By reviewing the name of the Baden-Powell Award, Scouts Australia is grappling with its colonial past
- Written by Ciara Smart, PhD candidate in Australasian Colonial History, University of Tasmania
ShutterstockScouts Australia is considering changing the name of its most prestigious youth award, the Baden-Powell Scout Award.
Presented to recipients by the governor-general, this award is named after the movement’s founder, Lord Robert Baden-Powell, fondly known as B-P.
For millions, Baden-Powell remains a hero. For others, his role in...
