Ernest Thompson Seton established The League of Woodcraft Indians at the beginning of the 20th century as a program for youth to play at being Indian and learn to interact with nature through native traditions. Seton's movement lost momentum by 1910, and he felt that Robert Baden-Powell hijacked his idea, transforming it into the immensely popular Scouts movement. Here are some pictures of Seton and his boys going native:
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| from Ernest Thompson Seton Institute Pages |
Seton also wrote a novel called
Two Little Savages that follows two boys living as Indians in the woodcraft way.
this is amazing. the picture of the pow wow is pretty hilarious. maybe the scouts became more popular because it was ever so slightly less racist.
ReplyDeleteYeah i think militarism is easier to take than racism.
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ReplyDeleteDo a bit of background study on Seton. He traveled extensively among the Plains Indians and wrote of their spirituality. If his efforts seem racist to you now, I'm certain he didn't intend them that way. The Spirit of the Redman is still in print.
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