Aims of the Indian Guides Program

THE AIMS
1. To be clean in body and pure in heart.
2. To be "Pals Forever" with my father/son.
3. To love the sacred circle of my family.
4. To be attentive while others speak.
5. To love my neighbor as myself.
6. To seek to preserve the beauty of the Great Spirit's work inforest, field and stream.


PLEDGE
"We, Father and Son, through friendly service to each other, to our family, to this tribe, to our
community, seek a world pleasing to the eye of the Great Spirit."

REMINDER FOR BEAVER and COUGAR AWARDS

Link to Y-Guides site for Beaver/Cougar Award criteria: http://www.ymcarichmond.org/camp_activities/interior.aspx?id=6008

In advance of next Spring's Nation's campout, I'd like to make sure that all Braves have earned their Beaver Awards, and hope that many/most of the Braves are well on their way to earning their Cougar awards. The requirements are below. During some of the tribal meetings leading up to the Spring campout, we'll work on our Cougar activities.

Beaver Award Criteria

Learn the aims of the Indian Princesses Program
(earn yellow feather)

Memorize the Indian names of all princesses and braves in tribe and recite at tribal gathering.
(earn red feather)

Complete three handicraft projects with Brave
(earn blue feather)

Complete two-mile hike with Brave
(earn green feather)

Learn the Indian prayer signs and words
(earn white feather)

Tell Indian story before tribal council
(earn orange feather)

Campout with Brave
(earn brown feather)

Prepare and distribute handmade invitations to a tribal meeting that Brave and Princess host
(earn black feather)