The World Federation of Independent Scouts (WFIS) is an international, non-governmental, non-denominational organization composed of its recognized Scout organizations. WFIS was formed in 1996 in Laubach, Germany. WFIS - North American Regional Council was formed in 2001, but WFIS had already operated Groups in Canada since 1997 and Mexico, and Costa Rica since 2000, and continues to do so in Canada, Mexico, and the United States today. The Council's role is to develop and provide section handbooks for the member associations, provide leader training courses, plan, run, and staff provincial and national jamborees.

WFIS member associations must accept that they are a traditional Scouting organization committed to keeping alive the Law and Promise and Scouting scheme, as devised by the late Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell. We are not the organization for potential modernists, in fact we insist that our member associations follow, and use, BP's original program, traditions, uniforms, morals, ethics, and structure as laid out in B-P's "Scouting for Boys". We have however, allowed the updating of these programs for health, environmental, first-aid, and safety reasons only.

WFIS - North American Regional Council invites all non-WOSM associations in North America, especially National Associations in Exile to join us in our activities.

WFIS-NA lives by the Founders 4th Scout Law: "A Scout is a friend to all, and a brother to every other Scout".