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With the Union of the Condor, Hummingbird, Quetzal, and Eagle grounded and moving forward, our next focus is the National Independent Convention.
After the opening prayer, my keynote will focus on our Union and Veteran's Covenant, including our Principles of Consultation:
1. Respect each person and appreciate each other’s diversity. This is the prime requisite for consultation.
2. Value and consider all contributions. Belittle none. Withhold evaluation until sufficient information has been gathered.
3. Contribute and express opinions with complete freedom.
4. Carefully consider the views of others --- if a valid point of view has been offered, accept it as your own.
5. Keep to the vision at hand. An extraneous conversation is important to community building, but it is not consultation, which is solution-driven.
6. Share in the unified purpose --- desire for the success of all concerned.
7. Expect the truth, with love and respect, to emerge from the clash of differing opinions. Optimum solutions emerge from a diversity of opinions.
8. Once stated, let go of opinions. Don’t try to ‘‘defend’’ your position, but rather let it go. Ownership causes disharmony in the circle and almost always gets in the way of finding the truth.
9. Contribute to maintaining a friendly atmosphere by speaking with respect, courtesy, dignity, care, and moderation. This will promote unity and openness.
10. Seek consensus with dedication and prayer. But if consensus is impossible, let the majority rule. Remember, though, that decisions, once made, become the decision of every participant.
After the community has decided, dissenting opinions are destructive to and undermine the success of the communities’ unified action and desired outcome.
When decisions are undertaken with total community unity and support, wrong choices can be more fully observed and corrected. This can't happen with disunity.
We also have a panel presentation led by brother Austin Nunez, Tohono O'odham Nation.
"Honoring and Fulfilling the US Treaties with Indian Nations."
I use the term "Indian" as my Uncle Vine Jr. because that is the terminology used in all US Treaties with Indian Nations. the US Constitution calls treaties ''the supreme Law of the Land." About time this US constitutional statement is honored!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!