In honour of Truth and Reconciliation Day this Saturday Sept 30th our pack took a closer look into our land acknowledgment and specifically the meaning behind Dish with One Spoon Treaties.
We went over the Dish with One Spoon Treaties the Indigenous made with the Europeans and other Indigenous tribes. Exploring the Indigenous concept of obligation and duty, over the more European views on an individual’s rights.
Similar to the duties Scouts have to the environment, leaving no trace when we hike or camp for example, we looked at how the Dish represents the land that provides for us all, food and shelter. And the concept of community from the one spoon. Exploring the idea that if the land provides for us, it is our duty to protect it and ensure it remains viable and healthy for generations to come. Things like over fishing or over hunting or clear cutting, mining or other activities that pollute and ruin our natural landscape need to be balanced to ensure they don’t permanently damage our land. Anything that destroys the lands ability to sustain us goes against our duties and obligations to our communities and neighbours and future generations to come.
Scouts Canada also issued an apology for the role Scouting played alongside residential school programs which is shared to start the journey of reconciliation.
We also conducted our first Howlers Council where we went over our plans for the months ahead giving our Sr Cubs an opportunity to help us make the program one they will enjoy. We got some great ideas and will be working to implement what we can.
Our Runners and Trackers worked on their Code of Conduct in their lairs. From their ideas we will have a Code of Conduct designed by them to be signed and abide by for the Scouting Year.
