Not to be confused with United States Army Indian Scouts.

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.[1]

Background

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. The seminar was developed in order to attract both Indians and non-Indians and foster understanding of Indian culture and Scouting. Youth participation in this seminar began in 1975.[2]

References

  1. ^ "49th American Indian Boy Scouting/Girl Scouting Seminar". Scouting magazine.
  2. ^ "American Indian Scouting Seminar". Scouting magazine.

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