Federation Positions |
| Position |
Colloquial Name |
Description |
| Federation Chief |
President |
The Federation Chief is the president of the Federation
and presides over the federation council. Their primarly responsibility is
to call and run meetings of the Federation Council and run the organization. |
| Medicine Man |
Vice President/future President |
The Medicine Man functions as the vice president of the Federation. Additionally in order to be Federation Chief you must serve as a Medicine Man for the
preceding year. |
| Wampum Bearer |
Treasurer |
The Wampum Bearer's job is to oversee the management,
distribution and tracking of expenses and income.
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| Tally Taker |
Secretary |
The tally takers primary role is to take, distribute minutes from
Federation meetings and participate in Federation Meetings.
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| Drum Beater |
Director of Marketing |
The Drum Beater is in charge of recruitment and promotion of the organization as a whole.
They are also required to partcipate in Federation meetings.
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| Webspinner |
Director of IT / Web Master |
This is a newer position. His job is to facilitate the on-line presence for the organization
(like developing this website) and aid in automating processes such as registration and funds dispersement.
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Nation Positions |
| Position |
Colloquial Name |
Description |
| Nation Chief |
Nation President |
The Nation Chief has a big responsibility. They are the leader of the Nation and presides over the Nation council. Additionally they are expected to partipate and attend Federation meetings. |
| Medicine Man |
Vice President/future President |
The Medicine Man functions as the vice president of the Nation and is essentially the next in line to be Nation Chief. In order to be Nation Chief you must serve as a Medicine Man for the
preceding year. They serve as the Chief when the current Chief is unavailable.
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| Sachem |
Former President/Primary Consul |
This is an interesting position, it is the opposite of
the Medicine Man. They are the Nation Chief from the preceding year and hold a
place of honor in each Nation. They primarily serve a consultory role an aid the current governing structure of the Nation. It is testament to respect for experience and wisdom.
They serve as the Chief when the current Chief and Medicine Man are unavailable.
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| Wampum Bearer |
Treasurer |
The Wampum Bearer's job is to oversee the management,
distribution and tracking of expenses and income.
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| Sand Painter |
Secretary |
see Tally Taker above. |
| Picture Writer |
Secretary |
see Tally Taker above. |
| Fire Starter |
Master of the Universe |
The Fire Starter has a pretty cool job.
Their responsibility is to safely plan, setup and execute the ceremonial fires that
are typically done at the big gathering on Saturday night during campouts.
It is equal parts artistry and pyrotecnics.
If you talk to a Fire Starter about their job you will immediately appreciate how detailed and elaborate the process can be.
All in all this is a very respected position and serves an important role during camp-outs. |
Tribal Positions |
| Position |
Colloquial Name |
Description |
| Tribal Chief |
Leader and Tribal Organizer |
This is a very important tactical role.
Each Tribe has a Tribal Chief whose responsibility is to organize, hold and execute
tribal meetings and outings. They are responsible for getting the word
out to each member of their tribe about Nation events, finding a spot for monthly meetings
, organizing some Nation events and attending Nation council meetings. The Tribal
Chief really is the conduit to the individual members. |
| Tribe Members |
Citizens / Parents and Children |
The primary responsibility of the Tribe is to
support, attend and participate in Tribe, Nation and Federation level events.
This is arguably
the most important job in the organization and also the easiest
because typically these are social events that are a ton of fun! The individual
members are the heart and soul of the organization. Really the entire structure is
designed to effectly execute these events and foster the relationship
between Parent and Child.
The individual Tribe Members is really what it's all about.
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