Y-INDIAN MAIDENS

The Headband
     The Indian Maiden Headband displays significant symbols of Indian Maiden principles and purpose. The central theme of the headband is the sign of the Great Spirit with the crossed arrows of friendship and the encircled heart of love on either side. Mother and daughter are symbolized next to the grouped tepees which indicate happy work in the home.  The trees, water, and grass exhort the wearer to see and preserve the Great Spirit's beauty in forest, field and stream.

The total meaning may be summed up "Mother and daughter, through friendly service to each other, to the family, to the tribe and the community, seek a world pleasing to the eye of the Great Spirit.

National Y-Indian Maiden Emblem

 The emblem uses red, brown, and blue to represent the warm, friendly, loyal parent-child relationship of the "Y-Indian Maiden" program.

The crossed arrows of friendship and the two red hearts of love and understanding are symbols emphasizing the "Friends Always" slogan along the border.

The central figures, hand in hand, depict meaningfully the focus of the program - to foster the companionship of mothers and daughters


Purpose:      The purpose of the Y-Indian Maidens is to promote friendship and understanding between mother
                            and daughter.

Slogan:    "Friendship Always"

Aims:
     1. To love the sacred circle of my family.
     2. To share understanding with my mother/daughter.
     3. To work happily together in our home.
     4. To listen while others speak.
     5. To love my neighbor as myself.
     6. To seek and preserve the beauty of the Great Spirit's work in forest, field, and stream.

About Y-Indian Maidens

    The Y-Indian Maiden program enables mothers and their daughters to participate together in a variety of activities that encourage mutual understanding, love, and respect.
    One of the advantages mothers gain as participants in this program is a new appreciation of their daughters' skills needs and group behavior.  The study of Indian Lore in Y-Indian Maidens provides a common colorful framework to enjoy a series of fun activities when mother and daughter devote full attention to each other.
    The Y-Indian Maiden experience allows mothers and daughters to have fun together, to learn about each other and to share new experiences together...drawing mom and daughter closer and closer together with mutual understanding and equal admiration.  

The Y-Indian Maidens mother-daughter program was established in South Bend, Indiana, in 1951

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