Photo of the stole Myaamia graduates of Miami University recieve

Myaamia Webinar Series: Language Revitalization and Current Language Work

Jarrid Baldwin and Dr. David Costa

Over the past year, the Myaamia Center has partnered with Miami University's Alumni Association to present a webinar series about the Myaamia Center's work. The topics explored include the history of the Miami Tribe, the impact of language revitalization, the Myaamia Heritage student experience at Miami University, and the importance of revitalization efforts.

Most recently, Dr. David Costa, program director of the language office at the Myaamia Center, and Jarrid Baldwin, Myaamia language coordinator presented Language Revitalization and Current Language Work. David and Jarrid discussed language teaching and research at the Myaamia Center as well as software developed by the Center to support this ongoing work.

We encourage you to listen to this presentation and explore others from the webinar series.

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Miami University Focus: Tribal Sovereignty

Newly elected officials are sworn in at the 2022 Miami Tribe of Oklahoma’s General Council meeting. Photo by Karen L. Baldwin

Focus is a university-wide initiative to coordinate activities of many groups, centers, institutes, and departments across campus to create a year-long exploration of an important, timely, "big idea" topic from multiple disciplinary perspectives.

The theme of the 2022-2023 school year is tribal sovereignty. The Myaamia Center has been working with groups across campus to explore different aspects of tribal sovereignty.

You can explore the meaning of Myaamia sovereignty on the Aacimotaatiiyankwi blog.

Read about Myaamia Sovereignty Here

Aacimotaatiiyankwi: A Myaamia Community Blog

Jared sits with a weaving project he's working on.

Jared Nally with several pieces of his work. Photo by Karen L. Baldwin.

Jared Nally is a Myaamia weaver, a graduate student at Miami University, and a recipient of the Aanchtaakia Graduate Fellowship. He recently sat down with Joshua Sutterfield for an interview where he discusses his work and connection to the Myaamia community.

Read about Jared Nally

Myaamia Education Office Updates

Drake House in Miami, Oklahoma at sunset

siipiihkwa awiiki (Jane Drake’s House) – this allotment house was originally built around 1885. Today it is owned by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and used for gatherings and celebrations as well as housing staff during educational programs. Photo by Jonathan Fox.

As we move deeper into peepoonki ‘winter’ and start preparing for the Miami Tribe’s winter gathering, we’re reminded of the coming Myaamia lunar new year and all the transitions that go hand-in-hand with that event. One of those transitions is a new theme in our educational programming: kiikinaana ‘our homes.’ During the year we’ll explore the changing nature of Myaamia homes over time by following one of the main threads of continuity linking our homes together: these are the places where Myaamia family and community have been continually remerging over the centuries. All of these programs will ask the community to remember, reinforce, or re-conceive the idea that their own homes are Myaamia dwellings.

Read "wiikiaami: home"

keetwi iišileniciki neepwaaminciki? What are Myaamia Students up to?

Megan Sekulich and Emma Fanning stand outside the Myaamia Center wearing thier graduation garb.

Megan Sekulich and Emma Fanning stand outside the Myaamia Center with their new graduation stoles and lacrosse sticks. Photo by Stella Beerman.

Oxford is quieting down as students leave campus for the winter break. Our Myaamia Heritage Program students will continue studying Myaamiatweenki, the ‘Miami language’ next semester when they return to campus. We hope they will teach and use the language with their families in the meantime.

We want to say toopeeliyiikwi, ‘you accomplished it’ to two of our Myaamia Heritage Program students as they graduated from Miami University earlier this month.

We celebrated Megan Sekulich and Emma Fanning with their families at the Myaamia Center before Miami’s commencement ceremony. The graduates each received a t-shirt designed by Julie Olds which is only available to Myaamia graduates of Miami University. They also received a Myaamia stole with hand-sewn ribbonwork and metal buttons to wear during commencement, made by Karen Baldwin, as well as a wooden lacrosse stick, made by Doug Peconge.

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