Camp Traditions

There is a man at camp that has become a tradition. Most of the time you will find him teaching kids how to fish, filling jugs at the water stations, driving kids to get their meds, or helping them learn the rules.

He also helps serve snacks every night, and is great with kids.

They call him Chief or Chief Putcha. I am not sure anyone knows his real name at camp. The kids spend all week wondering how he got his name. Near the end of camp Chief and some of the kids who have been here before tell the story of how the Chief got his name.

Chief arrives in his native dress.






He begins to tell the story. Natives bring him gifts.






As they bring the gifts to him, they line up along side of him. After all the gifts have been given he says, "My name comes from a favorite song."




"You putcha right foot in, you putcha right foot out. You putcha right foot in and you shake it all about."

I'm still smiling. I think it only makes sense in East Texas!