The Order of the Arrow is streamlining our structure while preserving national youth leadership opportunities! The National OA Committee has voted to approve a final prototype from the Project Magellan task force that will maintain current section boundaries while transitioning to two regions:

• Recent changes within the BSA deemed the OA’s four-region structure financially and operationally unsustainable.
• The two-region structure provides continued opportunities for many young people to lead at the national level while streamlining the OA’s structure to focus on the local level—the bedrock of our organization.
• The National Service Territories (NST) were designed as a collaborative network to support councils as they deliver Scouting in their geographic areas.
• Every lodge was invited to provide feedback on this structure before it was finalized and indicated widespread support.

After garnering nearly 300 ideas from Arrowmen nationwide, Gateway and Eastern will be the names of our new regions!

Eastern Region

Gateway Region

The new structure took effect on Dec. 28 as we elected our new region chiefs.

Table of Contents

• Updated Lodge and Section Information
• OA Sections
• Section Notes
• OA Lodges
• About Project Magellan
• OA Second Century Organizational Model
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Updated Lodge and Section Information

High Quality Section Map (8 MB)

Lossles Section Map (25 MB)

OA Sections

Former Section	New Section
C-6A	E1
C-2	E2
C-6B	E2
S-6	E3
S-1B	E4
S-4	E5
S-9	E6
S-5	E7
S-7B	E8
S-7A	E9
NE-6A	E10
NE-6B	E11
NE-4B	E12
C-4	E13
NE-4A	E14
NE-3A	E15
NE-3B	E16
NE-5	E17
NE-2B	E18
NE-1	E19
NE-2A	E20
S-1A	G1
S-3	G2
S-2	G3
S-8	G4
C-5A	G5
C-5B	G6
C-3B	G7
C-3A	G8
C-7	G9
C-1B	G10
C-1A	G11
W-2S	G12C
W-2N	G12N
W-6E	G12S
W-6W	G13
W-1E	G14N
W-2W	G14S
W-1N	G15
W-1S	G16
W-3N	G17N
W-3S	G17S
W-4N	G18N
W-4S	G18S
W-6P	G19

Section Notes

OA Lodges

Council Number	Council Name	Lodge Name	Former Section	New Section
1	Greater Alabama	Coosa	S-9	E6
3	Alabama-Florida	Cowikee	S-1B	E4
4	Mobile Area	Woa Cholena	S-1B	E4
5	Tukabatchee Area	Alibamu	S-9	E6
6	Black Warrior	Aracoma	S-9	E6
10	Grand Canyon	Wipala Wiki	W-6W	G13
11	Catalina	Papago	W-6W	G13
13	De Soto Area	Abooikpaagun	S-8	G4
16	Westark Area	Wachtschu Mawachpo	S-8	G4
18	Quapaw Area	Quapaw	S-8	G4
23	Golden Gate Area	Yerba Buena	W-3N	G17N
27	Sequoia	Tah-Heetch	W-3S	G17S
30	Southern Sierra	Yowlumne	W-4N	G18N
31	Pacific Skyline	Ohlone	W-3S	G17S
32	Long Beach Area	Puvunga	W-4S	G18S
33	Greater Los Angeles Area	Tuku'ut	W-4N	G18N
35	Marin	Talako	W-3N	G17N
39	Orange County	Wiatava	W-4S	G18S
41	Redwood Empire	Orca	W-3N	G17N
42	Piedmont	Hungteetsepoppi	W-3S	G17S
45	California Inland Empire	Cahuilla	W-4S	G18S
47	Golden Empire	Amangi Nacha	W-3N	G17N
49	San Diego-Imperial	Tiwahe	W-6W	G13
51	Western Los Angeles County	Malibu	W-4N	G18N
53	Los Padres	Chumash	W-4N	G18N
55	Silicon Valley Monterey Bay	Saklan	W-3S	G17S
57	Ventura County	Topa Topa	W-4N	G18N
58	Verdugo Hills	Spe-Le-Yai	W-4N	G18N
59	Greater Yosemite	Toloma	W-3S	G17S
60	Pathway to the Rockies	Buffalo Mountain	W-2S	G12C
61	Denver Area	Tahosa	W-2S	G12C
62	Longs Peak	Kola	W-2N	G12N
66	Connecticut Rivers	Tschitani	NE-2A	E20
67	Greenwich	Achewon Netopalis	NE-2B	E18
69	Housatonic	Paugassett	NE-2A	E20
70	Old North State	Tsoiotsi Tsogalii	S-7B	E8
72	Connecticut Yankee	Owaneco	NE-2A	E20
81	Del-Mar-Va	Nentego	NE-6A	E10
82	National Capital Area	Amangamek-Wipit	NE-6A	E10
83	Central Florida	Tipisa	S-4	E5
84	South Florida	O-Shot-Caw	S-4	E5
85	Gulf Stream	Aal-Pa-Tah	S-4	E5
87	North Florida	Echockotee	S-4	E5
88	Southwest Florida	Osceola	S-4	E5
89	Greater Tampa Bay Area	Uh-To-Yeh-Hut-Tee	S-4	E5
91	Chattahoochee	Chattahoochee	S-9	E6
92	Atlanta Area	Egwa Tawa Dee	S-9	E6
93	Georgia-Carolina	Bob White	S-5	E7
95	Flint River	Ini-To	S-9	E6
96	Central Georgia	Echeconnee	S-9	E6
98	South Georgia	Withlacoochee	S-9	E6
99	Coastal Georgia	I-Tsu-La	S-9	E6
100	Northwest Georgia	Waguli	S-9	E6
101	Northeast Georgia	Mowogo	S-9	E6
104	Aloha	Na Mokupuni O Lawelawe	W-6P	G19
106	Mountain West	Tukarica	W-1E	G14N
107	Grand Teton	Shunkah Mahneetu	W-2W	G14S
117	Prairielands	Illini	C-3B	G7
121	Greater St. Louis Area	Woapink	C-3B	G7
127	Three Fires	Lowaneu Allanque	C-7	G9
129	Northeast Illinois	Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan	C-7	G9
133	Illowa	Konepaka Ketiwa	C-3A	G8
138	W.D. Boyce	Wenasa Quenhotan	C-3A	G8
141	Mississippi Valley	Black Hawk	C-3B	G7
144	Abraham Lincoln	Illinek	C-3B	G7
145	Hoosier Trails	Nischa Chuppecat	C-6A	E1
156	Buffalo Trace	Kiondaga	C-6A	E1
157	Anthony Wayne Area	Kiskakon	C-6A	E1
160	Crossroads of America	Jaccos Towne	C-6A	E1
162	Sagamore	Takachsin	C-6A	E1
165	La Salle	Sakima	C-6A	E1
172	Hawkeye Area	Cho-Gun-Mun-A-Nock	C-3A	G8
173	Winnebago	Sac-N-Fox	C-3A	G8
177	Mid-Iowa	Mitigwa	C-5B	G6
178	Northeast Iowa	Timmeu	C-3A	G8
192	Coronado Area	Kidi Kidish	C-5A	G5
194	Santa Fe Trail	Mandan	C-5A	G5
197	Jayhawk Area	Dzie-Hauk Tonga	C-5B	G6
198	Quivira	Kansa	C-5A	G5
204	Blue Grass	Kawida	S-6	E3
205	Lincoln Heritage	Nguttitehen	S-6	E3
209	Calcasieu Area	Quelqueshoe	S-1A	G1
211	Istrouma Area	Quinipissa	S-1A	G1
212	Evangeline Area	Atchafalaya	S-1A	G1
213	Louisiana Purchase	Comanche	S-1A	G1
214	Southeast Louisiana	Chilantakoba	S-1A	G1
215	Norwela	Caddo	S-2	G3
216	Katahdin Area	Pamola	NE-1	E19
218	Pine Tree	Madockawanda	NE-1	E19
220	Baltimore Area	Nentico	NE-6A	E10
221	Mason-Dixon	Guneukitschik	NE-6B	E11
224	Cape Cod & Islands	Abake Mi-Sa-Na-Ki	NE-1	E19
227	Spirit of Adventure	Pennacook	NE-1	E19
230	Heart of New England	Catamount	NE-1	E19
234	Western Massachusetts	Pocumtuc	NE-2A	E20
250	Northern Star	Totanhan Nakaha	C-1A	G11
251	Mayflower	Tantamous	NE-1	E19
283	Twin Valley	Wahpekute	C-1A	G11
286	Voyageurs Area	Ka'Niss Ma'Ingan	C-1A	G11
296	Central Minnesota	Naguonabe	C-1A	G11
299	Gamehaven	Blue Ox	C-1B	G10
302	Choctaw Area	Ashwanchi Kinta	S-1B	E4
303	Andrew Jackson	Sebooney Okasucca	S-1B	E4
304	Pine Burr Area	Ti'ak	S-1B	E4
306	Ozark Trails	Wah-Sha-She	C-5B	G6
307	Heart of America	Tamegonit	C-5B	G6
311	Pony Express	O-Ni-Flo	C-5A	G5
312	Greater St. Louis Area	Anpetu-We / Nisha Kittan / Shawnee / Woapink	C-3B	G7
315	Montana	Apoxky Aio	W-2N	G12N
322	Overland Trails	Tatanka Anpetu-Wi	C-5A	G5
324	Cornhusker	Golden Sun	C-5A	G5
326	Mid-America	Kit-Ke-Hak-O-Kut	C-5A	G5
328	Las Vegas Area	Nebagamon	W-6W	G13
329	Nevada Area	Tannu	W-3N	G17N
330	Daniel Webster	Passaconaway	NE-1	E19
333	Northern New Jersey	Lenapehoking	NE-5	E17
341	Jersey Shore	Japeechen	NE-5	E17
347	Monmouth	Na Tsi Hi	NE-5	E17
358	Patriots' Path	Woapalanne	NE-5	E17
364	Twin Rivers	Kittan	NE-3B	E16
368	Baden-Powell	Otahnagon	NE-3B	E16
373	Longhouse	Lowanne Nimat	NE-3A	E15
374	Greater Hudson Valley	Nacha Nimat	NE-2A	E20
375	Five Rivers	Tkaen Dod	NE-3A	E15
376	Iroquois Trail	Ashokwahta	NE-3A	E15
380	Greater Niagara Frontier	Ho-De-No-Sau-Nee	NE-3A	E15
382	Allegheny Highlands	Ho-Nan-Ne-Ho-Ont	NE-4A	E14
386	Theodore Roosevelt	Buckskin	NE-2B	E18
388	Greater Hudson Valley	Ktemaque	NE-2B	E18
397	Seneca Waterways	Tschipey Achtu	NE-3A	E15
400	Leatherstocking	Ohkwaliha-Ka	NE-3B	E16
404	Suffolk County	Shinnecock	NE-2B	E18
405	Rip Van Winkle	Half Moon	NE-2A	E20
412	Great Southwest	Yah-Tah-Hey-Si-Kess	W-6E	G12S
413	Conquistador	Kwahadi	W-6E	G12S
414	Daniel Boone	Tsali	S-5	E7
415	Mecklenburg County	Catawba	S-5	E7
416	Central North Carolina	Itibapishe Iti Hollo	S-5	E7
420	Piedmont	Eswau Huppeday	S-5	E7
421	Occoneechee	Occoneechee	S-7B	E8
424	Tuscarora	Nayawin Rar	S-7B	E8
425	Cape Fear	Klahican	S-7B	E8
426	East Carolina	Croatan	S-7B	E8
427	Old Hickory	Wahissa	S-7B	E8
429	Northern Lights	Pa-Hin	C-1A	G11
433	Great Trail	Marnoc	C-4	E13
436	Buckeye	Sipp-O	C-4	E13
438	Dan Beard	Ku-Ni-Eh	C-6B	E2
439	Tecumseh	Tarhe	C-6B	E2
440	Lake Erie	Erielhonan	C-4	E13
441	Simon Kenton	Tecumseh	C-4	E13
444	Miami Valley	Miami	C-6B	E2
449	Black Swamp Area	Mawat Woakus	C-6B	E2
456	Pathway to Adventure	Takhone	C-7	G9
460	Erie Shores	Tindeuchen	C-6B	E2
467	Muskingum Valley	Netawatwees	C-4	E13
468	Arbuckle Area	Wisawanik	S-8	G4
469	Cherokee Area	Washita	S-8	G4
474	Cimarron	Ema'o Mahpe	S-8	G4
480	Last Frontier	Ma-Nu	S-8	G4
488	Indian Nations	Ta Tsu Hwa	S-8	G4
491	Crater Lake	Lo La'Qam Geela	W-1S	G16
492	Cascade Pacific	Wauna La-Mon'Tay	W-1S	G16
497	Juniata Valley	Monaken	NE-4B	E12
500	Moraine Trails	Kuskitannee	NE-4B	E12
501	Northeastern Pennsylvania	Lowwapaneu	NE-5	E17
502	Minsi Trails	Witauchsoman	NE-5	E17
504	Columbia-Montour	Wyona	NE-4A	E14
509	Bucktail	Ah'Tic	NE-4A	E14
512	Westmoreland-Fayette	Wagion	NE-4B	E12
524	Pennsylvania Dutch	Wunita Gokhos	NE-6B	E11
525	Cradle of Liberty	Unami	NE-5	E17
527	Laurel Highlands	Allohak Menewi	NE-4B	E12
528	Hawk Mountain	Kittatinny	NE-6B	E11
532	French Creek	Langundowi	NE-4A	E14
533	Susquehanna	Woapeu Sisilija	NE-4A	E14
538	Chief Cornplanter	Gyantwachia	NE-4A	E14
539	Chester County	Octoraro	NE-6B	E11
544	New Birth of Freedom	Sasquesahanough	NE-6B	E11
546	Narragansett	Tulpe	NE-1	E19
549	Palmetto	Skyuka	S-5	E7
550	Coastal Carolina	Unali'Yi	S-5	E7
551	Blue Ridge	Atta Kulla Kulla	S-5	E7
552	Pee Dee Area	Santee	S-5	E7
553	Indian Waters	Muscogee	S-5	E7
556	Cherokee Area	Talidandaganu'	S-6	E3
557	Great Smoky Mountain	Pellissippi	S-6	E3
558	Chickasaw	Ahoalan-Nachpikin	S-6	E3
559	West Tennessee Area	Ittawamba	S-6	E3
560	Middle Tennessee	Wa-Hi-Nasa	S-6	E3
561	Texas Trails	Penateka	S-2	G3
562	Golden Spread	Nischa Achowalogen	S-2	G3
564	Capitol Area	Tonkawa	S-3	G2
567	Buffalo Trail	Tatanka	S-3	G2
571	Circle Ten	Mikanakawa	S-2	G3
573	Yucca	Gila	W-6E	G12S
574	Bay Area	Wihinipa Hinsa	S-3	G2
576	Sam Houston Area	Colonneh	S-3	G2
577	South Texas	Karankawa	S-3	G2
578	Three Rivers	Hasinai	S-3	G2
583	Alamo Area	Aina Topa Hutsi	S-3	G2
584	Caddo Area	Akela Wahinapay	S-2	G3
585	East Texas Area	Tejas	S-2	G3
587	Northwest Texas	Wichita	S-2	G3
590	Crossroads of the West	Ammatdiio	W-2W	G14S
592	Green Mountain	Ajapeu	NE-3B	E16
595	Colonial Virginia	Wahunsenakah	S-7A	E9
596	Tidewater	Blue Heron	S-7A	E9
598	Shenandoah Area	Shenshawpotoo	S-7A	E9
599	Blue Ridge Mountains	Tutelo	S-7A	E9
602	Heart of Virginia	Nawakwa	S-7A	E9
604	Blue Mountain	Walamootkin	W-1E	G14N
606	Mount Baker	Sikhs Mox Lamonti	W-1N	G15
609	Chief Seattle	T'Kope Kwiskwis	W-1N	G15
610	Great Alaska	Nanuk	W-1N	G15
611	Inland Northwest	Es-Kaielgu	W-1E	G14N
612	Pacific Harbors	Nisqually	W-1N	G15
614	Grand Columbia	Tataliya	W-1E	G14N
615	Mountaineer Area	Menawngihella	C-4	E13
617	Buckskin	Takhonek	C-4	E13
619	Ohio River Valley	Onondaga	C-4	E13
620	Glacier's Edge	Bigfoot	C-7	G9
624	Gateway Area	Ni-Sanak-Tani	C-1B	G10
627	Samoset	Tom Kita Chara	C-1B	G10
635	Bay-Lakes	Kon Wapos	C-1B	G10
636	Three Harbors	Kanwa Tho	C-7	G9
637	Chippewa Valley	Otyokwa	C-1B	G10
638	Greater Wyoming	Tatokainyanka	W-2N	G12N
640	Greater New York	Kintecoying	NE-2B	E18
651	Potawatomi Area	Wag-O-Shag	C-7	G9
653	Great Rivers	Nampa-Tsi	C-5B	G6
660	Blackhawk Area	Wulapeju	C-7	G9
661	Puerto Rico	Yokahu	NE-5	E17
662	Longhorn	Netopalis Sipo Schipinachk	S-2	G3
664	Suwannee River Area	Semialachee	S-4	E5
690	Garden State	Lenape	NE-5	E17
691	Pushmataha Area	Watonala	S-1B	E4
694	South Plains	Nakona	S-2	G3
695	Black Hills Area	Crazy Horse	C-1A	G11
696	Midnight Sun	Toontuk	W-1N	G15
697	Oregon Trail	Tsisqan	W-1S	G16
702	Rainbow	Waupecan	C-7	G9
713	Sequoyah	Sequoyah	S-6	E3
733	Sioux	Tetonwana	C-1A	G11
741	Texas Southwest	Wahinkto	S-3	G2
748	Yocona Area	Chicksa	S-6	E3
763	Virginia Headwaters	Shenandoah	S-7A	E9
773	Gulf Coast	Yustaga	S-1B	E4
775	Rio Grande	Wewanoma	S-3	G2
777	Washington Crossing	Ajapeu	NE-5	E17
780	Michigan Crossroads	Mishigami	C-2	E2
800	National	Wewikit	X-X	XX
802	Transatlantic	Black Eagle	NE-5	E17
803	Far East	Achpateuny	W-6P	G19
897	Greater St. Louis Area	Nisha Kittan	C-3B	G7
898	Greater St. Louis Area	Shawnee	C-3B	G7
899	Greater St. Louis Area	Anpetu-We	C-3B	G7

About Project Magellan

The Boy Scouts of America recently implemented a new structure, including the creation of 16 National Service Territories (NST). These NSTs replace the existing area and region structures which have been in place since 1990 (more information can be found here).

In December 2020, the National OA Committee Chairman, Mike Hoffman, created the Project Magellan task force. The group’s charge was to assess the impact of these changes on the OA’s operations, as well as, if deemed necessary, provide recommendations for how the Order might respond. The task force has worked throughout 2021, led by eight youth consisting of the 2020 & 2021 Region Chiefs, as well as seven members of the National OA Committee. Every lodge was invited to provide direct input and feedback through written surveys, one-on-one interviews, and regular reviews with OA youth and adult leaders around the country.

In early October, the National Order of the Arrow (“OA”) Committee adopted the organizational plan proposed by the Project Magellan task force. With this approval, the Order of the Arrow will move toward implementing changes to its national and regional structure which will be effective at the OA National Planning Meeting on December 28, 2021.

OA Second Century Organizational Model

The approved prototype re-emphasizes the critical role of lodges, which remain the bedrock of our organization. Under the plan, the National OA Committee will develop additional resources to further support the work of chapters and newly recognized service areas.

Above the lodge level, the proposal maintains current section designations and boundaries and the current method for selecting national officers, while reducing the number of regions from four to two. In 2022 and beyond, the National OA Committee and national staff will monitor council and lodge mergers to adjust the composition and boundaries of OA sections as warranted.

The national leadership team is confident that this plan puts the OA on the path for organizational success. However, the National OA Committee will reevaluate the OA’s organization again in 18 months in anticipation of additional changes that may occur in the structure of the Boy Scouts of America and local councils during the coming years.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Is restructuring the OA necessary?

In life, change is a constant. It is common for lodges and chapters to realign their officer and chairman roles as needs and circumstances arise, and many councils shift their district’s borders as membership and other dynamics change. The Order is no different. With both a significant change in the last ten years to our membership and the current dynamics within the larger BSA, considering a restructuring was prudent. The Order wants to be best positioned to continue its purpose as an integral part of the Boy Scouts of America through positive youth leadership under the guidance of selected capable adults.

Did the OA implement the draft prototype presented at the NCOC?

The core tenets of the approved proposal are consistent with what the task force previewed this summer. The feedback many national, section, and lodge leaders provided in August during the National Council of Chiefs or subsequent national webinars was critical to finalizing the organizational structure approved the National OA Committee.

When will these changes be implemented?

Changes to the OA’s national and regional structures will be effective at the start of the 2021 National Planning Meeting in December and fully implemented in the year thereafter.

Why will the new structure be re-evaluated in 18-24 months?

What is certain today is that the future is uncertain. The BSA will continue to change in the months after the national organization emerges from bankruptcy, whether that be in council boundaries or in other ways. The Order needs to be highly responsive to those shifts, so it intends to keep a close eye on how things progress and prepare for a thorough evaluation in 18-24 months’ time.

What is going to happen to sections and regions?

Sections will continue to be utilized under a two region structure. Section names will be changed to fit within the naming of the Gateway and Eastern regions. You can find your new section name using the map and spreadsheet on this page.

How will my lodge or chapter be impacted by Project Magellan?

The intent is lodges and chapters are impacted positively. Scouting happens where the Scouts are, and that is in units within councils. Project Magellan seeks to focus the attention of the Order on strengthening the lodge within each council, especially as council mergers may occur more frequently.

Are there any changes to youth leadership roles in the OA?

Section leadership roles will be unaffected at least through 2022. Moving forward, there will continue to be a National Chief, National Vice Chief, as well as a Gateway Region Chief and Eastern Region Chief.

What if I have additional questions regarding Project Magellan?

If you have additional questions about Project Magellan please contact @email.