https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/would-you-recognize-cultural-appropriation

When I was in kindergarten, we learned about contact between American settlers and Native Americans. As part of that project, we all created feathered headbands and smocks out of big paper bags. We...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/we-are-learning-together-taking-steps-away-native-cultural-appropriation

"You can't talk about us, without us!" a good friend of mine has told me time and again. I can’t agree more. I write to you from and honor the land of the Lakota people on the Cheyenne River Sioux...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/wildfires-west

The threat of wildfires impacts camps in the west more each year.  This webinar explores wildland fire preparation, response and recovery from four critical perspectives: Public Policy, Fire...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/us-secret-service-agents-guide-creating-safe-camps

This webinar is meant to provide participants with concepts to proactively develop and/or improve safety and security at their camps and outdoor venues.  The presentation will include discussion...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/meeting-campers-where-they-are

I’ve often been taught to look at a person through the lens of a prism. On one side, you can see only a clear, flat, one-dimensional object, but when the light filters through you are left with all...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/harm-hawaiian-luau-themed-camp-events

Native Hawaiian Gisele Bisch discusses how luau-themed events are detrimental to the way people view Native Hawaiians and Hawaii.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/whats-wrong-song-we-love-it-have-been-singing-it-forever

Here you are, catching up, maybe relaxing now that camp is over. You’re reflecting on the joy of having experienced another successful season; the sadness of saying goodbye to...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/camp-staff-safety-age-metoo

It is a story that has been unfolding for over a year: the exposure of often long-standing sexual abuse and harassment of both male and female victims by mostly men in various positions of power....

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/template-resource-documents-camp-operations

ACA is committed to providing resources to assist in your camp's operation. These resources include sample schedules, planning forms, charts of accounts, supply lists, and more. These samples...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/watch-your-words-power-language

While we relish the opportunity to write each edition of the column, this issue is particularly exciting as it is composed with the hope that it is useful for those who will be interfacing directly...