Pa-Hin Lodge #27 was officially formed in 1977. The formation came about after discussions in 1976 of combining the four existing Lodges in the newly formed Northern Lights Council into a single Lodge. The four Lodges were:

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Chan-O-Wapi Lodge #52 (Missouri Valley Council #432 - based in Bis- marck/ Mandan)

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Chatoka Lodge #183 (Great Plains Area Council #431 - based in West- ern ND/MT)

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Thunderbird Lodge #371 (Lake Agassiz Council #430 - based in Grand Forks/East Grand Forks)

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Minniduta Lodge #176 (Red River Valley Council #429 - based in Fargo/ Moorhead)

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From 1977 until approximately 1980, the former Lodges continued to conduct operations as tribes and chapters (example: the Thunderbird Tribe), holding conclaves and OA events along the old Lodge lines.

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Around 1980, the tribes structure was discontinued and operations were continued as chapters and Lodge, aligning chapters based on the Districts structure established by the Northern Lights Council.

 

The Lodge currently (as of 2025) has a total of 8 Chapters covering 2 time zones (Central and Mountain), 4 States (MT, ND, SD, MN) and 83 Counties. The 2024 roster count was 276 registered members.