Tribe of Mic-O-Say
| Tribe of Mic-O-Say | |||
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| Location | St. Joseph, Missouri | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | 1925 (sometimes cited as founded in 1924 in Wyoming) | ||
| Founder | Harold Roe Bartle | ||
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The Tribe of Mic-O-Say is an honor society used by two local councils of Scouting America, the Pony Express Council at Camp Geiger Reservation, and the Heart of America Council at the H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation. While both Geiger and Bartle's program share the same name, they are very different. One key difference is that H. Roe Bartle's program is recognized by the Wind River Reservation Northern Arapahos and Geiger is not. Similar programs exist or have existed in multiple other councils as well. The Tribe of Mic-O-Say is not a program of the National Council of the BSA. Both councils use both the Tribe of Mic-O-Say and the Order of the Arrow.
The Kansas City Chiefs NFL team adopted the Chiefs name to recognize the role Bartle played, while he was mayor, to bring the team to Kansas City. The Chiefs have been widely criticized for cultural appropriation of native tribes.