Myaamiaki Conference Preview

Our staff at the Myaamia Center has been busy preparing for the 11th biennial Myaamiaki Conference! At this year's conference, we will highlight a wide range of projects and research underway at the Myaamia Center to support the revitalization of Myaamia language and culture.

We hope you will join us, in person or online, for this year's conference. The conference is free and open to the public, but we ask that you register if you plan to attend. Read the Conference Preview Blog post on Aacimotaatiiyankwi.

Learn More and Register for the Conference Here

Aacimotaatiiyankwi: A Myaamia Community Blog

As we shift from peepoonki to neepinwiki, careful observers will notice a gradual series of changes in the night sky. The relative positions of some important constellations will shift as the weather becomes warmer. Meenankweepiaki ‘Pleiades’ is already not visible until late into the night. Soon, that constellation will only be visible shortly before dawn. In contrast, Aciika ‘Fisher’ (which takes in a part of the Big Dipper) will gradually become more prominent in the early evening sky as the weather gets warmer. If you want to learn more about stellar bodies in Myaamia culture, check out this blog post by Dr. Hunter Lockwood.

Stars, Planets, and Heavenly Bodies in Myaamiaataweenki

Myaamia Education Office Updates

Myaamia Center staff work on processing hominy and syrup in Oxford. Photo by Stella Beerman, Myaamia Center.

Neepinwiki noonki!

Here in Oxford, the frogs have been singing, and we’ve had our first thunderstorm of the season. Those changes bring to a close a successful season of storytelling across Myaamionki and coincide with the end of maple sugaring. This year, we collected around 145 gallons of ahsenaamišipowi ‘maple sap.’ Using frozen sap, we had a boil-down day with our students at Mitehkia Awiiki ‘Chief Forest Olds’ house just down the street from the Myaamia Center. This period of transition from peepoonki ‘winter’ into neepinwiki ‘summer’ means that it is also time to start our preparations for summer programs. Applications for in-person programs in Miami, Oklahoma, and Fort Wayne, Indiana, go live on April 1.

Learn more about Summer Programs

keetwi iišileniciki neepwaaminciki? What are Myaamia Students up to?

Sap boiling in Oxford. Photo by Jonathan Fox, Myaamia Center.

As we approach the middle of the semester at Miami University, our students have been busy with mid-term exams and projects. In the Myaamiaataweenki language class, students have been learning the language to describe the weather and their everyday lives. Following midterms, students have been enjoying Miami University’s Spring Break, March 23-27, 2026.

Support Myaamia Heritage Students

Upcoming Events

Myaamia community members are invited to take part in Aatotantaawi, a monthly gathering where we talk about a timely cultural topic.

In April, we will discuss Myaamia Food and Wellness. Join us for a discussion about the health of Myaamiaki ‘Myaamia people’ through diets, physical activity, and general wellness.

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