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Birch Bark Roll
Book of Woodcraft

 

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The Birch Bark Roll
of the
Woodcraft League of America, Inc.

by
Ernest Thompson Seton

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT
CHILD SPIRIT OF WOODCRAFT
THE WOODCRAFT WAY
PREFACE
HISTORY OF THE WOODCRAFT MOVEMENT
OFFICERS AND ADVISORY COUNCIL
THE WOODCRAFT IDEA
A MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF
TWELVE SECRETS OF THE WOODS (Plate)
THE WOODCRAFT AIMS
THE SEVEN SECRETS OF WOODCRAFT
ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION
Woodcraft Men and Women
Organization
How to Form a Tribe
To Become a Woodcrafter
To Form a Tribe
Charter
Band Meetings
A Meeting Place
Councils
Meaning of the Council Ring
Decorum of Council
Indoor Councils
Order of Doings in Council
Three Calls to Council
Zuni Council Call
The Woodcraft Laws
Initiations
Totems (Plate)
Membership Tickets
Titles and Officers
Salute
Ranks in the Big Lodge 
Woodcraft Honor Band
Badges
The Meaning of the Badges
Badges (Plate)
Token Cards
Council Robes
Tribal Robe
Sagamore Robe
List of Sagamores and Sachems
Council Names
TRIBE AND COUNCIL ACTIVITIES
Council Games
Tub Tilting
Indian Leg Wrestle
Navajo Feather Dance
Witch's Broom Ride
Cats on the Back Fence
Buzz
Posing and Pantomimes
Hat-trimming
Crab-walk
Spider Race
Talk-fest
Song-fest
Whistling Match
Cock fighting
One-legged Chicken Fight
The Battle Royal
Whittling Match
Swat-the-Blindman
Strong Hand or Hand Wrestling
Stung, or Step on the Rattler--Sometimes Called Poison
Solemnity
Outdoor Games
Watching by the Trail
Trailing
Apache Relay Race
Chinese Tag
Hand Ball or Bat Ball
Scouting
The Game of Quick Sight
Far Sight, or Spot the Rabbit
Home Star or Pole Star
Hostile Spy
Tree the Coon
Rat on the Lodge
Water-boiling Contest
Medley Scouting
Still-hunting the Buck, or the Deer Hunt
Water Games
Spearing the Great Sturgeon
Canoe Tag
Tilting in the Water
Indoor Games
Odds and Evens
Blind Man's Buff
My Vacation
Names by Topics
Fortune
Guessing Game
Kingdom
Geography
Game of Menagerie
Menagerie Party
A Portrait Party
Magic Music
Fireside Trick*
The Lone Star Trick*
Feather Football or Feather Blow
Books Recommended
Songs
Group Singing
The Nation Awaits a Song
Glory and Shame Rhymes
En Skaal
Closing Lullaby
Canoeist's Love Song
Death Song
Zuni Sunset Song
Zon-zi-mon-de
Hither Thunder
Muje Mukesin
Alouette
Omaha Tribal Prayer
Prayer of the Warriors Before Smoking the Pipe
Ghost Dance Song
Ali, Yi!  Yah-Ho-Ho!
Deep in the Dark, Dark Woods
Cuna Bird Dance Song
Zuni Sunrise Call
Pussy Willow
Omaha Call
Songs of the Peace Pact
Dances and Plays
Storm Cloud
Lone Scout
Shoshoni Dog Dance
Legger Snake and the Googly Frog
Hiawatha's Departure
Caribou Dance
Dance of the White Caribou
Animal Dance of Nana-bo-jou
Hopi Corn Dances
Spring Dance or the Planting of the Corn
Fall Dance or the Husking of the Corn
Snake Dance
Courtship of the Eagles
Peace Pipe Ceremony
Tree Planting Ceremony
Flower Planting Ceremony
War Dance Play
Two Captives
Reference Books
On Story Telling
THINGS TO KNOW AND DO
City Woodcraft
Hunter in Town
Totems Often Seen
Value of Doing
Fire-Servant or Master?
Sleep Outdoors
Health
Health Hints
Breathing
Don't Turn Out Your Toes
Keen Eyes of the Indian
Dry Footgear
Poison Ivy
Hiking
On Patriotism
Sign Language
Picture Writing
Weather Signals
Signals on the Railroad
Blazes and Signs
Roof Camping and Gardening
Individual Tally Book
Indian Names for the Months
Campercraft
The Summer Camp
Outfitting
Tents
Teepees
Running Camp
Woodcraft Council Ring
Covered Council Ring
Woodcraft Cabin
Woodcraft Rock or Stone Cabin
Dobies
Woodcraft Toilet
Making Council Fire
Lighting a Fire
Camp Cookery
Cooking Without Utensils
Gee String Camp
Camp Horn
Totem Poles
Beds
Water, or the Indian Well
Mosquitoes, Black Flies, etc.
How to Make a Totem
Indoor Council Ring
Wall Hangings
Woodcraft Stool
Indian Tweezers
Scientific Sun Dial
The Watch as a Compass
Home-made Compass
Lights
Hunter's Lamp
Woodman's Lantern
Knife and Hatchet
Knife
Hatchet
Use of Axe
Waterproof Shelter of Wilderness Stuff
Camp Loom and Grass Mats
Navajo Loom
Camp Rake
Camp Broom
Rubbing Stick Fire
Drum
Tom-Tom
Woodcraft Willow Bed
Four Poster for Willow Bed
Making a Teepee
Archery
Woodcraft Paints
Woodcraft Dyes
Lace or Thong
Woodcraft Buttons
Handcraft Stunts
Woodcraft Spoons
Indian Pottery
Smoke Prints of Leaves
Blood Red Cross in the Pine
Bird Boxes or Houses
Knots
Some Pioneer Handicraft
How to Collect Insects
How to Preserve Insects
Scout Reports
Value of Little Customs
WOODLORE
Edible Wild Plants
Wild Food Plants
Mushrooms, Fungi or Toadstools
White Man's Woodcraft
Measuring Weights and Distances
Height of Trees
Measuring Distances Across a Stream
Weather Wisdom.
Outdoor Proverbs
When Lost in the Woods
Tracking and Trailing
Secrets of the Trail
Trailing
Hard to Photograph Tracks
No Two Tracks Alike
Dog and Cat
Wolf
Rabbits and Hares
Fox
Fox's Hunt
Closing In
Keeping Up the Old Trails
FRIENDS IN THE OUT OF DOORS
How to Know the Wild Things
Sixty-Four Common Wild Flowers
Blue Flowers
White Flowers
Pink or White Streaked with Pink
White or Greenish White
Yellow
Red, Purple or Scarlet
A Secret
Brownish Purple Flowers
Pink
The Woodcrafter in the Forest
Fifty Common Forest Trees of Eastern N.A.
The Stars as the Camper Sees Them
Forty Birds That Every Woodcrafter Should Know
Snakes Good and Bad
In Case of Snake Bite
Seven Venoms (ill.)
HONORS
Climbing the Mountain
Conservation
Coups and Degrees
The Way of the First Lamp
Athletics  
Walking
Bicycling
Motoring
Travel
Riding and Driving
Mountain Climbing
Pack Animal Care and Equipment
Water Skill
Fire Making
Camp Tools and Furniture
Shelter
Axemanship
Clothing
Backwoods Handicraft
Canoeing
Swimming, Diving, etc.
Athletic Specialties
Target Shooting
Archery
Long Range, Clout or Flight Shooting
Fishing
Bait Casting
Eyesight
Farming
Stock Farming
Gardening
Handihelp
Towncraft
Forestry  
The Way of the Second Lamp
Water Skill
Travel
Knots and Ropes
Communication
Clothing
Camp Cooking
Food
Carpenter
Entertainer
Truth Seeker
Farmer
Stock Farmer