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There are various controversies and conflicts that involve the Scouting movement. Scouting has sometimes become entangled in social controversies such as in nationalist resistance movements in India[citation needed]. Scouting was introduced to Africa by British officials as an instrument of colonial authority[citation needed] but became a subversive challenge to the legitimacy of British imperialism as Scouting fostered solidarity amongst African Scouts.[1] There are also controversies and challenges within the Scout Movement itself such as current efforts to turn Scouts Canada into a democratic organization (see also Non-aligned Scouting and Scout-like organisations).