These requirements became effective on June 1, 2014.

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19. Outdoor Living History
    1. 1. Research a historical culture and time period of interest to you, such as Native American, mountain man, pioneer, or Revolutionary/Civil War.
    2. 2. Write a 2,000-word essay or make an outline describing the culture's dress, food, housing, customs, etc.
    3. 3. Using your research, make an outfit that represents a person or type of person (soldier, farmer, trader, hunter, chief, etc.) from your chosen culture.
    4. 4. Using your research, construct a working tool or weapon out of authentic materials that would have been used by the person you have chosen to represent in 3 requirement (c) above.
    5. 5. Once your clothing and accoutrements are complete, attend and participate in a pow wow, rendezvous, reenactment, historical trek, or other event that includes your chosen culture.
    6. 6. Make a presentation of your chosen culture to your crew, another crew, a Cub Scout or Boy Scout group unit, or another group.
    7. 7. Tour.
       1. a. Organize a group tour to a museum, archaeological dig, or other site of significance to your chosen culture.
       2. b. After the tour, lead your group in a discussion about what they learned

Source: Venturing Awards and Requirements (34784 - SKU 618767) and
www.scouting.org/filestore/venturing/pdf/Ranger_Award_Requirements.pdf.