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He was born '''Ernest Evan Thompson''' in [[South Shields]], [[County Durham]] (now part of [[South Tyneside]], [[Tyne and Wear]]), England of Scottish parents and his family emigrated to Canada in 1866. As a youth, he retreated to the woods to draw and study animals as a way of avoiding his abusive father. He won a scholarship in art to the [[Royal Academy]] in [[London, England]].<ref>{{cite book | last =Rowan | first =Edward L | authorlink = | coauthors = | year =2005 | title =To Do My Best: James E. West and the History of the Boy Scouts of America | publisher =Las Vegas International Scouting Museum | location = | isbn =0-9746479-1-8 }}</ref> | He was born '''Ernest Evan Thompson''' in [[South Shields]], [[County Durham]] (now part of [[South Tyneside]], [[Tyne and Wear]]), England of Scottish parents and his family emigrated to Canada in 1866. As a youth, he retreated to the woods to draw and study animals as a way of avoiding his abusive father. He won a scholarship in art to the [[Royal Academy]] in [[London, England]].<ref>{{cite book | last =Rowan | first =Edward L | authorlink = | coauthors = | year =2005 | title =To Do My Best: James E. West and the History of the Boy Scouts of America | publisher =Las Vegas International Scouting Museum | location = | isbn =0-9746479-1-8 }}</ref> | ||
He later rejected his father and changed his name to Ernest Thompson Seton. He believed that Seton had been an important name in his paternal line. He developed a fascination with wolves while working as a naturalist for [[Manitoba]]. He became successful as a writer, artist and naturalist, and moved to | He later rejected his father and changed his name to Ernest Thompson Seton. He believed that Seton had been an important name in his paternal line. He developed a fascination with wolves while working as a naturalist for [[Manitoba]]. He became successful as a writer, artist and naturalist, and moved to New York City to further his career. Seton later lived at Wyndygoul, an estate that he built in [[Cos Cob, Connecticut|Cos Cob]], a section of [[Greenwich, Connecticut|Greenwich]], [[Connecticut]]. After experiencing vandalism by the local youth, Seton invited them to his estate for a weekend where he told stories of the American Indians and of nature.<ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url =http://www.etsetoninstitute.org/WOODCRFT.HTM | title =Woodcraft League Histories | format = | work =Ernest Thompson Seton Institute | publisher = | accessdaymonth =11 July | accessyear =2006 }}</ref> | ||
He formed the [[Woodcraft Indians]] in 1902 and invited the local youth to join. The stories became a series of articles written for the ''Ladies Home Journal'' and were eventually collected in the ''The Birch Bark Roll of the Woodcraft Indians'' in 1906. | He formed the [[Woodcraft Indians]] in 1902 and invited the local youth to join. The stories became a series of articles written for the ''Ladies Home Journal'' and were eventually collected in the ''The Birch Bark Roll of the Woodcraft Indians'' in 1906. | ||
