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Good grief. The museums are closing the displays to retool. The issue originally stems from displays containing funerary items and human remains, that should be repatriated to the tribes. All else, the tribes just want input to approve what is being displayed is factual and historically accurate. Most of these items and remains were taken- would it suffice to you if someone dug up your grandparents graves and just stuck remains in a display case without asking how the family felt beforehand? As for the OA, the rule put in place was to get local tribal approval on regalia. Some Lodges hav

Just nag them. Every time they ask a simple question that is addressed in training point out how they would already know it if they did training.

Crews, troops, lodges and why each works or fails probably has more to do with the people than the program. My troop was at its best when there were good friendships among the older scouts and they had found their niches. Some wanted to lead, some wanted to hang with their friends, some wanted to work with younger scouts. One, in particular because he now works at Comcast and helped me fix my bill yesterday, wanted to play lacrosse. In hindsight, my job was ensuring there was a calendar that had enough of the right mix, to aid those friendships. If they had friends they would find somethi

Our local school district has been told by the NY state board of education that we can no longer use the name 'Warrior' for our mascot. The mascot (a roman or spartan warrior) is fine, just can't use the term as ir might reflect upon native American 'warriors. I expect the Order of the Arrow will have to change along with our council's name (Longhouse). I have a long history of service with the through the Order of the Arrow including many hours of 'cheerful service' at camps, serving on ceremonial teams and as a lodge advisor. I attended the 50th anniversary NOAC as a youth and years later as