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Identify
and guide Nation Longhouse Officers
·
Guide
Spiritual Leader (Next Year’s Chief In-Training)
·
Guide
Tribal chiefs as needed
·
Lead
& facilitate Nation Longhouse meeting each month
·
Locate
and procure Longhouse meeting location
·
Facilitate
recruiting and registration
·
Create
& manage Nation event calendar
·
Resolve
Nation issues
·
Assign
event organizers
·
Campout
responsibilities (see campout roles document)
·
Organize
other Nation events as needed
·
Attend
Federation Meeting as needed
·
Communication
with YMCA (Robin Wagner)
·
Assistant
Chief in scheduling Next Year’s Events
·
Lead
Longhouse if Nation Chief not available
·
Opening
/ closing prayers at Longhouse meetings
·
Cover
any tasks that Nation Chief needs help with
·
Order
Graduation Certificates from Teddy at Y as needed – give her Adv Guide names
& tribe
·
Order
Y-Indian Guide medallion for graduating boys (www.y-indianguides.com.)
·
Keeper
of Illinois Nation banner & poles
·
Campout
responsibilities (see campout roles document)
·
Assist
in recruiting as needed
·
Attend
Federation Meeting if needed to cover for Chief or Fed Rep
·
Former
Chief & ready assistant at large (in other words, enjoying retirement)
·
Manage
Nation checking account
·
Keep
track of costs and revenue of Nation
·
Pay
campout deposit & mail signed contract
·
Pay
event charges to event/camp-site manager
·
Reimburse
costs to Longhouse or Nation members as needed
·
Treasure
Keeper report at each Longhouse
·
Organize
patch drawing contests at events
·
Manage
patches –
o
All
patches should be ordered through the Buehler YMCA Adventure Guides coordinator
(currently Teddy Roig). Interface with
The Patch Store to ensure the patch design is correct and the proper number is
ordered.
§
Campout
and special event patches
§
Nation
and tribal chief patches
§
Nation
officer patches
§
Order
of Eagle patches
·
Research
& organize 3 campouts per program year
·
Main
contact person with camp site
·
Get
details from camp sites as needed
·
Keep
log for next year
·
Contribute
content for campout flyer
·
Provide
chief info for campout activity schedule
·
Assign
cabins or tent areas to tribes
·
Direct
tribe members as needed upon arrival at camp site during registration
·
At
campout, arrange any needs with camp site manager – meals, facilities,
equipment, activities, firewood
·
Generally
manage activity schedule & answer questions as needed
·
Provide
campout recap – costs, good/bad activities, what to watch out for next time
·
Answer
questions about Order of Eagle program
·
Organize
& train tribes on Order of Eagle program and how to earn bear claws, arrow
heads, and Order of the Eagle
·
Sit
on Order of Eagle “Council” at campouts to award Order of Eagle arrow heads
& patches
·
Organize
Order of Eagle induction ceremony at campouts
·
Keeper
of Illinois Nation web site
·
Event
flyers as needed
·
Campout
web site information & registration
·
Web
site registration for other events as needed
·
Research
& tell Buffalo Chip story at campouts – make story different each time
·
Roles
in campout ceremonies
·
Runs
Buffalo Chip event at campouts – Bring Air Horn & watch
·
Keeper
of Nation Tom Tom Drum & beaters
·
Beat
drum with daughter at ceremonies
·
Purchase
“Signs of the Great Spirit” for campfire ceremonies
o
less
noise, good light/color
·
Keeper
of Nation fire pit
·
Saturday
night ceremonies - set up Nation camp fire & get ready with “Signs of Great
Spirit”
·
Attend
Federation meeting – every other month
·
Represent
Nation in Federation discussions and decisions
·
Attend
monthly Longhouse meeting after Federation meeting
·
Provide
Federation Report to Longhouse
·
Attend
monthly Longhouse meeting
o
or
have a tribal representative attend
·
Contribute
to Nation discussions & decisions
·
Report
Nation news back to tribe
·
Collect
headcount, $$ and names for Nation events from tribe
·
Plan/Host
1-2 Nation events
·
Recap
of hosted event at following Longhouse
·
Lead
tribe meetings and decisions