1986 INDIAN LORE BSA MERIT BADGE REQUIREMENTS 1. Give the history of one Indian Tribe, group, or nation. This should be one that lives or has lived near your home. Visit it, if possible. Tell about the following: dwellings, food preparation, dress, religious beliefs, kind of life, language, war, means of getting around, where the members, if any, now live and how they live. 2. Do two of the following: A. Make a full Indian Costume. B. Make and decorate three Indian articles approved by your counselor. C. Make an authentic model of an Indian dwelling used by any Indian Tribe, group, or nation. D. Visit a museum to see Indian artifacts. Talk about them with your counselor. Identify at least 10 artifacts by shape, size, and use. 3. Do one of the following: A. Learn three Indian games. Teach and lead one game with a Scout group. B. Learn and show Indian-style cooking. Cook three things. C. Show the Indian way of hunting, fishing, or trapping. 4. Do one of the following: A. Take part in an Indian show in which dancers and songs based on authentic Indian themes are used. B. Sing two Indian songs in Indian dialect. Explain their meaning. C. Plan and take part in an Indian campfire ceremony based on an Indian theme. D. Learn in Indian dialect at least 25 common terms and there meanings. E. Show 25 signs in Indian language. Include those that will help you ask for water, food, and where the path or road leads. F. Learn in English an Indian story of at least 300 words or any number of shorter ones adding up to 300 words. Tell the story at a Scout meeting or campfire. G. Write or tell about eight things adopted by others from the Indian. H. Learn 25 Indian place names. Tell their origin and meaning. I. Name five well-known Indian chiefs. Give their tribes. Describe their relationship to history. ************************************************************* NOTES ........................ ... ...-....1200 N81N .......................