About Staff
The Council recruits year-round for skilled adult director staff members. These positions are generally for the five-week summer camp season plus the staff training week that usually begins the last weekend of June. Often there are opportunities for directors to staff the camp for outside rental groups before or after the regular Scout camping season. If you are interested in working at Camp Tahquitz, contact the Scout Service Center at (562) 427-0911.
The Tribe of Tahquitz
The volunteer staff is provided by the Tribe of Tahquitz, which has staffed the camp every summer since 1926 in Idyllwild and carried over the Tahquitz traditions to Barton Flats in 1959. To keep active during the winter months, the Tribe has developed an extensive Indian Lore, camping, and service program. These programs benefit the Long Beach Area Council and the surrounding community and give the Tribesmen unique youth leadership and experience. The Tribe is particularly known for the Indian Lore ceremonies that its members perform throughout the year at Scouting and civic group meetings. A great sense of dedication and many traditions have survived in the nearly 80 year history of this great Honor Scouting organization. The Tribe exists only in the Long Beach Area Council.
Membership Requirements
To be eligible for membership, a Scout must be at least 14 by December 31 of this year, hold the rank of First Class or above with two (2) of either the Backpacking, Camping, Cooking, Hiking or Wilderness Survival Merit Badges, and have at least two (2) long term camping experiences (one of which must be at Camp Tahquitz). A Venturer is eligible if he has met all other requirements, including merit badges, and previously earned the rank of First Class or higher in a Boy Scout troop or Varsity team.
Scouts at camp who will be 13 by December 31 of this year and are at least Second Class rank meet the requirements for Neophyte members of the Tribe. All adults (18 years or older) who spend a full week at Camp Tahquitz with their troop are eligible to be Honorary Tribesmen.
Invitation
Near the end of the week, the Tribe camp staff, along with Scoutmasters in camp, meets at Tribe Rock. There they consider all of the eligible Scouts who are truly "Honor Scouts". Then, after a democratic majority vote, those Scouts are offered an invitation to join the Tribe.
The Tribe announces and invites its new Tribesmen, Neophytes, and Honoraries at the Friday night campfire. In order to become full members, Tribesmen and Honorary Invitees must complete the Annual Induction ceremony held at Camp Tahquitz over the Labor Day weekend. More information can be found at www.tribeoftahquitz.org
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