Scouting in Tennessee

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Scouting in Tennessee 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.[citation needed]

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[edit] Early history (1910-1950)

Until 1948, some southern councils of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) 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.[citation needed]

Most Girl Scouts of the USA units were originally segregated by race according to state and local laws and customs. In 1933, Josephine Groves Holloway founded unofficial African American troops in Tennessee. She also fully desegregated the Cumberland Valley council in 1962.[1]

[edit] Boy Scouting in Tennessee today

There are seven BSA local councils in Tennessee.

[edit] Cherokee Area Council #556

See also: Scouting in Oklahoma#Cherokee Area Council

The Cherokee Area Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Georgia, with the council office located in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[2] Active from 1914, programs offered include: Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venture, Exploring and Learning for Life. The councils Skymont Scout Reservation provides year-round and summer camping opportunities on the Cumberland Plateau.[3]

The council is divided into five districts:[2]

It is also home of the Talidandaganu' Lodge of the Order of the Arrow.[4]

[edit] Chickasaw Council

The Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Shelby County, as well as a single county in eastern Arkansas and fifteen counties in north west Mississippi.[5] 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. The Chickasaw Council has three camps: Kia Kima Scout Reservation (the council summer camp), Camp Currier, and Camp Sardis.

The council is divided into thirteen districts:[6]

         *Troop 97

The council is home to the Ahoalan Nachpikin Lodge of the Order of the Arrow.[7]

[edit] Great Smoky Mountain Council

  • Catoosa District
  • Cherokee District
  • Cumberland District
  • Echota District
  • Pellissippi District
  • Sequoyah District
  • Toqua District
  • Tuckaleechee District
  • Unaka District

[edit] Middle Tennessee Council

Middle Tennessee Council Web Site

[edit] Sequoyah Council

Sequoyah Council serves Scouts in Northeast Tennessee and Virginia.

  • Breaks District
  • Buffalo Mountain District
  • Lonesome Pine District
  • Nolachuckey District
  • Ocanosta District
  • Pellissippi District
  • Warriors Path District

[edit] Shawnee Trails Council

Main article: Scouting in Kentucky

Shawnee Trails Council serves Scouts in Kentucky, Illinois, and Tennessee.

[edit] West Tennessee Area Council

  • Big Hatchie District
  • Central District
  • Davy Crockett District
  • Bedford Forrest District
  • Shiloh District

[edit] Girl Scouting in Tennessee today

There are six Girl Scout council offices in Tennessee.

Girl Scouts of The Appalachian Council, Inc Johnson City, Tennessee Web Site: http://www.girlscoutsappalachian.org

Girl Scout Council of Cumberland Valley Nashville, Tennessee Web Site: http://www.girlscoutsofcv.org

Girl Scout Council of The Mid-South Memphis, Tennessee Web Site: http://www.gsmid-south.org

Girl Scouts of Moccasin Bend Council, Inc Chattanooga, Tennessee Web Site: http://www.mbgsc.org

Reelfoot Girl Scout Council Jackson, Tennessee Web Site: http://www.gsreelfoot.org

Girl Scouts of Tanasi Council, Inc Knoxville, Tennessee Web Site: http://www.tanasi.org

[edit] Scouting museums in Tennessee

Main article: Scouting museums

[edit] See also

Scouting Portal

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1998] (2002) "Josephine Groves Holloway", Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, Tennessee Historical Society, Nashville, TN, Online (in English). Retrieved on 2006-09-08. 
  2. ^ a b Cherokee Area Council, Boy Scouts of America. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
  3. ^ Skymont Scout Reservation. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
  4. ^ Talidandaganu' Lodge #293. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
  5. ^ Territory Served. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
  6. ^ Chickasaw Council Online. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
  7. ^ Chickasaw Council Online. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
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