Scouting in Mississippi
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Scouting in Mississippi has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.
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[edit] Early history (1910-1950)
Until 1948, some southern councils of the Boy Scouts of America were racially segregated. Colored Troops, as they were officially known, were given little support from Districts and Councils. Some Scouting executives and leaders believed that Colored Scouts and Leaders would be less able to live up to the ideals of the Boy Scouts. The National Office began a program of integrating local councils in 1940, which was largely complete in 1948.
[edit] Recent history (1950-1990)
[edit] Scouting in Mississippi today
There are eight Boy Scouts of America local councils in Mississippi.
[edit] Andrew Jackson Council
Andrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital.
- Central District: most of Madison County and a portion of Hinds County
- Eastern District: Attala, Holmes, Leake, Scott, Simpson, Rankin, and portions of Hinds and Madison Counties
- Southern District: Adams, Amite, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lincoln, Pike, and Walthall Counties
- Western District: Clairborne, Copiah, Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo, and a portion of Hinds County
OA Lodge: Sebooney Okasucca Lodge #260
[edit] Chickasaw Council
Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The Delta Area Council of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s.
[edit] Choctaw Area Council #302
Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw nation.
- Bobashela District
- Scott Mountain District
- Sowashee District
OA lodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge #193
[edit] Istrouma Area Council
Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana and Mississippi.
[edit] Pine Burr Area Council
Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg.
- Biloxi Bay District
- Singing River District
- Spanish Trail District
- Tall Pine District
- Tung Belt District
- Silver Cloud District
- Twin Rivers District
[edit] Pushmataha Area Council
Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp.
- Choctaw District
- Chickasaw District
[edit] Southeast Louisiana Council
The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana, as well as a portion of Mississippi.
[edit] Yocona Area Council
The Yocona Area Council #748 of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The Chicksa Lodge #202 serves local Arrowmen.
- Apilachi District
- Chicksa District
- Jacinto District
- Tallahatchie District
[edit] Girl Scouting in Mississippi
There are four Girl Scout council offices in Mississippi.
Girl Scouts of Gulf Pines Council, Inc Hattiesburg, Mississippi[1]
Girl Scout Council of Middle Mississippi Jackson, Mississippi[2]
Girl Scouts of Northeast Mississippi, Inc Tupelo, Mississippi[3]
Girl Scout Council of Northwest Mississippi, Inc Greenwood, Mississippi[4]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Andrew Jackson Council
- Choctaw Area Council
- Pine Burr Area Council
- Pushmataha Area Council
- Yocona Area Council
- The Waveland Project, Tulpe Lodge of the Order of the Arrow has been to Waveland, Mississippi as part of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.
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