Ernest Thompson Seton (born Ernest Evan Thompson August 14, 1860 – died October 23, 1946) was an author (published in the United Kingdom, Canada, the US, and the USSR), wildlife artist, founder of the Woodcraft Indians in 1902 (renamed Woodcraft League of America) and one of the founding pioneers of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in 1910. Seton moreover influenced Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of one of the first Scouting organizations. His notable books joined to Scouting include The Birch Bark Roll and the Boy Scout Handbook. He is responsible for the takeover and incorporation of what he believed to be American Indian elements into the traditions of the BSA.
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