Indian Lore Merit Badge Requirements
Learn about American Indian cultural areas, research a specific tribe's traditions, dwellings, and way of life, and explore indigenous customs to earn this merit badge.

Requirements
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Copy link to requirement 1Identify the different American Indian cultural areas. Explain what makes them each unique.
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Copy link to requirement 2Research an American Indian tribe, group, or nation. Tell your counselor about traditional dwellings, way of life, tribal government, religious beliefs, family and clan relationships, language, clothing styles, arts and crafts, food cultivation, foraging and preparation, means of getting around, games, customs in warfare, and where and how they live today.
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Copy link to requirement 3Do the following:
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Copy link to requirement 3.aLearn 10 common terms in an American Indian language and their meanings.
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Copy link to requirement 3.bIdentify the meaning of 10 place names of American Indian origin in the United States.
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Copy link to requirement 3.cName 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.
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Copy link to requirement 3.a
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Copy link to requirement 4Do the following:
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Copy link to requirement 4.aDescribe how life might have been different for the European settlers if there had been no Native Americans to meet them when they came to this continent.
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Copy link to requirement 4.bDescribe eight things adopted by others from American Indians.
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Copy link to requirement 4.cLearn a game played by a group or tribe. Teach and lead it with a Scout group.
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Copy link to requirement 4.a
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Copy link to requirement 5Do ONE of the following:
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Copy link to requirement 5.aVisit a museum either in-person or virtually to see American Indian exhibitions and collections. Discuss with your counselor what you observed or learned from two exhibitions and identify 10 artifacts by tribe or nation, their shape, size, and use.
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Copy link to requirement 5.bAttend a contemporary American Indian gathering. Discuss with your counselor proper etiquette for attending as well as what you learned and observed during your visit.
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