American Indian Scouting Association
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The American Indian Scouting Association (AISA) is a joint venture of the Boy Scouts of America
(BSA) and the Girl Scouts of the USA
(GSUSA), whose goals are:
The AISA began as a committee of concerned Boy Scout Scoutmasters in 1956 and was sponsored by the Bureau of Indian Affairs
in Los Alamos, New Mexico
. Its goal was to advise and assist in reaching a maximum number of American Indian youth and leaders with a quality Scouting program. Girl Scout leaders began to participate in 1964, and in 1969, GSUSA assigned a national advisor at the request of Indian participants. The seminars then became a joint venture of Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of the USA in the interest of American Indian youth.
AISA holds an annual seminar, which began in 1957, is run by a volunteer steering committee and is hosted by a local tribe or Indian community designed to attract both Indian and non-Indians to foster understanding of Indian culture and Scouting. Highlights include a parade of traditional clothing, Pow Wow
with music and dancing, visit with host tribe, and events/workshops for adults and youth. Youth participation in this seminar began in 1975.
Boy Scouts of America
The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 4.5 million youth members in its age-related divisions...
(BSA) and the Girl Scouts of the USA
Girl Scouts of the USA
The Girl Scouts of the United States of America is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. It describes itself as "the world's preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls". It was founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912 and was organized after Low...
(GSUSA), whose goals are:
- To help adults who are responsible for administration as well as troop leaders to develop their talents through Scouting to better serve American IndianIndigenous peoples of the AmericasThe indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
youth - To help youth recognize their talents and capabilities through Girl Scouting or Boy Scouting and to serve their communities
- To exchange ideas about successful Girl Scouting and Boy Scouting programs for American Indian youth
- To help youths of all tribes and cultures learn by association to appreciate the wide differences of people of Indian heritage
The AISA began as a committee of concerned Boy Scout Scoutmasters in 1956 and was sponsored by the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is an agency of the federal government of the United States within the US Department of the Interior. It is responsible for the administration and management of of land held in trust by the United States for Native Americans in the United States, Native American...
in Los Alamos, New Mexico
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Los Alamos is a townsite and census-designated place in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States, built upon four mesas of the Pajarito Plateau and the adjoining White Rock Canyon. The population of the CDP was 12,019 at the 2010 Census. The townsite or "the hill" is one part of town while...
. Its goal was to advise and assist in reaching a maximum number of American Indian youth and leaders with a quality Scouting program. Girl Scout leaders began to participate in 1964, and in 1969, GSUSA assigned a national advisor at the request of Indian participants. The seminars then became a joint venture of Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of the USA in the interest of American Indian youth.
AISA holds an annual seminar, which began in 1957, is run by a volunteer steering committee and is hosted by a local tribe or Indian community designed to attract both Indian and non-Indians to foster understanding of Indian culture and Scouting. Highlights include a parade of traditional clothing, Pow Wow
Pow woW
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with music and dancing, visit with host tribe, and events/workshops for adults and youth. Youth participation in this seminar began in 1975.