Northern Lights Cathedral Church as the main church for the deanery. The "Northern Lights" are the Aurora Borealis associated with the Arctic night sky. At the opening service, bishop Per Oskar Kjølaas admitted that the word was contentious since it technically meant not a parish church but a cathedral (for which the more common Norwegian word is ). He defended the name by the informal precedents of the and , and argued that a bishop is at home in all churches of the diocese. Northern Lights Cathedral The Northern Lights Cathedral - Alta Church () is a parish church of the Church of
Northern Lights Council events along the old lodge lines. Around 1980, the tribes structure was dis-established and operations were organized as Chapters, aligning chapters based on the District structure established by the Northern Lights Council. The 2014 Roster count was over 600 registered members. Pa-Hin is a Lakota (Sioux) word meaning porcupine. Variations of spelling include pȟahíŋ (Lakota), phahį́ (Dakota), and pahį́ (Assiniboine). The totem of the Pa-Hin Lodge is the porcupine, but the Lodge's common logo shows a porcupine with a saber tooth. Northern Lights Council The Northern Lights Council, Boy Scouts of America is the local Boy Scout council that serves