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In celebration and support of North American Indigenous cultures
Seton said, “In our search for the ideal outdoor life, we cannot do better than indigenous peoples with their reverence and carefully cultured physique, as a model for the making of adults, and as a pattern for our youth who would achieve adulthood with the added graces of courtesy, honor, and truth.” –from “Spartans … Read more
Great American Outdoors Act 2020 – signed into law
On August 6, 2020 the Great American Outdoors Act was signed by President Trump. Imagine ETS celebrating this historic event on his birthday –coming up on August 14th. Here is the Dept. of Interior video link: https://www.doi.gov/video/great-american-outdoors-act-signed
One Hundred Years Ago
Long Term Diet Failure Researchers finally did a rigorous, fairly long-term study of the effectiveness of a specific diet. While most diet studies stop after a few months to a year, in this instance scientists observed dieters’ progress over two full years. The study was a carefully done, multi-center randomized clinical trial, and scientists at … Read more
On Playing Indian and the Sin of Cultural Appropriation
After reflecting on recent articles about cultural appropriation, the works of Ernest Thompson Seton and his own experiences as a youth, Ron Edmonds, an Institute board member and an amateur scholar of all things Seton, wrote an essay entitled “On Playing Indian and the Sin of Cultural Appropriation.” You can read it here.
The National Eagle Scout Association online store now carrying Seton autobiography
It is a great pleasure to announce that Trail of an Artist-Naturalist, the autobiography of Ernest Thompson Seton is now available through the NESA store (http://nesastore.org/Ernest-Thompson-Seton-Trail-of-an-Artist-Naturalist.html.), Amazon, and at https://etsetonbook.indentus.com
Global Bushcraft has posted a presentation on ETS from its Symposium in held in June 2019
Julie Seton gave a presentation on Ernest Thompson Seton’s activities in Canada at the Global Bushcraft Symposium. The presentation included stories about the weather, land, animals, and people in Manitoba as well as the development of his Woodcraft program. His first major publication, “Saffron Walden”, is a story published in the Essex Gazette appealing to … Read more
Please Donate to the Institute
Dear Friends, We are seeking funds to support our Oral History Project and for building the base for our proposed scholarship program. Over the past year, we have accomplished the following: 1. Received the IRS 501c3 designation, retroactive to July 2017. 2. Collected two new oral histories from two people influenced by Seton’s work. These … Read more
More on the historic meeting of the Scouting Founders’ Granddaughters
By Mark Beese To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Wood Badge at Gilwell, about 80 Scouts and Scouters met with the granddaughters of founder Robert Baden-Powell and BSA founder Ernest Thompson Seton. Gill Clay told stories of BP, the early days of Scouting and demonstrated how Scouting’s left-hand shake originated. Julie Seton talked about her … Read more
