Rituals
(Aims, Pledge, and Slogan)
& Song

Nation Rituals

The 6 Aims of the Algonquin Longhouse Guides Program:

(1)  To be clean in body and pure in heart. 

(2)  To be "Friends Forever" with my dad/son. 

(3)  To love the sacred circle of my family. 

(4)  To be attentive while others speak. 

(5)  To love my neighbor as myself. 

(6)  To seek and preserve the beauty of the Great Spirit's work in forest, field and stream.

Pledge:  

We, father and son, through friendly service to each other, to our family, to our tribe, to our community and country, seek a world pleasing to the eye of the Great Spirit.

Slogan:  "Friends Forever!"

Nation Song

"Friends Forever!" (sung to the tune of "Oh My Darling Clementine"):

Friends Forever, Friends Forever, 

That’s our slogan, that’s our song. 

Boys are stronger, Dads feel younger 

When they take the boys along. 

Moms are for it, Dads adore it 

And the boys all think its fine! 

Friends Forever, Friends Forever, 

As Indian Guides we'll have good times. 

Through the days and through the years, 

We will wander side by side. 

Friends Forever, Friends Forever, 

The Great Spirit is our guide.