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Additional Youth Awards -
Northern Star Council Diversity Award
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The Diversity Award was created by the
Northern Star Council Diversity Committee to strengthen inclusiveness and create
cultural awareness and understanding. There are four different levels of awards:
Cub Scouts and Webelos
Boy Scouts under age 14
Boy Scouts age 14 and older, and Venturers
Adult Scouters
The award is a temporary patch which may be worn on the right pocket of a Scout
uniform. Each patch has a different look to reflect the level earned.
The symbol on the patch is the mythical Sankofa bird. It teaches us that we must
go back to our roots in order to move forward. That is, we should reach back and
gather the best of what our past has to teach us, so that we can achieve our
full potential as we move forward. Whatever we have lost, forgotten, forgone or
been stripped of, can be reclaimed, revived, preserved and perpetuated.
Parents interested in addressing and discussing the
subject of Diversity with their children, but don't know where to start or how
to approach it should check out the
"Respecting Diversity: A Parent's Guide to Approaching the Issues of Diversity"
published by the National Crime Prevention Council and distributed by the
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Northern Star Council Diversity Award |
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Requirements
- Cub Scouts - (Tigers,
Wolf, Bear, and Webelos)
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Complete the Academic
Language and Culture Belt Loop and Pin
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Attend a cultural event
or faith service (other than one of your own)
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American Indian Pow Wow
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Chinese New Year
Celebration
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Cinco De Mayo Celebration
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Demera (Ethiopian)
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Hmong New Year or Soccer
Festival
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Irish Cultural Festival
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Juneteenth
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Kwanzaa
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La Familia
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day Celebration
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Multicultural Festival of
Nations
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Oktoberfest
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Rondo Days
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Santa Lucia Celebration
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Syttende Mai
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other?
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Visit a cultural or faith
center
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Journal your activities
and your reactions while earning the award
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Summarize what you
learned and submit it with the award application
- Adult Scouts
Utilize the
Twin Cities Multicultural Organization Contact List to assist in developing
a worthwhile and informative diversity experience for Scouts earning this award.
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Ancestry - Learn about
your own genealogy building a family tree going back three to four generations
to share with the unit with whom you are working.
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Help the young persons in
your unit (Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts or Venturers) earn the diversity award. At
least one half of the unit must earn the award. Journal or blog your activities
on Northern Star Council’s web site
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Journal your activities
and your reactions while earning the award
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Summarize what you
learned and submit it with the award application
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