Mighty Illinois Nation

Order-Of-Eagles Awards Program
Background	The Order-of-Eagles is a fun awards program that provides additional opportunities for parent and child to share experiences in working, learning and earning together. Always remember that everything else that follows is secondary. Part of the fun is that both the parent and child must participate or complete the activities individually so that they can earn the awards together. This program is unique to the Buehler YMCA and reflects the creativity encouraged in the Y-Adventure Guides program.
Nine Primary Awards	Starter / Songs / Campout / Program Goals / Names / Craft / Recruitment / Nature Trip / Meetings
Three Advanced Awards	Community Service/ Nature Report/ Outdoor Skills

Primary Awards: Tribal Testing
Starter	Purple	Starter (get this one when joining).
Names	Yellow	Memorize and recite your tribe's Big and Little Adventure Guides names and real names (up to 8 pairs)
Program Goals	Orange	Memorize and recite the Adventure Guides ritual (Slogan, Aims, Purpose & Pledge)
Craft	White	Make or donate property needed by Tribe Make an award for a Nation campout Make a "significant" craft project and show to Tribe (Excludes Tribal, Nation or School Projects)
Campout	Kelly Green	Attend a nation campout in spring, winter, or fall.
Recruitment	Light Brown	Recruit new member Invite a recruit to a tribal meeting Participate or help with Recruitment Night Promote the program by preparing and distributing recruitment materials Remain in program for 4 years
Songs	Black	Learn the songs 'America' and 'Friends Forever' by heart.
Nature Trip	Blue	Attend an individual tribal overnight. Take a nature walk and tell the tribe what you saw on the walk. A Friday Night overnight, on a 2-night nation campout, qualifies. Attend a Friday overnighter in connection with a Nation campout or a Tribal campout Attend and report to tribe on a "designated" or "recognized" nature hike or area e.g. Lake County Forest Preserve, Morton Arboretum, Chicago Botanic Garden, etc. Participate and report to tribe on a canoe or similar trip (Tribal or Nation Events Qualify for the Above)
Meetings	Red	Participate and report on another tribe.s meeting or outing Be "significant contributors" in planning or running a Nation event Host a tribal meeting Participate in and report to Tribe on a significant parent/child adventure, outing or similar event

Advanced Awards: Nation Testing
Community	Dark Red	Organize and/or participate in a significant way in one or a series of community service or ecological events. Be prepared to report on the event and answer questions relating to the "who, where, what, why and how" of the event(s) and how your participation made a positive impact on someone else's life
Nature Report	Dark Brown	Collect and be able to identify 10 things from any nature-related groups such as the following: Trees Birds Mammals Fish Insects Planets Constellations Rocks Etc The items can be collected in person, by photograph or by book or Internet research
Outdor Skills	Tan	Complete an advanced outdoors skill (to be individually selected) with minimal adult assistance. Some examples are: Cooking a meal over a campfire Catching a fish Starting a fire with a single match using only fire materials found in nature Learning rope knots Testing the quality of water in a pond Etc. (The above activities will be reported to the Nation testing group, but need not be demonstrated live to the council) Master the ability to orient and/or navigate using a map, compass, the sun, moon, planets, constellations and/or other natural landmarks Complete a second project described under the Nature Report category (Dark Brown)