December Meeting

December 9, 2012 Meeting Highlights

Alex recited the pledge for a Feather!

Camping trip set for March 22 - 23, 2013.

Glue for patches:  E6000 Industrial Strength - Medium Viscosity
Link: http://www.amazon.com/E6000-Industrial-Strength-Multi-purpose-Adhesive/dp/B000GQTM1Q

"Flash Cards"

I created electronic "flash cards' to help my son learn the names.

Flash Card link

The images are animated gifs that switch to the names in 5 seconds.  Hit "Next" to see next card.

2nd Meeting Highlights

We welcomed new members of the tribe: Big Brave Steve Stanek and Little Brave Alex.  They chose the Indian names of Crafty Crow (Steve) and Soaring Hawk (Alex).

Confirmed Fall Outing Date of November 18.  Most agreed to arrive around 1 pm.

Next meeting: Sunday December 9 @ 4 pm - Phil and Ayden host.

Tallykeeper Report October 28, 2012

Big Braves gathered from all around the area for a big pow wow in early September and our tribe was formed.

The little Braves in the tribe include: Christopher, James, Ayden, Daniel, Ryan, Will, Ben, John, and Taylor.

Later, the Big Braves meet at Tyler's Taproom, and over glasses of firewater, picked our tribe meeting dates and picked our tribes officers which include:
Big Brave Eric with Little Brave Christopher as Chief
Big Brave Scott with Little Brave Will as Sachem
Big Brave Brian with Little Brave James as Wampum Bearer
Big Brave Phil with Little Brave Ayden as Tallykeeper
And
Big Brave Bill with Little Brave Ben as Fetchum

Little Brave Christopher and Big Brave Eric delivered great Lego invitations for our first meeting.....giving us all a hint to the fun we will have in the coming year as we get to know the members of our tribe!

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On October 7, 2012, our tribe meet for the first time at the teepee of Golden Arrow (Christopher) and Silver Arrow (Eric). Golden Arrow beat the tom-tom 12 times marking the official start of our Tribe.

After clumsily reciting the aims and pledge for the first time, tribe members shared their indian names....which include:

Big Brave          Tribal Name                 Little Brave          Tribal Name

Brian Walker     Thundering Buffalo       James                   Lightning Lizard

Phil Bradley       Tomahawk                   Ayden                 Red Arrow

Fred Pollaci        Laughing Hawk            Daniel                 Burning Hawk

Eric Denney        Silver Arrow                Christopher         Golden Arrow

Josiah Chen         Sleeping Giant Panda   Ryan                   Running Firefox

Scott Hughes        Snoring Eagle              Will                    Silver Eagle

Bill Vinson            Thunder Bear               Ben                   Sky Hawk

Spencer Scott       Hawkeye                    John                    Flying Eagle

John Duffie           Big Coyote                 Taylor Little          Coyote


For the craft, we all created our name tags with our Indian names with lots of excellent artwork.

After a healthy snack of apples and popcorn, the Little Braves voted on the Tribe Name. We now have the really cool tribe name of "Skull and Crossbones".

We then made the unbroken circle for our closing prayer.

Respectfully submitted,
By Tomahawk and Red Arrow - Tallykeepers

Let's Build Something Together
Invitation for the October 7, 2012 meeting

1 st Meeting Highlights

Tribe names shared - see List of Names.

Tribe name decided - Skull and Crossbones

Fall outing date decided - November 18  See info in post below

Next meeting - Brian and James Host October 28

Fall Outing Info

From Email on 10/4/2012:

Below are all the details you need for your Fall Outing at Camp Kanata. 

1st Fall Outing at Camp Kanata

Dates:

Sunday November 11      1st & 2nd Year Braves with tribe (A-M)
Sunday November 18      1st & 2nd Year Braves with tribe (N-Z)
**Alphabetical by TRIBE NAME

Feel free to switch your Fall Outing Sunday if you have a conflict on your scheduled day, no need to let us know.

Camp Address:
The address is 13524 Camp Kanata Road, Wake Forest, NC  27587.

Outing Schedule and Program:
 When you arrive, check in at the Y Guides HQ at the Kanata Shelter, located on the main road heading into Camp where you can:

•    Pick up Fall Outing Patches
•    Make your tribe's 2012 We Build People Wampum Pledge
•    Pick up We Build People patches for those that do pledge
•    Check out our brand new line of Y Guides gear
•    Enjoy Hot Chocolate

Click here for a map of Kanata

1:00-5:00         Check-in & time with tribe
4:00                 Chief's Meeting at the Kanata Shelter
5:30*               All 2nd Years meet at Mess Hall with torches
5:30*               All 1st Years meet at the upper field
5:45*               Processional into the ceremony
7:00*               Head home

*due to daylight, on October 12 & 19th, we will move everything later by 1 hour (i.e. 6:45pm processional into the ceremony)

When you arrive:
You will follow the direction of the parking attendants.  Parking is in the upper pasture.

Bring a wagon or wheel barrel to carry your gear into Camp where you will find a place to "camp out" for the day.  You will not be able to drive and drop off your supplies in Camp.

For safety reasons, please do not tailgate in the parking lot, there will be high car traffic all day.

What to bring:
•    Cookout supplies (grill, charcoal, lighter fluid, matches, food, coolers, drinks, plates, cups, napkins, utensils, trash bags, bucket of chicken, etc.)
•    Wagon or wheel barrow to carry your stuff to and from the parking lot
•    Camp chairs
•    Outdoor games (i.e. corn hole, ladder golf, horse shoes, etc.)
•    Sports equipment for field games (soccer ball, football, baseball mitts, kickball, Frisbee, hula hoops, kites, etc.)
•    First Aid Kit (the Camp Nurse will be at the Kanata Shelter if you need further assistance with medical concerns)
•    Camera
•    Sunscreen
•    Comfortable clothes and shoes for all types of weather.  It will get cool at night.  Bring a sweatshirt or buy a Y Guides sweatshirt at the Kanata Shelter!
•    Money for Y Guides Gear
•    Meeting Supplies (i.e. tribal tom-tom, wampum bag, beads, bear claws, and other Talley keeper's supplies, etc.)
•    Leather Vests

What can you do while at Camp Kanata?
•    Cookout
•    Play field games
•    Go on Kanata hike, trailhead by Kanata’s office
•    Fishing
•    Bead Table at Arts n’ Crafts until 4:00pm
•    Canoes, BB’s & Archery until 4:00pm (weather/water dependent)

Outing Idea

 http://www.arapahoe-nation.org/fun.htm#dining

I was looking at the ideas for the non-regular meetings (outside of someone's home) on the Y Guides site. Both the Dairy Queen ($15) & Krispy Kreme ($8) options sound like fun. They both involve making/decorating food, a behind the scenes tour, and a patch. Might be a good option for an extra meeting in October or November? Both places want 5 pairs of dads/kids to do it... Anyone up for this? I thought it might be a good idea to get on their schedule soon before they fill up...

Bill

Dad's Meeting

Most of the tribe meet at Tyler's Taproom in Apex on Wednesday 9/12/2012.  We set the Tribe calendar through April 2013.  See sidebar calendar.

May, June and July still need Tribe meeting dates set and who the host will be.

Tribal Officers were designated with Chief Eric Denney.  A list of Tribal Officers is provided on a separate blog page. Link to Officers list

One possible Tribe name was proposed -  Wolverines

A less appealing Tribe name of "Babbling Boogers" was also proposed.  Hopefully this is the name they will not vote for.

If you have a Tribe name suggestion please email or add a comment to this blog below.

Big Brave and Little Brave's Indian names need to be chosen by the first Tribe meeting on October 7.

We decided to not to set any outings up outside of Fall and Spring Outings.  If you have some outing suggestions please let us know.

Hopefully we can organize a camping outing sometime in October and complete the 2 mile hike at the same time.

How How
Phil - Tallykeeper