councilmembers suggested some wording changes for that upon the land where our Nation an small grammatical change later. recommendations were under the first Whereas readsIndigenous People have lived upon the land where our Nation and City now stand long before their first contact Commissioner Peterson indicated she did not know why she removed that. She stated the first sentence she changed there was some discussion about the recommendation and the wording was not exactly how the Commission felt was most appropriate so she went back and looked at other proclamations from other cities and that is where she got the first sentence from with the English settlers. Chair Beltmann stated she loved it. Ms. Olson asked in the third Whereas, was it ok to remove that language and the final piece is right before the Now Therefore Be It Resolved there was another Whereas Commissioner Peterson did not remember why she removed that sentence. Commissioner Macomber asked if American Indian rather than Native American is the preferred description.