https://www.acacamps.org/resources/talking-children-about-tragedies-death-national-disasters
Talking with Children about Tragedies, Death, and National DisastersTop Tips for Camps Establish a mental health support network. Build relationships with community mental health resources prior to your camp season. Have...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/responding-media-about-emerging-issue-public-violence
Responding to the Media about the Emerging Issue of Public ViolenceMedia Tips for Camps Support from ACA. Refer media inquiries about this very sensitive topic to the American Camp Association Administrative Office. ACA has trained...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/resources-camps-about-public-violence
Resources for Camps about Public ViolenceACA has compiled a list of resources for camps to help deal with crisis response and dealing with public violence.
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/talking-parents-about-protecting-their-children-camp-summer
Talking with Parents about Protecting Their Children at Camp This SummerKey Messages for Camps Camps are communities where nurturing adults support children emotionally and are committed to their safety and well-being. As camp professionals, we are painfully aware...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/crisis-response-tips-camps
Crisis Response - Tips for CampsTop Tips for Camps Create a crisis response plan. Prior to your camp season, develop your plan. With the proper resources and planning, you can minimize many of the...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/native-american-night-sky-storytelling
Native American Night Sky StorytellingExplore the mysteries of our Universe with Sky Tellers! Ten Native American myths and legends investigate the reason for day and Night, why we have seasons, the origin of the stars and other wondrous...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/indigenous-instructional-programming-camp-professionals
Indigenous Instructional Programming for Camp ProfessionalsCamp professionals are taking a greater interest in the concept of allyship, a process of unlearning and re-evaluating whereby those in positions of privilege attempt to adopt a stance...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/continuing-race-conversation-camp
Continuing the Race Conversation at CampThe American Camp Association (ACA), in partnership with Teaching Matters, offered a series of webinars over the past year enabling camp educators to discuss how to talk about anti-racism in the camp...
https://www.acacamps.org/link/indigenous-peoples-history-united-states
An Indigenous People's History of the United StatesAn Indiginous People's History of the United States, by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States is an essential resource providing historical...
https://www.acacamps.org/link/native-land-map
Native Land MapUse this digital land map as a guide to the territories that tribes originally occupied, then find the current local tribes and learn their history.