Preview: Celebrating Miami 2025

Each year, the Myaamia Center partners with various departments across campus to honor and educate about the unique relationship between the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and Miami University during events throughout the week.

Check out the list of activities we have planned so far and keep an eye on our website for more information as it becomes available!

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Aacimotaatiiyankwi: A Myaamia Community Blog

Akimaansa Interns at the Folklife Festival

Seven Myaamia students represent the Myaamia community at the Folklife Festival. Photo by Stella Beerman, Myaamia Center.

Over the summer, seven Myaamia students and recent graduates participated in the Akimaansa Young Ambassador Internship. This 8-week program provided an opportunity for these young adults to learn more about Myaamia culture and how to share it with others. The culminating event for them was participating in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C. Read more about their experience on Aacimotaatiiyankwi.

Read about the Akimaansa Internship

Myaamia Education Office Updates

Playing seenseewinki. Photo by Scott Kissell, Miami University.

As we reach the midpoint in the semester, students are preparing for midterm exams. For the Heritage class, this experience is using language while playing games! We’ll be playing games we often play at community gatherings: peekitahaminki, mahkisina meehkintiinki, and seenseewinki. Students will also get to play a more contemporary game: kiihkoneehshkiilo ‘Go Fish.’

Learn more about Myaamia Games

keetwi iišileniciki neepwaaminciki? What are Myaamia Students up to?

Rebekah Harrell and Isabella Nitzschke with the seenseewinki sets they made at the workshop. Photo by Megan Sekulich, Myaamia Center.

This week, 10 Myaamia students participated in a seenseewinki game-making workshop so that they have their own bowl and pieces to play at home. Students were able to decorate a bowl using wood burning and paint, as well as design pieces made from Kentucky coffee beans. If you want to learn about how to play, you can find more information in this post.

Support Myaamia Heritage Students

Upcoming Events

Aatotantaawi: Peace Metal Discussion. Oct 9: 7:30 p.m. EST

Myaamia community members are invited to take part in this month’s Aatotantaawi discussion, a monthly gathering where we talk together about a timely cultural topic.

Whether you’d like to share your knowledge, ask questions, or simply listen and learn, all Myaamia community members are welcome.

Save the Date! Myaamiaki Conference is April 18, 2026

Fall open houses: Sept 27 and Oct 25, 2025. Drop in hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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