The Myaamia people were forcibly removed from their traditional homelands and displaced to what is now known as Miami, Oklahoma due to the Treaty of 1867. They are people of the present: living, working and studying across the country, all connected to each other.
The Mellon Foundation awarded the Myaamia Center a $2.1 million grant to expand the National Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous Languages (National BoL). The institute helps tribal communities revitalize their language by using archives and technology.
When Hartleroad came to Miami University, they learned that not every student had the same knowledge of their Myaamia culture, history and language.
After filling out the application for Miami University, she received an email from Kara Strass, the director of Miami Tribe relations for The Myaamia Center. Strass invited Bowles to campus for a visit and explained some of the programs Miami offered for Native students.
Three student artists were awarded cash prizes for their submissions to the 2022 Student Response Exhibition, a yearly student art showcase.
When I asked if Abby would be willing to teach me a traditional Myaamia recipe for the return of the Weekly Veg column, she was happy to do so! And so, I present to you the recipe she showed to me: pawpaw bread.
Monday, Oct. 10 was Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a day meant to celebrate and remember the stolen lands upon which we stand and to remember the lives lost and the cultures destroyed by imperialism and colonialism.
Miami University is introducing three new changes to the Myaamia Center to increase student awareness.
Neepwaantiinki: we learn from each other. This phrase is at the heart of the new Miami Heritage Logo (MHL), an image created through collaboration between Miami University and the Myaamia tribe. The logo is meant to raise awareness and interest about the relationship between the two communities, a relationship that too often goes unnoticed on Miami's campus.
Miami University and the Miami Tribe have announced a new collaborative awareness platform, beginning this month.