OA Section List - 1974-80 North Central Mergers

1993 - 2021

1973-1992: PDF Maps 1949 - 1972

1938 - 1948

North Central Section Maps, 1973-92 (.pdf)

Section Changes:

The 1975-76 conclave patches tell of six lodges. However, the 1977-79 patches tell of a seventh lodge: "7 Arrows 1 Quiver." I believe that this would have to have been Tatokainyanka 356, which covered Wyoming.

Old NC-1A

New NC-1A (1974-79)

to NC-3A

Mandan 372

Tahosa 383

Ha-Kin-Skay-A-Ki 387

Kola 464
└ Wiyaka Luta 403 (m'75)

Tupwee 536

Mic-O-Say 541

Tatokainyanka 356 (from NC-1B in 1977)

Three Arrows 510

NC-1B did not meet from 1977-79 or in 1981. I'm speculating that Tatokainyanka 356 was moved to NC-1A and Crazy Horse to NC-2B by 1977. This would've left Apoxky Aio 300, which serves most of Montana, in a section by itself (Downs).

NC-1B (1974-76)

to NC-1A?

1974: Apoxky Aio 300
   ├ Nez Perce 299
   ├ Peta 300
   ├ Wilgus 361
   └ Amangi Mos 390

Tatokainyanka 356

to NC-2B?

Crazy Horse 171

Reference: Downs, William and Craig Kliger, eds. "Region Changes Alter OA Sections." Order of the Arrow National Bulletin (Spring 1982): 3. Print.

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NC-2A (1974-78)

Tonkawampus 16

Blue Ox 26

Naguonabe 31

1975: Wahpekute 53 (nc)
└ Midewiwin 53

Timmeu 74

Sac-N-Fox 108

Mesabi 196

Agaming 257

Nahak 526

1977: Pa-Hin 27

   ├ Chan-O-Wapi 52 (from NC-2B in 1974)
   ├ Minniduta 176 (from NC-2B in 1974)
   ├ Chatoka 183 (from NC-2B in 1974)
   └ Thunderbird 371 (from NC-2B in 1974)

Reference: Steve Shark, Minniduta 176 youth officer. He stated that all four ND lodges hosted the 1976 Conclave at Camp Wilderness, MN. "This was the last event that those lodges took part in as separate lodges." In 1977, they merged to form Pa-Hin Lodge #27.

In 1979, Tetonwana 105 (from NC-2B) and Crazy Horse 171 (also from NC-2B?), joined NC-2A. It was at this point that the section was comprised of ND, SD, MN, and a few counties in IA (74,108) and WI (526). That same year the section held a joint conclave with NC-2B.
Reference: Tetonwana Lodge #105 website

NC-2A (1979)

Tonkawampus 16

Blue Ox 26

Pa-Hin 27

Naguonabe 31

Wahpekute 53

Timmeu 74

Sac-N-Fox 108

Mesabi 196

Agaming 257

Nahak 526

Tetonwana 105 (from NC-2B)

Crazy Horse 171 (from NC-2B?)

Section NC-2B covered South Dakota (105, 460), Iowa (438, 450, 467), and the northern half of Nebraska (97). This is based on the 1974, 1976, and 1978 ("from the Mississippi to the Black Hills") conclave patches. Again, I'm speculating that Crazy Horse 171 moved from NC-1B to NC-2B by 1977.

Old NC-2B

New NC-2B (1974-78)

to NC-2A

Tetonwana 105

└ Iyatonka 460 (m'78)

Kit-Ke-Hak-O-Kut 97 (from NC-3A)

Miniconjou 438 (from NC-3A)

Mitigwa 450 (from NC-3A)

Cho-Gun-Mun-A-Nock 467 (from NC-3A)

Crazy Horse 171 (from NC-1B? in 1977)

Chan-O-Wapi 52

Minniduta 176

Chatoka 183

Thunderbird 371

In 1979, Tetonwana 105 and Crazy Horse 171 were moved to NC-2A. That same year NC-2A held a joint conclave with NC-2B.

Old NC-2B

New NC-2B
to NC-2A

Kit-Ke-Hak-O-Kut 97

Miniconjou 438

Mitigwa 450

Cho-Gun-Mun-A-Nock 467

Tetonwana 105

Crazy Horse 171
Section NC-3A, which was variously referred to as "Section 1-C, Area 3 of the North Central Region", the "Nacha Nimat Section", and even erroneously as NC-2A, consisted of three lodges covering southern Nebraska (492, 510, 517):

Old NC-3A

New NC-3A (1974-79)
to NC-2B

Golden Sun 492

We-U-Shi 517

Three Arrows 510 (from NC-1A)

Kit-Ke-Hak-O-Kut 97

Miniconjou 438

Mitigwa 450

Cho-Gun-Mun-A-Nock 467

Reference: Golden Sun Lodge #492 Conclave Patch site
NC-3B was renamed NC-5A in 1979.

NC-3B (1973-78) / NC-5A (1979)

Shawnee 51

Silver Tomahawk 80

Taleka 81

Black Hawk 94

Anpetu-we 100

Cahokia 126

Nampa-Tsi 216

Ney-A-Ti 240
Section NC-3C had no changes from 1973-79.

NC-3C (1973-79)

Osage 42

Nik-Ka-Ga-Hah 91

Tamegonit 147

Nani-Ba-Zhu 321

Dzie-Hauk Tonga 429

Kidi Kidish 434

Hi-Cha-Ko-Lo 458

Mergers and Changes:

Nez Perce 299, Peta 300, Wilgus 361, and Amangi Mos 390 merged to form Apoxky Aio Lodge #300.
Effective: 1974
- Vigilante (Nez Perce 299), North Central Montana (Peta 300), Western Montana (Wilgus 361), and Yellowstone Valley (Amangi Mos 390), merged to form Montana Council #315.
  Effective: 1974

Kaw Council 191 (Tamegonit 147) merged into Heart of America Council 307 in Kansas City, KS. Tamegonit 147 then worked in tangent with HOA's honor society, Tribe of Mic-O-Say (H Roe Bartle SR).
Effective: 1974

Wiyaka Luta 403 merged into Kola 464.
Effective: 1975

Midewiwin 53 changed its name to Wahpekute 53.
Effective: 1975

The four lodges of North Dakota, Chan-O-Wapi 52, Minniduta 176, Chatoka 183, and Thunderbird 371, co-hosted the 1976 NC-2A Conclave at Camp Wilderness, before they merged to form Pa-Hin Lodge #27.
Effective: Jan 1, 1977
- Missouri Valley (Chan-O-Wapi 52), Red River Valley (Minniduta 176), Great Plains Area (Chatoka 183), and Lake Agassiz (Thunderbird 371), merged to form Northern Lights Council #429.
  Effective: 1974

Union County, South Dakota: 1978 is the earliest map source to show Union Co. as part of Prairie Gold Area Cncl. However, it may have always been part of this council, as this is on the south-east border of the state it is possible that this detail was glossed over in earlier maps. This county was also supposedly part of Sioux Council, as late as 1997, which may represent an overlap.
Effective: as late as 1978
References: "Six Regions 1972-1992", Jan. 1978; Sioux Council map, 1997.