Nacha Tindey

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Nacha Tindey Lodge

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Owner	Gerald R. Ford Council
Location	Western Michigan
Country	United States
Founded	1975
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Nacha Tindey Lodge is a part of the Order of the Arrow in the Boy Scouts of America. It came from the merger of Jibshe Wanagan lodge and Nakida Naou lodge.

1 Executive Committee
2 Chapters
3 History
4 Events
5 Section C2B
6 Service
7 Ceremonies
8 See also
9 External links

[edit] Executive Committee

Nacha Tindey lodge has a standing EC which includes a Lodge Chief, Vice Chief of Administration, VC of Service, VC of Program, Secretary and Treasurer. It also has four (one for each chapter) Chapter Chiefs and numerous committee chairmen. There are usually 10 scheduled meetings where the members plan upcoming events, report on current events and discuss ideas.

[edit] Chapters

Nacha Tindey has four chapters. Each one is run by a Chapter Chief and a panel of chairmen. They run as a subset of the EC which takes care of Unit Elections, Cub Ceremonies and other events within their area. Chapters are encouraged to have fellowship weekends as well as a meeting each month, excluding the summer months when most members attend Gerber Scout Reservation.

In the Spring of 2007 Nacha Tindey restructured itself with Gerald R. Ford Council and went from six chapters to four chapters.

[edit] History

[edit] Events

The lodge host two conclaves through the course of the year. One in the Spring to clean up and prepare Gerber Scout Reservation for summer camp and one in the fall to take it down. It also host a Winter Banquet in January to honor all the work done by the members throughout the year. Families are welcome to come and eat and watch the awards and recognition ceremony that follows the meal.

Every other year Nacha Tindey sends a delegation to a NOAC (National Order of the Arrow Conference). This takes place on college campuses where thousands of Arrowman go to have fellowship, take classes, and trade patches.

[edit] Section C2B

Nacha Tindey is part of Section C2B which encompasses most of western and northern Michigan. Nacha Tindey takes part in Council of Chiefs meetings and a Section Conlcave held each year in April.

[edit] Service

Members put in over 10,000 hours of service annually between conclaves, fellowship weekends and other projects.

[edit] Ceremonies

Order of the Arrow Ceremonies are Ceremonies that give out awards, honors, and ranks. A OA ceremony has four people in it, Allowat Sakima(Chief), Meteu(medicine man/story teller), Nutiket(gaurd), and Kichkinet(guide). These people are dressed in Native American Regalia. This usually consists of leggings, breech clout, shirt, and a belt and leg ties. Often people who really get into ceremonies have more "accesories" such as pouches, mocosins, and headresses.

To be inducted in the OA(Order of the Arrow) you must get tapped out. This happens by your Troop voting on you and then you must be at camp. On wednesday night(family night) everyone goes to the fire bowl to watch the Call out Ceremony. What happens in the Ceremony is the names of the Ordeal Canidets are called and they end up walking away to go to Pre-Ordeal Ceremony. This is where they are given there tasks for the next day and sent away to sleep alone for the night in the woods. The next day they spend there time in service for the camp. This can include painting, cleaning, building, or anything else the camp needs done. During the day they are given very little food usually consisting of 2 muffins. When they are done they go back with there troops (while still not talking) and eat dinner with them. Afterward they go to the Ceremony Ground for the Ordeal Ceremony. Here all that have made it are declared Ordeal Members.

For Ordeal members that want to move on farther they may want to get Brotherhood membership. You can do this a year after ordeal and you need to answer questions and write a paper on what u've done in boy scouting since your ordeal. Then you will go after dinner to the Brotherhood Ceremony and here you will be tested. All who pass without flinching will be declared Brotherhood members.

For Vigil Canidates there is also a continuing ceremony. Vigil is not a rank, but an honor. You are nominated it by a fellow brother in the oa then all the vigils vote on who may become one. When you are a Canidate you have a mentor and a period for a few months of converstions and time to see if you may have this honor.

Chapters(divisions in the Lodge) usually will have Cub Ceremonies for Webloscouts crossing into boy scouting. This gives the cubs a cool expierience and gets people into ceremonies.

The Ceremony teams are usually chosen by who wants to participate and auditions. For summers usually more want the part then availible openings so an audition is usually held. The Ceremonialists during the summer tend to do it year round at Conclaves, Winter Banquet, and Cub Ceremonies.