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Boy Scouts and Indians

Rod Fincannon

Friday, October 10 - 10:00AM to 11:00AM
Mendenhall Student Center Great Room 1 and 2

A look into the constructed culture of the Order of the Arrow and its appropriation of Native American customs and symbols. Over the past 5 years I have been visiting functions of the Order of the Arrow, a sub-group of the Boy Scouts, to document the use of Native American imagery in its program. Scouts dress, act, and re-create ceremonies as part of the official program of the organization. The intent of the my project is to begin a conversation with both its participants and the public at large about the ethics and responsibility of the organization.

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Rod Fincannon
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