Miami Tribe leadership with 40 Myaamia Heritage students

Celebrating Miami: Tribe and University Week 2023

Two men wearing Miami University branded clothing pose for a photo together in a hockey arena.

Gregory Crawford, Miami University President (left), and Douglas Lankford, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Chief (right), pose for a photo together at a Miami University hockey game. Photo by Karen Baldwin, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma.

Recently, we celebrated the relationship between the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and Miami University during Celebrating Miami: Tribe and University Week. Each Fall, the Myaamia Center partners with Miami University's Athletic Department to host a number of events honoring the unique relationship. The Miami Tribe’s elected leadership and Cultural Resource Office staff traveled to Miami University to join in the celebrations. It’s always special to spend time with the Myaamia community on campus. To read a full recap and view pictures of Celebrating Miami Week, check out this post on Aacimotaatiiyankwi.

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Aacimotaatiiyankwi: A Myaamia Community Blog

A lithograph depictsing the appearance of the U.S. capital city around the time of the Treaty of 1854

Washington D.C. c. 1852. Library of Congress print accessed at: www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/pga.02581/

In 1854, the Miami Nation sent a delegation to Washington D.C. with the goal of protecting their collective resources. Our first in a series of posts about the 1854 Treaty of Washington discusses the meetings in 1853 that set the stage for the contentious negotiations that were to follow and the arrival of the Miami Nation delegation in D.C.

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Myaamia Education Office Updates

6 Myaamia storytellers pose for a photo insdie the Miami Tribe Coucil House

Myaamia storytellers posing for a photo after the annual storytelling event at the Miami Tribe's Winter Gathering in January 2023. Photo by Jonathan Fox, Myaamia Center.

As the weather cools, we’re excited for aalhsookaana ‘winter stories’! Our December and January Aatotantaawi events will focus on sharing and discussing aalhsookaana. All Myaamia community members are welcome to join our Zoom discussions! For more information, including how to get the Zoom link, please fill out our short contact form.

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keetwi iišileniciki neepwaaminciki? What are Myaamia Students up to?

A group watches a lacrosse stick making demonstration

Doug Peconge teaches Myaamia Heritage students Kaleb McMullen and Mia Bowles about selecting wood to make pakitahaakana 'lacrosse sticks.' Photo by Jonathan Fox, Myaamia Center.

Myaamia students had the opportunity to learn to make pakitahaakana ‘lacrosse sticks’ during a workshop with Doug Peconge, community programming manager for the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. Doug has been refining this process for years and recently traveled to Oxford, Ohio to share his knowledge with Myaamia students.
Students learned the entire process, from trimming and sanding the wood to netting the hoop used to catch the ball. Students who participated were able to complete their own stick. We look forward to seeing the students play with the sticks that they made this spring. Mihši neewe ‘a big thank you’ to Doug, for teaching us this skill!

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