Scouting in Mississippi has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.

Early history (1910-1950)

In 1914, the BSA gave local councils the power to ban African Americans from Scouting. Colored Troops, as they were officially known, were given little support from Districts and Councils. Some Scouting executives and leaders believed that Colored Scouts and Leaders would be less able to live up to the ideals of the Boy Scouts. The National Office began a program of integrating local councils in 1940, which was largely complete in 1948. However, until 1974, some Southern councils of the Boy Scouts of America were still racially segregated.

Scouting in Mississippi today

There are eight Boy Scouts of America

Boy Scouts of America

The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 4.5 million youth members in its age-related divisions...

 local councils in Mississippi

Mississippi

Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...

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Andrew Jackson Council

Andrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital.

• Central District: most of Madison County and a portion of Hinds County
• Eastern District: Attala, Holmes, Leake, Scott, Simpson, Rankin, and portions of Hinds and Madison Counties
• Southern District: Adams, Amite, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lincoln, Pike, and Walthall Counties
• Western District: Clairborne, Copiah, Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo, and a portion of Hinds County

OA Lodge: Sebooney Okasucca Lodge

Chickasaw Council

Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

 and Arkansas

Arkansas

Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...

, as well as Mississippi. The Delta Area Council of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s.

Choctaw Area Council

Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west Alabama

Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi

Meridian, Mississippi

Meridian is the county seat of Lauderdale County, Mississippi. It is the sixth largest city in the state and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area...

. The Choctaw Area Council camp is Camp Binachi, and the council's name refers to the Choctaw

Choctaw

The Choctaw are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States...

 nation.

• Bobashela District
• Scott Mountain District
• Sowashee District

OA lodge: Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge

Istrouma Area Council

Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in Louisiana

Louisiana

Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...

 and Mississippi.

Pine Burr Area Council

Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in Hattiesburg.

• Biloxi Bay District
• Singing River District
• Spanish Trail District
• Tall Pine District
• Tung Belt District
• Silver Cloud District
• Twin Rivers District

Scoutreach Division

Pushmataha Area Council

Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, Oktibbeha, Clay, Lowndes

Lowndes County, Mississippi

As of the census of 2000, there were 61,586 people, 22,849 households, and 16,405 families residing in the county. The population density was 123 people per square mile . There were 25,104 housing units at an average density of 50 per square mile...

, Winston, Choctaw and Noxubee

Noxubee County, Mississippi

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 12,548 people, 4,470 households, and 3,222 families residing in the county. The population density was 18 people per square mile . There were 5,228 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile...

 counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp.

• Chickasaw District
• Choctaw District

Southeast Louisiana Council

The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and Terrebonne Parish

Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana

Terrebonne Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Houma. Its population was 111,860...

es in Louisiana. The 1200 acres (4.9 km²) camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi.

Yocona Area Council

The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in Tupelo

Tupelo, Mississippi

Tupelo is the largest city in and the county seat of Lee County, Mississippi, United States. It is the seventh largest city in the state of Mississippi, smaller than Meridian, and larger than Greenville. As of the 2000 United States Census, the city's population was 34,211...

. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The Chicksa Lodge serves local Arrowmen

Order of the Arrow

The Order of the Arrow is the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America . It uses American Indian-styled traditions and ceremonies to bestow recognition on scouts selected by their peers as best exemplifying the ideals of Scouting. The society was created by E. Urner Goodman, with the...

.

• Apilachi District
• Chicksa District
• Jacinto District
• Tallahatchie District

Girl Scouting in Mississippi

There are three Girl Scout council offices in Mississippi. However two will be merging in 2009 probably on October 1.

Girl Scouts of Gulf Pines Council

Headquarters: Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Hattiesburg is a city in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 44,779 at the 2000 census . It is the county seat of Forrest County...

Website: http://www.gulfpines.org/

Service centers:

• Gulfport, MS
• Meridian, MS

Camps:

• Camp Meridale is 160 acre (0.6474976 km²) near Meridian, MS
• Camp Iti Kana is 339 acres (1.4 km²) near Wiggins, MS. Its name is from Choctaw
  Choctaw
  The Choctaw are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States...
  
   and means friendship.

Girl Scout Council of Middle Mississippi

Headquarters: Jackson, Mississippi

Jackson, Mississippi

Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...

Website: http://www.gscmm.org

Service Center

• Brookhaven, MS

Camp:

• Camp Wahi is in Brandon, MS

Girl Scouts Heart of the South

See Scouting in Tennessee

Scouting in Tennessee

Scouting in Tennessee has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.-Early history :...

. In Mississippi serves girls in
northern counties.

Headquarters: Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....

Website: http://www.girlscoutshs.org

Mississippi service centers:

• Greenwood, Mississippi
  Greenwood, Mississippi
  Greenwood is a city in and the county seat of Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, located at the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta approximately 96 miles north of Jackson, Mississippi, and 130 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee. The population was 15,205 at the 2010 census. It is the...
  
  
• Columbus, Mississippi
  Columbus, Mississippi
  Columbus is a city in Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States that lies above the Tombigbee River. It is approximately northeast of Jackson, north of Meridian, south of Tupelo, northwest of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and west of Birmingham, Alabama. The population was 25,944 at the 2000 census...
  
  
• Tupelo, Mississippi
  Tupelo, Mississippi
  Tupelo is the largest city in and the county seat of Lee County, Mississippi, United States. It is the seventh largest city in the state of Mississippi, smaller than Meridian, and larger than Greenville. As of the 2000 United States Census, the city's population was 34,211...
  
  
• Corinth, Mississippi
  Corinth, Mississippi
  Corinth is a city in Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,054 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Alcorn County. Its ZIP codes are 38834 and 38835.- History :...
  
  

Mississippi camps

• Camp Cedar Point is 150 acre (0.607029 km²) on Grenada Lake
  Grenada Lake
  Grenada Lake is a reservoir on the Yalobusha River in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is one of four flood control lakes in North Mississippi constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Grenada Lake was constructed to help control flooding along the Yazoo River Basin...
  
  
• Camp Tik-A-Witha is 310 acres (1.3 km²) (including a 20 acres (80,937.2 m²) lake) of woods and sand dunes near Van Vleet, MS

External links

• Andrew Jackson Council
• Choctaw Area Council
• Pine Burr Area Council
• Pushmataha Area Council
• Yocona Area Council
• The Waveland Project, Tulpe Lodge of the Order of the Arrow
  Order of the Arrow
  The Order of the Arrow is the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America . It uses American Indian-styled traditions and ceremonies to bestow recognition on scouts selected by their peers as best exemplifying the ideals of Scouting. The society was created by E. Urner Goodman, with the...
  
   has been to Waveland, Mississippi
  Waveland, Mississippi
  Waveland is a city located in Hancock County, Mississippi, on the Gulf of Mexico. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The City of Waveland was incorporated in 1972. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 6,674...
  
   as part of the Hurricane Katrina
  Hurricane Katrina
  Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
  
  relief effort.