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'''Scouting in North Dakota''' 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 1922 the [[Devils Lake Council]] (#428) was founded, changing its name to the [[Lake Region District Council]] in 1923. The council folded in 1925.
 
In 1918 [[Minot Council]] (#431) was founded, changing its name to the [[Minot District (Area) Council|Minot District Council]] in 1922. It changed its name again in 1929 to [[Great Plains Area Council]].

In 1922 the [[Grand Forks Council]] (#430) was founded, changing its name to the [[Grand Forks County Council]] in 1924. It changed its name again in 1926 to [[Greater Grand Forks Area Council]].

In 1920 the [[Red River Valley Council (North Dakota)|Red River Valley Council]] (#429) was founded. In 1920 the [[Fargo Council]] was founded. It merged into Red River Valley Council (#429) in 1925.  In 1923 the [[Park Region Area Council]] (#294) was founded. It merged into Red River Valley Council (#429) in 1929.

In 1924 the [[Williston Council]] was founded. The council folded in 1925.

In 1927 the [[Bismarck Area Council]] (#432) was founded, changing its name to the [[Missouri Valley Council]] in 1929. 

In 1926 the [[Greater Grand Forks Area Council]] (#430) was founded, changing its name to the [[Grand Forks Area Council]] in 1931. It changed its name again in 1929 to [[Lake Aggasiz Council]] in 1933.<ref name="CSP Book" />

==Recent history (1950–1990)==
[[Boy Scouts of America]] (BSA) in North Dakota was organized into 4 councils from 1925 until 1974. The four Councils (and their headquarters) were:

* [[Red River Valley Council (North Dakota)|Red River Valley Council]] (#429) – Founded in 1925 and headquartered in [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]]; covering EC & SE ND and NW MN
* [[Lake Aggasiz Council]] (#430) – Founded in 1933 and headquartered in [[Grand Forks, North Dakota|Grand Forks]]; covering NE ND and NW MN
* [[Missouri Valley Council]] (#432) – Founded in 1929 and headquartered in [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]]; covering Bismarck/Mandan area
* [[Great Plains Area Council]] (#431) – Founded in 1929 and headquartered in [[Minot]]; covering Western ND and NE MT

In 1974 the four Councils merged into a single council, Northern Lights Council (#429).<ref name="CSP Book">{{cite book |last1=Hook|first1=James |last2=Franck |first2=Dave|last3=Austin|first3=Steve |year=1982 |title=An Aid to Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation |url=https://www.angelfire.com/tx6/patch/cspbook.html}}</ref>

==Scouting in North Dakota today==
===Northern Lights Council===
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All of [[North Dakota]] is in the '''Northern Lights Council''' (NLC), formed in 1974 when several councils (Red River Valley Council – Fargo, Lake Agassiz Council – Grand Forks, Missouri Valley Council – Bismarck, and Great Plains Council – Minot) were merged into one.

As of 2006, Northern Lights Council serves all of North Dakota, and parts of [[South Dakota]], northwestern Minnesota and northeast Montana.
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==Girl Scouting in North Dakota==
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There are two Girl Scout district offices in North Dakota in Fargo and Bismarck and two field offices in Minot and Grand Forks.

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Girl Scout camps in North Dakota are:
*Camp Owettii, [[Minot, ND]]
*Camp Sakakawea, [[Pick City, ND]]
*Camp Ocankasa, [[Mandan, ND]]
*Camp Tonweya, [[Valley City, ND]]

==See also==
*[[Scouting in Manitoba]]
*[[Scouting in Saskatchewan]]

==External links==
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* [http://www.pa-hin.com Pa-Hin Site]
==References==
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{{Scouting in the United States}}

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