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THIS IS OUR Y-INDIAN PROGRAM

Y-Indian Guides

Purpose

The purpose of the Y-Indian Guide Program is to foster understanding and companionship between father and son.

"Pals Forever"

The slogan, "Pals Forever," does not mean that father and son relate to each other as equals, such as two boys who are pals. Rather, it means that father and son have a close, enduring relationship in which there is communication, understanding, and companionship. The Y-Indian Guide Program encourages such a relationship by providing a means for father and son to share enjoyable experiences, to observe and learn about one another, and to develop mutual respect.

  1. To be clean in body and pure in heart.

  2. To be pals forever with my father/son.

  3. To love the sacred circle of my family.

  4. To listen while others speak.

  5. To love my neighbor as myself.

  6. To seek and preserve the beauty of the Great Spirit's work in forest, field, and stream.

Pledge

"We, father and son, through friendly service to each other, to our family, to this tribe, to our community, seek a world pleasing to the eye of the Great Spirit."

Headband

The central theme of the headband is the eye of the Great Spirit surrounded by the four winds of heaven. The feathered arrow designs that extend right and left from the central symbol represent the useful services of father and son. On the right side of the headband are the symbols of the mother and the home. A line connects the mother symbol to home, which is symbolized by the fire in the tepee. On the left are symbols of father and son. Their relationship is represented by the line that joins the two symbols. Far to the right are symbols of day and forest. Far to the left are symbols of mountain, lake, field, stream and the moon for night.

Y-Indian Princesses

The purpose of the Y-Indian Guide Princesses is to foster understanding and companionship between father and daughter.

Slogan

"Friends Always"

The slogan, "Friends Always" does not mean that father and son relate to each other as equals, such as two boys who are pals. Rather, it means that father and son have a close, enduring relationship in which there is communication, understanding, and companionship. The Y-Indian Guide Program encourages such a relationship by providing a means for father and son to share enjoyable experiences, to observe and learn about one another, and to develop mutual respect.

  1. To be clean in body and pure in heart.

  2. To be pals forever with my father/daughter.

  3. To love the sacred circle of my family.

  4. To listen while others speak.

  5. To love my neighbor as myself.

  6. To seek and preserve the beauty of the Great Spirit's work in forest, field, and stream.

Pledge

"We, father and daughter, through friendly service to each other, to our family, to this tribe, to our community, seek a world pleasing to the eye of the Great Spirit."

Headband

The central theme of the headband is the sign of the eye of the Great Spirit with the crossed arrows of friendship on the left side and the circled heart of love on the right side. The symbols for father and daughter are next to the grouped tepees, which indicate happy work in the community, and a single tepee, which denotes happy work in the home. The trees, water, and grass exhort the wearer to see and preserve the Great Spirit's beauty in forest, field and stream.

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