CUB AND OTHER CAMPOUT
"Our Native American Heritage"
October, 2004, Camp Seminole
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Many scouts gathered around campfires on Friday night roasting marshmallows, and then gathered at the flag poles on Saturday morning for the opening ceremonies.  The wash facilities at each campsite helped the scouts get ready for the official start of the event.
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Cubs spent part of  the day making Indian bracelets with the help of their parents, under the direction of Craft Instructor Cecelia Bowden. In  learning how to sing, dance, and drum Native American style.  Explaining how herbs were used, and Native American folklore helped round out the campout's theme.  Cliff Homan, longtime scouter and Native American, kept the boys (and parents) enthralled with stories about Indian life and folklore.  The shooting sports arena was a big hit, with air rifles and archery instruction under the watchful eye of trained scout leaders.

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Council Ring.  No campout is complete without a trip to the Camp Seminole Council Ring.  I keeping with the campout theme, the council's Indian Drum And Dance Corps performed traditional dances, sang traditional songs, and beat the drums, all in full regalia.  Toward the end of the council ring, Cubs were invited to join in the dancing. 
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Free time gave camp participants a chance to visit the Pushmataha Area Council  Museum at Camp Seminole.  Curator B3AR was busy rearranging a lot of the material, and moving some of it into the new wing recently added to the museum,  nut there was still a lot to see.
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Young Kerby, Properties Manager for the Council, also enjoys donning his toque for chef duty in the Camp Seminole Dining Hall.  Saturday night dinner and Sunday breakfast during the campout are always wonderful.  You have to wonder how a guy can look this happy when he's got nearly 400 hungry campers to feed inside the next hour..........

Credit For Photos 1-16 Terry Coggins, P27 PCC.  Photos 17-20, Allen McBroom, P27 CM.