American Indian Scouting Association
Not to be confused with United States Army Indian Scouts.
| American Indian Scouting Association | |||
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Boy Scouts of America Girl Scouts of the USA | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | 1956 | ||
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Website http://www.amerindscouting.org | |||
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). 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.
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. Youth participation in this seminar began in 1975.
References
- BSA American Indian Scouting Association website
- Scouting magazine AISA article
- 49th American Indian Boy Scouting/Girl Scouting Seminar
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