Sandhill Cranes at Brookville Lake, Indiana

From the Executive Director, Daryl Baldwin 
Myaamia Center Executive Director, Daryl Baldwin
Myaamia Center Executive Director, Daryl Baldwin. Photo by Miami University Communications and Marketing. 
Wiiyaakiteeheelo weehki-kihkatwe ‘happy new year’! Well almost, as the Myaamia New Year will actually begin February 22, 2023, on the Gregorian calendar.
As we approach the Myaamia New Year we look forward to wrapping up our celebratory events for the 50th anniversary with a final gathering at our mid-winter stomp dance and storytelling events in Miami, Oklahoma. We have quite a contingent coming from campus this year and look forward to seeing so many of you at our community gathering. Reflecting back on all the events this year I am humbled by the support and engagement from both the Tribe and university community throughout our celebratory year. This relationship is truly unique and special and we look forward to advancing our work in the new year.
As I put a lens on the new year, I see a few things emerging that will be important in our development...
Continue Reading Daryl's Letter
Miami University Focus: Tribal Sovereignty 
Rebecca Nagel, host of
Rebecca Nagle, activist, writer, member of the Cherokee Nation, and host of This Land podcast. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Nagle.
Miami University's 2022-2023 school year Focus topic is tribal sovereignty. 
Myaamia Center staff have been working with groups across campus to organize a speaker series on the topic throughout the semester. As part of the speaker series, we're looking forward to welcoming Rebecca Nagle, activist, writer, member of the Cherokee Nation, and host of the podcast This Land, to Miami's campus on March 8th. 
The second season of This Land explores systematic threats to tribal sovereignty through an ongoing Supreme Court case regarding the dismantling of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA.) 
Listen to "This Land"

Aacimotaatiiyankwi: A Myaamia Community Blog
“Map of the camp of Lt Col. John B Campbell, Dec. 18, 1812” courtesy Library of Congress, Maps Division.
“Map of the camp of Lt Col. John B Campbell, Dec. 18, 1812” courtesy Library of Congress, Maps Division. 
In December 1812, the U.S. Army attacked Myaamia and Delaware villages in the Mississinewa River Valley. Through research, George Ironstrack and Cam Shriver examined the evidence surrounding the violence we now call the Battle of the Mississinewa, which occurred during the War of 1812. They discuss the motivations on both sides of the conflict and the decisions each made that ultimately led to fighting.
Read about the Battle of the Mississinewa

Myaamia Education Office Updates
Lela Troyer, pushing a stick across hard-packed snow.
Myaamia Heritage Program alum, Lela Troyer, takes her turn in Snowsnake. Photo by Jonathan Fox.
As we move from Mahkwa Kiilhswa ‘Black bear Month’ into Waawiita Kiilhswa ‘Lost Month’ we are looking forward to all of the exciting winter activities that are to come. Miami Tribe citizens should follow the Tribe’s official Facebook page for updates about the coming storytelling events, dances, and lunar new year parties. We are particularly looking forward to the next big snowfall so that we can play šoohkwaahkiinki ‘snowsnake.’ Šoohkwaahkiinki is a sliding game played on snow or ice with a specially shaped piece of wood. Read more about šoohkwaahkiinki by clicking the link below. 
Read about Snowsnake

keetwi iišileniciki neepwaaminciki? What are Myaamia Students up to?
Myaamia Heritage students traveling to Miami, OK for the 2022 Winter Gathering and Stomp Dance
Myaamia Heritage Program students traveling to Miami, Oklahoma for the 2022 Winter Gathering and Stomp Dance. Photo by Kara Strass.  
We're looking forward to welcoming our Myaamia Heritage Program students back to campus this month. Spring classes at Miami University will start on Monday, January 23rd with our first Myaamia Heritage course on the 24th. Our students will continue studying Myaamiaataweenki, the 'Miami language,' taught by Jarrid Baldwin. 
A group of our students will also be traveling to Miami, Oklahoma this month with Myaamia Center staff for the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma's annual Winter Gathering and Stomp Dance event. 
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