Centennial Celebration – Alumni Event

Join us to celebrate the 100th anniversary with a fun-filled weekend at Brooklyn Exchange Cabin

The Cuyahoga Valley Native Sons & Daughters will host a historic Centennial Alumni Celebration July 18–19, 2026 at the Brooklyn Exchange Cabin in Hinckley, Ohio, honoring the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Indian Guides program, established in 1926 by Joe Friday (an Ojibway Indian) and Harold Keltner.

This event will commemorate a century of tradition, leadership, and lifelong connections created through what was originally known as the Indian Guides and Indian Princesses programs – now carried forward by the National Longhouse.

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A Weekend of Celebration and Reunion

The Centennial Celebration will take place at the historic Brooklyn Exchange Cabin, with programming spanning three days:

• Saturday, July 18 marks the official Alumni Reunion, an adult-only, multi-generational event welcoming former participants from all iterations of the organization’s history (Indian Princesses, Indian Guides, Adventure Guides and Native Sons & Daughters).
• Sunday, July 19 will conclude the weekend with an alumni continental breakfast for those who camped out on-site overnight.

Alumni Event Tickets

Saturday’s alumni reunion celebration will include a catered dinner with soft drinks and water, torch march, bonfire, speakers, storytelling, viewing old photos and plenty of nostalgia including old patches, and open time for reconnecting with former tribe members and friends from many years gone by. A lot of laughs are expected to be heard and lots of stories will be told as everyone can reminisce and take a step back in time. Primitive tent camping will be available on site on Saturday night exclusively.