The Canadian equivalent of the Girl Scouts is dropping the name “Brownie.”
The Canadian equivalent of the Girl Scouts is dropping the name “Brownie,” the membership branch of some of its youngest scouts, after current and former scouts raised concern that it could harm Black members and girls of color. Now, 7- and 8-year-old members of the Girl Guides of Canada will be called Embers, a name chosen with the help of current scouts and adult alumni.
” Girl Guide troops are expected to start using the Embers name immediately, per Girl Guides, with updated Embers materials and uniforms to follow. Brownies began as a membership level of the UK scouting group Girlguiding – a Guide Association was established in 1909. The Brownies came about so that girls under age 11 could participate. Many major scouting organizations in the West have adopted the name in the years to follow, including Girl Guides of Canada and the Girl Scouts of the USA.
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