Pathways to Eagle - Display Merit Badge Requirement Information

The Pathways to Eagle preparation work items for the Indian Lore merit badge are: 1, 2, 3b, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, 4f, 4g, 4h, 4i

Give the history of one American Indian tribe, group, or nation that lives or has lived near you. Visit it, if possible. Tell about traditional dwellings, way of life, tribal government, religious beliefs, family and clan relationships, language, clothing styles, arts and crafts, food preparation, means of getting around, games, customs in warfare, where members of the group now live, and how they live.

2.	Do TWO of the following. Use information about a specific group or tribe to complete the requirements:

a.	Make an item of clothing worn by members of the tribe.

b.	Make and decorate three items approved by your counselor used by the tribe.

c.	Make an authentic model of a 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 tribe or nation, their shape, size, and use.

3.	Do ONE of the following:

a.	Learn three games played by a group or tribe. Teach and lead one game with a Scout group.

b.	Learn and show how a tribe traditionally cooked or prepared food. Make three food items.

c.	Give a demonstration showing how a specific Indian group hunted, fished, or trapped.

4.	Do ONE of the following:

a.	Write or briefly describe how life would have been different for the European settlers if there had been no Indians to meet them when they came to this continent.

b.	Sing two songs in an Indian language. Explain their meaning.

c.	Learn in an Indian language at least twenty-five common terms and their meanings.

d.	Show 25 signs in Indian sign language. Include those that will help you ask for water, food, and where the path or road leads.

e.	Learn in English (or in the language you commonly speak at home or in the troop) an Indian story of at least 25 words, or any number of shorter ones adding up to 300 words. Tell the story or stories at a Scout meeting or campfire.

f.	Write or tell about eight things adopted by others from American Indians.

g.	Learn 25 Indian place-names. Tell their origins and meanings

h.	Name five well-known American Indian leaders, either from the past or people of today. Give their tribes or nations. Describe what they did or do now that makes them notable.

i.	Learn about the Iroquois Confederacy, including how and why it was formed. Tell about its governing system. Describe some of the similarities and differences between the governments of the United States and of the Six Nations (the Haudenosaunee or Iroquois Confederacy)

The requirements listed on this web site are believed to be correct.
The official requirements can be found in the current edition of
"Boy Scout Requirements Book 2010"

Download the workbook for the Indian Lore Merit Badge
in Adobe PDF format from ,The U.S. Scouting Service Project website.

The availability of a Merit Badge session will be based on the actual availability of Merit Badge counselors on the day of the event.

To be able to complete a merit badge during Pathways to Eagle the preparation work indicated on the web site MUST be completed BEFORE and turned in at the START of the merit badge session and you MUST bring proof of completion. You must also be able to demonstrate the necessary knowledge for ALL of the requirements. Scouts not completing the merit badge will receive credit for the work they have done and will have to make arrangements with a counselor to complete any remaining requirements at a later date.

Note: The preparation work listed is subject to change at any time. It is based on what the counselor believes needs to be completed before the session starts.

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