Equipment: Indian headdress for Old Chief Akela, artificial
campfire, Indian blankets
Arrangements: Committee Chairman and the new Cubmaster stand beside the fire. Former Cubmaster as Old Chief Akela is out of sight. Chairman: We are expecting a visit from the Old Chief Akela of the WEBELOS Tribe. (A knock is heard and the Old Chief Akela enters) Old Chief Akela: I am here to help you install a new Chief. Are the elders of the tribe assembled? Chairman: They are here, Akela. Old Chief Akela: You have been chosen to be the new Chief of the WEBELOS tribe. Will you be loyal to the trust that has been placed in you by our Committee, Cub Scouts and parents? New Cubmaster: I will be loyal. Old Chief Akela puts his blanket on the shoulders of the new Cubmaster and a war bonnet on his head. Old Chief Akela: I declare you to be Chief Akela, of the WEBELOS tribe of Pack ___ in the ______ Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Do the young braves know the Law of the Pack? New Cubmaster: They do. Old Chief Akela: Let them give the law.
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