Drum Beater

(beat drum once for each Guide present at this meeting)

Chief

"Great Spirit, as we gather at this council, dwell among us and guide us. Give us wisdom and understanding. In this, the month of the (Crow Moon), we are grateful for our families, our friends, and our health. Oh Great Spirit, hear our words."

Drum Beater

(beat drum twice)

Chief

"The council is open. Assume the position of tribal unity."

All

(Stand facing your father/Son(s).)

Chief

"Tribe, What is the pledge of Y-Indian Guides?"

All

"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."

Chief

"Tribe, What are the six aims of Y-Indian Guides?"

All

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."

Chief

"Tribe, What is the slogan of Y-Indian Guides?"

All

"Pals Forever" (Be Seated)

Chief

"Drum Beater, What is a Y-Indian Guide?"

Drum Beater

"Y-Indian Guides are fathers and sons, who do things together, like my dad and I."

Chief

"Drum Beater, why do you beat the drum?"

Drum Beater

"The beating of the drum calls the tribe together and tells its members to come to order."

Chief

" Tribe, why are we in Y-Indian Guides?"

All

"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."

Chief

"The council is now open."

Drum Beater

(beat drum with slow strokes)

All

(Tribe gather in circle)

All

And now, (Index finger pointing to the ground)
May the Great Spirit (all fingers circling up, imitating smoke)
Of all good spirits (arms outstretched)
Be with (arms coming in close)
You, (index finger pointing across circle)
Now (all fingers pointing down)
And forever more. (action of shooting bow and arrow)