American Indian Scouting Association
The American Indian Scouting Association (AISA) is a joint venture of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA). The AISA began as a committee of concerned Boy Scout Scoutmasters in 1956 and was sponsored by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
| American Indian Scouting Association | |||
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| Owner | Boy Scouts of America Girl Scouts of the USA | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | 1956 | ||
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| Website http://www.amerindscouting.org | |||
AISA holds an annual seminar, which began in 1957, is run by a volunteer steering committee and is hosted by a local tribe or Indian community. The seminar was developed in order to attract both Indians and non-Indians and foster understanding of Indian culture and Scouting. Youth participation in this seminar began in 1975.
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