A PUBLICATION OF THE SOVEREIGN MIAMI TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA

Volume 15, No. 4, Section A Noošonke Siipionki Myaamionki Myaamia Publications 2019 2019 MYAAMIA NATIONAL GATHERING WEEK SET By Julie Olds, Cultural Resources Officer Citizens and families of the Miami Tribe of Okla- homa will soon gather near the noošonke siipi- onki home place for the annual Myaamia National Gathering Week June 22 - 29, 2019. The community’s event schedule begins on Saturday, June 22 with a cultural education work- shop in shawl making to be held at the Myaamia Heritage Museum & Archive in downtown Mi- ami, OK. This workshop is open to Tribal citizens and their immediate family members. A second workshop, also set for June 22, will teach eligible participants how to make pakitahaakana - lacrosse sticks. The two workshops are presented by the Miami Tribe’s Cultural Resources Office as part of the Myaamiaki Eemamwiciki revitalization ef- fort. Laramie Allen wins Rodeo Austin On Monday evening, June 24, the My- 1C aamia Heritage Museum & Archive will welcome the artists participating in the Eugene Brown Me- morial Art Show for hors d’oeuvres and a private preview of the exhibit which opens to the public on June 25th. The Myaamia Heritage Museum & Archive presents the public opening of the Eugene Brown Memorial Art Show at 5 p.m. in the MHMA at 28 N. Main, Miami, OK. Hors d’oeuvres will be served and competition winners announced. On Wednesday, June 26, acclaimed Citizen Band Potawatomi Chef Loretta Barrett Oden will lead a workshop in traditional and contemporary cooking. The class size is limited and open to Myaamia citizens and their immediate families. Myaamia citizens can find the workshop registra- tion information on the Tribe’s Facebook page or Molly McGuire receives Indiana This photo honoring the sovereign Miami Tribe of Okla- Native American Indian Affairs on the website at www.miamination.com. homa was taken by Miami University photographer Scott Commission Scholarship - 1C On Thursday, June 27, Myaamia citizens Kissell when he attended the 18th Annual Miami Nation and their families travel to the beloved historic Pow Wow in 2017. Photo courtesy of Miami University, Continued on page 4B. Scott Kissell.. Miami University Honors Miami Tribe With Medal for Distinguished Service Staff Article

Miami University hosted the 2019 an- efforts have already influenced a genera- nual alumni/advancement awards tion and will continue for many more dinner on Friday, May 3, and to come. The honors bestowed by twelve different awards hon- the Harvard Project on Ameri- ored Miami alumni, faculty/ can Indian Economic De- staff and friends for the con- velopment and the John D. tributions they make to the and Catherine T. MacAr- university, their communi- thur Foundation highlight Myaamia Citizen Lauren Masquat ty and society as a whole. the broader scope of the Signs with Bacone College - 1C The Miami Tribe of Okla- Tribe’s work to inspire homa received the Bishop others in their quest for Medal, named for Robert social justice, identity and Hamilton Bishop, Miami’s dignity. We are proud to rec- first president, an award rec- ognize these achievements of ognizing distinguished service members of our extended Mi- to humanity. ami family.” Chief Douglas Lankford Chief Lankford’s com- attended the dinner and accepted the ments expressed how honored the tribe award for the Miami Tribe. The Chief and is to receive this award and shared tribal the Business Committee received a congratulatory let- appreciation for the relationship with Miami Univer- ter from Kim Tavares, Executive Director of the Mi- sity. “In 2022, this relationship will be 50 years old. ami University alumni Association informing them Rooted in the concept neepwaantiinki, ‘learning from about the award. each other’, is a unique opportunity to share, learn “There are many individuals from your Tribe and grow through our collaboration. We are extremely Myaamia historian George Iron- who have worked tirelessly on the Tribe’s cultural grateful to Miami for creating a space on this beautiful strack will give a special presen- heritage and language revitalization programs. These campus for the Myaamia Center to develop and grow.” tation on Myaamia naming, birth, Continued on page 6A. death and marriage customs on Friday, June 28, 2019 at the My- aamia Community Center in Mi- Notice: The 2019 Meeting of the Miami Nation General Council is ami, OK - See page 5A for article. set for Saturday, June 29th at 9 a.m. in the Nation’s Council House in Miami, Oklahoma. 2A Aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2019 aatotankiki Myaamiaki In this edition... Section A MIAMI NATION NEWS is a quar- Maamia Naming 5A terly newspaper published by the Sovereign Miami Tribe of Oklahoma for our enrolled Honors 6A citizens. Aatotankiki Myaamiaki is distribut- Fort Wayne Issue 7A ed by mail and made available for download from the Miami Nation’s website. A single copy is mailed free of charge to each tribal Section B household. College students living away History Article 1B from home may request a copy be mailed to Art Show 4B their campus, or off-campus, address. Repatriation 4B This publication is printed in Stigler, Oklaho- Workshops 5B ma by Stigler Printing. Publication design and Indian Health Service 7B layout is done in-house by the Miami Nation Cultural Resources Office staff. Requests for Section C special articles or publication of community Honored Citizens 1C information, including births, deaths, mar- riages, family news, anniversaries, etc., are Education 2C welcomed and encouraged. Obituaries... 3C Scholarship Info 4C Myaamia Publications Miami Nation Cultural Resources Office TRIBAL MEMBER P.O. Box 1326 Miami, OK 74355 ADDRESS UPDATES: 918-541-1300 Contact Tera Hatley Email: [email protected] [email protected] Editorial Staff: or phone 918-541-1300. Julie Olds, Scott Willard, Diane Hunter, Joshua Sutterfield, Doug Peconge, Meghan Dorey, Joe Leonard, Jessica Williams Submissions: email to Submission Requirements: HOCI ceeki Myaamiaki - Don’t forget to [email protected] “Rock Your Mahks” to the 2019 General Council Meeting on June 29 in noonšonke Photos: Photos submitted electronically should siipiionki! be saved at a resolution of 300 dpi, sized at stan- dard 4x6 or larger, and saved in jpg, tif, or pdf formats.

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Miami Nation Elected Officials Chief - Douglas Lankford Second Chief - Dustin Olds Sec.-Treas. - Donya Williams See page 8B 1st Councilperson - Tera Hatley 2nd Councilperson - Scott Willard

MIAMI NATION HEADQUARTERS Calendar & Time Sensitive Info Physical Address: -June 17-21, 2019 Eewansaapita & Saakaciweeta - OK 3410 P Street NW -June 22-29, 2019 Myaamia National Gathering Week - Miami, OK 74354 918-541-1300 Miami, OK Mailing Address: -June 29, 2019q Myaamia General Council Meeting P.O. Box 1326 Miami, OK Miami, OK 74355 -July 8-12, 2019 Eewansaapita & Saakaciweeta - IN MYAAMIA CITIZENS STAY -July 15, 2019 Back-To-School Applications Deadline CONNECTED VIA INTERNET -Sept. 7, 2019 Fall Gathering, Indiana -Sept. 28, 2019 Fall Gathering, Kansas MIAMI NATION WEBSITE -Oct. 1, 2019 Fall Scholarship Application Deadline www.miamination.com -Oct. 1, 2019 Medical Benefits Card Re-Enrollment Facebook - Citizen Members -Oct. 11-13, 2019 Community Camp-out, Miami, OK Listed as “Miami Tribe of Oklahoma” -Nov. 1, 2019 Myaamia RV Park Closes for Season -Dec. 1, 2019 2nd Semester Back-To-School Facebook - Public Page Applications Deadline Listed as “Miami Nation Events” -Jan. 24-25, 2020 Annual Winter Gathering, Miami, OK Facebook - MHMA Page (Storytelling, games, social dances) Listed as “Myaamia Heritage Museum & Archive” Aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2019 3A

The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Business Committee, pictured left to right: First Councilperson Tera Hatley, Second Chief Dustin Olds, Chief Douglas Lankford, Secretary-Treasurer Donya Williams and Second Councilperson Scott Willard. 2019 Annual State of the Nation Report aacimwita akima: The Chief Reports By Chief Douglas Lankford, eecipoonkwia Aya, aya ceeki eeweemakiki! Greetings to all my relatives. It is cee- counsel with the Fox Rothschild Firm to work at resolving these cases caahkwa kiilhswa, the moon of the sandhill crane, and here in noošonke and I am happy to report that this has occurred. The Tribe prevailed in siipionki myaamionki we are busy with preparations for the 2019 Na- litigation in New Mexico and most recently in California. The Courts in tional Gathering Week and our annual General Council meeting set for New Mexico and California found that when the Tribe kicked Tucker out Saturday, June 29. I hope you will make plans to travel home for the and took back control of those operations, that the sovereignty of those many events leading up to the meeting, and to attend the meeting as well. businesses was restored. We are only waiting to see whether the plain- Be sure to “rock your mahks” on that day, that is, wear your moccasins tiffs in the California case choose to appeal their loss. We hope that they to the meeting as part of the Cultural Resources Office sponsored event don’t and, if they don’t, we will have turned the page completely on this “Rock Your Mahks” (see the article on page 5B). chapter. Before I begin, please allow this personal note. It was about this On the government side, a key area of focus remains our time last year that I informed our community that my wife, Gena, had legislative efforts in Washington, D.C. As Chief, each year I travel ex- been diagnosed with cancer. I am thankful to report her treatments are tensively to Washington, D.C. for the concerns of our Tribal government going well, and she is feeling good. We have received many kind mes- and to further the invaluable work of relationship building. Our travels sages and cards from community members, and we want you to know include meetings with congressmen, senators and staff members from that each one was read and appreciated so very, very much! Please con- both parties. Our message is well planned to address concerns before tinue to pray for Gena as she continues her treatment. Mihši-neewe! committee hearings take place in order to ensure our issues are heard As I begin this report, before a bill is voted on. I want to briefly discuss our A top priority in D.C. identity as a sovereign nation again this year is securing and how this status impacts our federal legislation to resolve Tribal government and opera- the Tribe’s long-standing land tions and our unique cultural claim in Illinois. For two ses- identity as Myaamiaki. As you sions of Congress, and again know, Tribal nations have been this session, our Congressman recognized as sovereign since Markwayne Mullin introduced their first interaction with Eu- legislation to address our land ropean settlers. The United claim. This session, Congress- States continues to recognize man Mullin introduced HR this unique political status and 396, a bill that would give the relationship. At the heart of Federal Court of Claims juris- tribal sovereignty is the abil- diction to consider and decide ity to govern and to enhance the Tribe’s claim for compensa- the welfare of citizens within tion for the taking of 2.6 mil- tribal territory. In addition, as lion acres of land located in sovereigns we must protect the east central Illinois. unique culture and identity of This land, as many of the Tribe. you know, was guaranteed to Tribal governments are the Tribe in the Grouseland responsible for a broad range Treaty and was never sold to of governmental activities on the United States or anyone tribal lands including tribal else. The bill is co-sponsored programs, law enforcement, by Congressman Tom Cole and judicial system, health care, Leaders of the Miami Tribe both support and participate in the revitalization of Congressman Kevin Hern and environmental protection, nat- Myaamia culture and language. In this photo, Akima Lankford peekitahanki we expect other Congressman, - plays lacrosse with young Jensen Dorey at the Drake House. Photo, 2016, by ural resources management, on a bi-partisan basis, to join Karen Baldwin. development and maintenance the bill as co-sponsors. We of basic infrastructure such as roads, bridges, public buildings, telecom- have also worked closely with the Congressman from Illinois where the munications, broadband and electrical services. Maintaining the govern- land is located, and the local Illinois political leadership. We expect that ment and governmental activities is costly. The Miami Tribe is blessed to a companion bill will be introduced in the United States Senate in the have Miami Nation Enterprises, our economic arm, to provide revenue to near future sponsored by Illinois’ senior senator Dick Durbin. We con- support our governmental activities and the programs we are able to pro- tinue to aggressively push to move this bill through the process and are vide for our citizens. With most of our businesses operating out of state hopeful this Congress will act. We are also preparing a lawsuit so that the Tribe’s ability to obtain revenues from taxation is limited, therefore, when the bill is passed the Tribe can file its claim right away. we do rely solely on our businesses and the success of our businesses for Another area of focus in D.C. concerns Reserve 35 in Kansas. We revenue. With our limited revenue stream the Tribe works to maintain a have worked closely with the BIA and Department of Interior to obtain strict budget to address the many needs of a comprehensive government approval of tribal member applications to transfer fractionated interests and a growing tribal membership. We will have a presentation at the in our historic Kansas Reserve to the Tribe. Currently, the federal gov- General Council Meeting on June 29 from Peter Murphy, our CEO for ernment is the only obstacle between willing sellers and the Tribe as a MNE who will talk about the Tribe’s businesses and areas of emphasis willing buyer. We hope to bring this process to a successful completion we are working in for some growth in our business portfolios. We con- so that the Tribe can consolidate interests in the Kansas land and make it tinue to grow - and growth is a great thing. But we must work hard and productive for all Tribal members. plan so that we may sustain the government and support its growth. Other work in D.C. includes cultivating new congressional cham- As you know, the Tribe has worked diligently to clean up the mess pions for the Tribal enforcement of the Native American Graves Protec- that was left behind by Scott Tucker and his cronies as a result of the tion and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and to address with the administra- lending operation. Tucker and his lawyer Tim Muir have been sentenced tion structural issues and lack of responsiveness of National NAGPRA to to long prison sentences for their crimes. The Tribe removed itself from Tribal enforcement efforts of non-compliance in the state of Indiana. We the business and is resolving outstanding state court cases relating to have spent significant time making in-roads with federal elected officials Tucker’s lending practices. Since we last gathered, the Tribe engaged from Indiana in pursuit of these efforts. Continued on page 4A 4A Aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2019 aacimwita akima: The Chief Reports By Chief Douglas Lankford - Continued from page 3A The Tribe has also continued its leadership regarding the efforts of this date, we are a Nation of 5,423 citizens. Our average growth in citi- in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) relicensing of the zenship is approximately 200 persons per year. With this growth trend, Pensacola Dam and to ensure that any relicensing addresses impacts on our citizenship will be nearing 6,000 by 2021, which is also the 175th tribal lands, natural and cultural resources and infrastructure. The Grand anniversary of the forced removal of the Miami Nation from our home- River Dam Authority (GRDA) has now formally applied for relicensing lands in Indiana. Most importantly, this enrollment number is the start- and the Tribe has worked to ensure that the United States Department of ing point in every aspect of Tribal business planning and management for the Interior is an active participant. The Tribe has been joined in these each budget year. efforts by several Tribes, including the Eastern Shawnee Tribe, the Peo- Our annual tribal budget for FY19 was conservatively set based ria Tribe, the Ottawa Tribe, the Wyandotte Nation and the Seneca Cayuga on the previous year’s numbers and with consideration of the new year’s Tribe. projected growth. We remain in a rebuilding cycle following the closure As those of you who live in Ottawa County are aware, for the last of some businesses by Miami Nation Enterprises. However, MNE is several decades, the operation of the Pensacola Dam has caused chronic growing and prospering and is reporting a 50% increase in earnings over flooding which has adversely affected the Miami Tribe and other Tribes’ last year’s $9.9 million reported at the annual General Council meeting in trust lands, fee lands, traditional cultural properties, and economic en- 2018. Our annual tribal budget is completely separate from the budgets deavors. The proposed undertakings will cause further destruction of of federally funded grants awarded to the Tribe and both are fully audited tribal resources and properties and limit the ability of tribal members to each year. The audit for the previous fiscal year is reported at each an- travel to employment or to reach medical facilities in this county. nual General Council meeting and the FY18 audit will be complete soon The Tribe recognizes that Grand Lake is recreational location and and will be reported in the General Council meeting in June. The audit- is good for the local economy, including the Miami area economy. What ing firm is Rose Rock CPAs out of Edmond, OK (www.roserockcpas. the Tribes are insisting upon is that the impacts of the operation of the com). Our Accounting Department projects FY19 will end under budget, dam be assessed and that steps be taken where there are adverse impacts. as did FY18. The Tribe will continue its work in this matter to protect its Tribal lands As our membership grows, so does the need for growth with and resources and will update you as our infrastructure. Our grant-funded developments happen. work to expand the Nation’s Council Finally, the Tribe is working House is set to begin the week after with other local Tribes in the Tar Creek the 2019 General Council meeting. Superfund Site Tribal Coalition in le- The expansion will double the size of gal actions against mining companies the current structure providing much for natural resource damages by these needed additional space for this Annu- companies in the Tar Creek Superfund al Meeting as well as Winter Gather- Site in Picher, Oklahoma. The Miami, ing and other events held throughout like other local Tribes is negatively the year. impacted by the mining activities of Those traveling home for the these companies which resulted in National Gathering Week events will heavy contaminates of zinc, lead and enjoy seeing the new pavilion and cadmium to thousands of acres of soil, speaker stand recently constructed hundreds of stream miles of surface next to the Nation’s pow wow are- water and associated riparian corridor, na. The new structure will provide a millions of cubic yards of sediment, shaded area for use during the summer and tens of square miles of ground- youth education programs, for specta- water. The Miami, along with other tors of lacrosse and other field games, Tribes in northeast Oklahoma seek gourd dancing during the Pow Wow funds for damages and costs to restore and other gatherings. the lands under the Comprehensive The revitalization of our culture, lan- Environmental Response, Compen- guage and traditions is of utmost im- sation and Liability Act (CERCLA). portance to our people and the duty of Negotiations for damages and cleanup this work has been embraced by Tribal costs are currently underway. Nego- leaders for over 20 years. Beginning tiations with other polluters for addi- with our late Chief Floyd Leonard, tional damages and cleanup costs are Chief Lankford addresses representatives from the Federal En- we have exercised our sovereignty currently underway. ergy Regulatory Commission (FERC) during an inter-tribal through repatriation under the Native We continue to seek to put land meeting hosted by the Miami Tribe in 2017, addressing the reli- American Graves Protection and Re- into Trust status through the Depart- censing of the Pensacola Dam. Staff photo. patriation Act (NAGPRA) and have ment of Interior. Currently, the Tribe successfully reburied ancestors and has 160.67 acres of trust land in Oklahoma. The Tribe has submitted their funerary objects on a number of occasions. trust application packages for an additional 229 acres which have been Most recently, in the fall of 2019 the NAGPRA Committee, with approved this spring to transfer to the Tribe in trust and are in the final assistance from our legal team, helped to bring closure to an extensive stages of the administrative process. Once the deeds are issued the tribe NAGPRA concern at Strawtown Koteewi Park in Hamilton County, IN. will have 389 total acres in trust. After six years of consultation, disagreement, challenge and frustration, Our fee land to trust land efforts have fully restored 40 acres of the human remains of ancestors, and their funerary objects, disturbed by Chief Harley Palmer’s Allotment to protected trust status, something we archaeological field work and placed on museum shelves, were repatri- consider historic for the Tribe. Several other significant parcels, includ- ated and returned to the earth. We extend great appreciation and respect ing another portion of the former Chief David Geboe Allotment, which to the employees who helped address and bring this concern to closure. includes a portion of our Myaamia Heritage Cemetery property, is also Our repatriation reburial work is very important and is done quietly and among lands moving into trust status. Once trust status is achieved for respectfully so as not to expose the locations of burials to looters or other these parcels, we will move forward with the next set of applications, threats to the peaceful places of our departed relatives and their objects. continuing to reestablish a land base lost to us over the last 150 years. Knowledge of our history is very important to each of us as My- Putting land into Trust status has four key areas of importance. aamia. Our story through time is woven into the fabric of our identity as First, the land is restored to the Tribe’s jurisdiction as it was intended a people, individually and communally. Because of this, we require truth when we moved here in the 1860s – for law enforcement, environmental in history and the presentation, or recording, of it when we as a people protection, cultural use and protection and on and on. Second, the land are named or affected. Misrepresentation of history in publication, the cannot be taken or lost – the federal government holds it as a trustee for classroom, at the breakfast table, in the boardroom or elsewhere is like the benefit of the Tribe and its sovereign authority and title protects the planting a weed seed that, when it comes up somewhere in the future, lands. Third, trust land is no longer taxable by the state and local govern- will be something we have to fight against to stop its spread. ments. The Supreme Court has held that tribal fee lands can still be taxed Just such a seed was planted in Fort Wayne, Indiana on February but taxation on land ends with trust acquisition. And, finally, there are 26, 2019 when, during a City Council meeting, Councilman Jason Arp opportunities available to the Tribe, both in program participation and in presented a Resolution containing inaccurate historical data in order to economic endeavors that are available when on trust lands that are not establish “General ‘Mad’ Anthony Wayne Day” in the city. Arp’s presen- available on fee lands. We are pleased to have been able to work with the tation stated that General Wayne was “merciful”, that Native troops were new leadership at the Miami Agency Office of the BIA to move nearly led by the British, and that anyone who did not embrace this new day 250 acres of Tribal fee land in to trust status. It is progress that we have named for General Wayne would be considered unpatriotic. News of the been working to achieve for several years and it is now happening under Resolution was quickly reported to the Miami Tribe by Miami citizens the new BIA leadership. living in the Fort Wayne area. Tribal budget preparation and oversight are a constant concern The Tribe reviewed the video recording of the City Council meet- for every elected Business Committee. We are in the eighth month of ing, as posted on the Fort Wayne City Council webpage, and the text of fiscal year 2019, and in the tenth month since our 2018 General Coun- the Resolution as adopted during the meeting. (It is important to note cil meeting. Each year at this time we report on our progress and the that Councilman John Crawford, Councilman Glynn A. Hines and Coun- many changes and happenings within our Nation. We consistently report cilman Russ Jehl voted no on Resolution R-19-02-12.) growth in all areas of the Tribe, and this year is no different. Your elect- In response, the Miami Tribe sent a letter to the Fort Wayne City ed Tribal leadership fully understands this growth is good for our Nation, Council calling for the Resolution to be rescinded, for a correction to but it is also challenging regarding budget planning, project planning, the inaccurate history as presented by Arp, and that the Resolution be and the many citizen services we provide through federal funding/grants replaced with a corrected file. The Tribe addressed the concern that the and from Tribal monies. video record and Resolution are now part of the city’s historic record and According to Tera Hatley, our Member Services Manager, the accessible by the public. The Tribe also spoke with local media to ensure Tribal enrollment reported at this time last year was 5,256 citizens. As citizen awareness of the issue. While the Tribe remains disappointed in Continued on page 5A Aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2019 5A

Myaamiaki Eemamwiciki and the Return of Myaamia Family Customs By Julie Olds Myaamiaki eemamwiciki, the Myaamia awak- Myaamia Center, the Myaamia community has death, birth and marriage, the Cultural Re- en. These words embody the community revi- truly awakened to a new period of restoration sources Office will give a full presentation on talization effort of the Miami Tribe of Oklaho- of cultural knowledge and a growing ability to these traditions on Friday, June 28th, at the My- ma. The history of the Myaamiaki, from their speak and use Myaamia language. aamia Community Center in Miami, OK. This forced removal from their ancestral homelands While the return of cultural knowledge date occurs during the 2019 Myaamia National in 1846, to a new landscape in the Indian Terri- has awakened the Myaamia community, the Gathering Week events. The presentation will tory which has been a home to them since 1873, community’s desire to continue to learn and un- be for Myaamia citizens, their spouses and chil- is a story of great loss and ultimate resilience. derstand their inherent language and culture has dren only. No other guests will be permitted to As strangers on a new landscape, board- brought them to the next step in cultural revi- this presentation. Tribal historian George Iron- ing schools, land allotment and other assimila- talization - the first steps in the return of My- strack will give the presentation, and each topic tion tactics would soon render their community aamia culture to the family life events of nam- will be followed by a question and answer ses- silent in voice and culture. From the passing of ing, birth, marriage and death. sion. the last fluent speakers in the mid 1960s, until A project to document Myaamia names the emergence of their revitalization effort in from historic records (treaties, annuity records, 1996, the Myaamia community lived in a cul- marriage and death records, etc.) was launched tural silence with no means of understanding in 2016 and resulted in a database of hundreds the full impact that period had imposed on their of traditional Myaamia names. With this re- community nor on their future as a people. source, and the ability of Tribal linguists to cre- The cultural losses during the transi- ate new names based on twenty years of solid tion from living as Myaamia to a virtually si- linguistic research, the Tribe has successfully lent community were gradual until things just reclaimed the cultural knowledge necessary to stopped. Many families stopped giving My- restore the giving of traditional names back to aamia names, death rites were no longer being the community. addressed and birth and marriage customs fell Other research efforts have yielded trad- silent as contemporary means flooded in. tional knowledge on birth, death and marriage Today, however, with 23 years of com- traditions. All of the information available at munity work and exemplary research efforts this time has been researched and cross exam- through the Myaamia Center, the Myaamiaki ined and is now ready for dissemination to the have steadily worked to reclaim and restore their Myaamia Community to begin the long process heritage language and culture to a dispersed to restore the knowledge of naming, birth, death community. With summer youth programs, cul- and marriage traditions back to Myaamia family tural education workshops and community edu- elders and leaders according to tribal custom. Myaamia historian George Ironstrack is the cation events and the steady, highly qualified Due to the spiritual nature, and deep Assistant Director of the Myaamia Center at contribution of the now internationally know cultural meaning of the traditions of naming, Miami University in Oxford, OH. aacimwita akima: The Chief Reports By Chief Douglas Lankford - Continued from page 4A the Fort Wayne City Council for not taking action to correct its historic honored guests for the contributions they make to the university, their record, many citizens of Fort Wayne have communicated their support community and society as a whole. I was so proud to represent you, our for our concern. Tribe, at this event. The handsome medal we received, as well as the As reported in our previous newspaper, the Miami Tribe received Honoring Nations statuette, will be on display during the 2019 General Honors from Harvard’s 2019 Honoring Nations Program for our revi- Council Meeting. talization effort we know as Myaamiaki Eemamwiciki – “the Miamis As you see this has been a busy year but a very good year. It is awake”. Secretary-Treasurer Donya Williams and First Councilperson my honor to stand before you and report that this great Nation continues Tera Hatley traveled with me to Denver, CO during the fall session of the its legacy as a progressive and sound tribal government which is a leader National Congress of the American Indian where Harvard was presenting among tribes, not only in this community, but nationally. It is a great day the awards. While we were still basking in the glow of this honor, we to be Myaamia. received word from Miami University that the Miami Tribe was chosen Mihši-neewe, and we look forward to seeing you, our relatives, in as the recipient of the Bishop Medal, named for Robert Hamilton Bishop, Myaamionki in June for all of the events of our National Gathering Week Miami’s first president, an award recognizing distinguished service to and our General Council meeting. humanity. My wife Gena and I traveled to Oxford, OH to receive the award nipwaahkaako, neehi peehkikanaaweeko for the Tribe on May 3 during the University’s 2019 annual alumni/ad- Akima Eecipoonkwia vancement awards dinner. The Miami Tribe was among twelve different Chief Douglas Lankford

Miami Tribe Chief Douglas Lankford discussing Miami Tribe Chief Lankford (center), with Miami Tribe counsel Robin Lash (left), discuss- concerns with Oklahoma Senator James Lankford during the es Tribal concerns with Kevin Washburn, Assistant Secretary of the Interior Senator’s visit to Miami, OK in 2015. Staff photo. (2015), during one of many business trips for the Tribe to Washington, D.C.

Myaamia citizens and families - watch the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Facebook page for last minute updates to the National Gathering Week events. 6A Aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2019

University Honors Miami Tribe With Medal for Distinguished Service Staff Article - Continued from page 1. Other awardees included My- Roberts Award given to a staff mem- aamia Center Technical Specialist ber who consistently goes beyond the Doug Troy who received the William expectations of her role in service to Holmes McGuffey Award, named for the Division of University Advance- the creator of the McGuffey Readers ment. and one of Miami’s first faculty mem- David Budig, the current chair bers. The award honors one Miami of the Miami University Board of University faculty or staff member Trustees, hosted special Board events whose impact extends far beyond the when Daryl Baldwin was the com- traditional parameters of education. mencement speaker in 2017. As Board Doug’s nominators described him as Chair, he met Chief Lankford and “an inspiration to the department and other Business Committee members the school,” “both a professor and a on campus on several occasions. His mentor,” and “a warm, friendly, com- award was the John E. Dolibois Award passionate adviser” who always had for serving Miami University in a dis- time for students no matter how busy tinctive fashion over many years. he was. Sue Henry received the Spirit Chief Douglas Lankford (center), holds the Bishop Medal, Several other award recipients of Philanthropy Award for being high- named for Robert Hamilton Bishop, Miami’s first president, an have special connections to the Miami ly engaged in philanthropic activities award recognizing distinguished service to humanity. Pictured Tribe. at Miami and making a significant with Chief Lankford are Steve Anderson, President of the Miami Phyllis Callahan, Miami Uni- positive university-wide impact. Sue University Foundation Board of Directors (left), and Scott Gla- versity’s Provost and Executive Vice traveled to Oklahoma for the June ser, President of the Miami University Alumni Association Board President for Academic Affairs, has 2013 Annual gathering that unfortu- of Directors. Chief Lankford proudly received the medal on be- been a special friend to the Myaamia nately suffered when severe weather half of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma during the 2019 annual Center for several years and she vis- canceled the pow wow Friday event. alumni/advancement awards dinner on Friday, May 3 at Miami ited Oklahoma for the 2016 Winter She is a former member of the Miami University in Oxford, OH. Photo courtesy of Miami University, Gathering. She received the Dave University Board of Trustees. Ricardo Treviño, Jr. Miami Tribe Assists Victims of Myaamia Center Domestic Violence By Flora Elmore, Compliance Officer awarded NEH grant In August of 2018, the Tribe was awarded a a domestic partner. This assistance comes in third round of funding through the State of the form of a limited hotel stay so that vic- for Project Oklahoma District Attorney’s Council from tims can find a safe and stable place to live ‘aacimwahkionkonci: their Victims of Crime Act grant. This award after the hotel. The victims are encouraged provided much needed funding for a Guard- to use the free civil legal assistance funded Land of Stories’ ian ad Litem (GAL), emergency placement through the grant. This civil legal assistance Myaamia Center News - Reprinted with for victims of domestic violence, and civil pays for two hours of consultation time with legal assistance to victims of violence. a lawyer to review their rights and create a permission. The Guardian ad Litem is contracted plan of action to help them navigate the legal Oxford, OH - The Myaamia Center at Miami Uni- to serve as a liaison between the children in system. versity has been awarded a $177,007 grant by the tribal custody and the Tribe’s Court. Miami The change in the program from a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for tribal children who are victims of neglect designated shelter to an ‘assistance as need- the “aacimwahkionkonci: A Land of Stories” project. and/or abuse are taken into custody by the ed’ program was driven by the low numbers The funding is part of the Humanities Col- Tribe through its Court and safe immediate of Tribal members using the program. The lections and Reference Resources program at NEH, placement is found with Native American data about how people were using the pro- which is designed to support projects that provide foster families or relatives. These neglect gram did not support continuing the opera- humanities scholarship through the availability of and abuse cases are referred to as Indian tion of a designated shelter, and instead, it archival materials using digital technology. The Child Welfare Cases (ICW) cases and are was determined that it was more practical to Myaamia Center hopes this project will benefit re- managed by the Tribe’s Indian Child Welfare provide services as needed. searchers, the tribal community and the general pub- Coordinator. Although the ICW Coordina- Over the years the Tribe identified lic in understanding the history of Myaamia people tor works hard to assure the needs of the mi- that there was a gap in area services to vic- and their territories. nor are met, it is beneficial to the Court and tims. No other programs were paying for “Stories are the means by which we continue for the minors to have a legal representa- immediate emergency housing like that in a to tell our family and community narratives,” said tive address the needs of minors. A GAL is hotel. Most area shelters had no way of im- Daryl Baldwin, Myaamia Center director and prin- assigned to an ICW case by the Judge, and mediately taking a woman and her children. cipal investigator of the project. “This project fills a the duty of the GAL is to submit a report at By providing a hotel stay the Tribe was giv- significant gap in the historical narrative of displace- Hearing and to make recommendations to the ing the family but also the area shelters the ment and survival.” Judge. The formal report from a legal entity opportunity to prepare for the victim’s move. The project is a web-based Geographic Infor- who is charged with the best interest of the The Tribe further listened to local law en- mation System (GIS) and historical educational re- child is a vital part of the Court’s decision- forcement’s concerns about the difficulty in source. It will allow users to examine and interpret making process. placing victims of domestic violence imme- thousands of historical records, documenting how The GAL works with the ICW case diately late at night and on weekends. By land left Miami Tribe ownership through the 19th worker, and like the ICW worker, the GAL designating grant funds to address this need and 20th centuries. visits the home of the families to get a first- the Tribe filled the gap and provided a means This study reveals a foundational process in hand look at the child’s environment, gain for victims of domestic violence to get the American history: detailing how and why a Native an understanding of how the child feels and help that they needed. American tribe relinquished its land to the United observe how the child acts. Through this Once a victim was in a shelter, they States and its settlers. As an interactive mapping interaction and meetings with the parents, were left to try navigating the legal choices website, aacimwahkionkonci also helps promote and placement and child the GAL can interpret if without any professional support. It was de- tell stories of the landscape and the Myaamia com- changes should be made to benefit the child termined that a gap in services could also be munity’s interaction with its heritage lands. to ensure that the child is safe and well-cared filled by providing free civil legal assistance This unique interdisciplinary project includes for. to victims. The grant allows the Tribe to a team of students, staff and faculty from Miami’s Through past ICW cases in the Tribe’s contract with an area attorney for two hours University Libraries, department of geography, GIS District Court, it is clear that having a GAL per client to review their legal options and program, computer science, department of history active in ICW cases benefits the Court pro- provide them professional advice regarding and Myaamia Center staff. cess when the parents, placement and child their best options. “Our data will soon number in the tens of understand the process, and all parties are The Tribe has assisted 19 individu- thousands of deeds, wills, letters and other docu- confident that the interests of the child are als since the grant was awarded in August. ments from across the country,” said Cameron Shriv- represented. This results in better coopera- Of those seeking assistance, 14 were Native er, visiting assistant professor of history and lead re- tion between the parents, children, and foster American with the majority being children searcher of the project. families. who were victims of physical abuse and ne- “As a researcher, you need to develop a sys- The funds also provided support for glect. Four victims have sought assistance tem to make sense of it all and to be able to interpret the Tribe’s nearly 20 year old program that for domestic violence. it. Organization and presentation, in addition to digi- assists victims of domestic violence by pro- The Tribe has reapplied for grant tal mapping, will help researchers and community viding emergency placement and civil le- funding for the 2019 cycle and hopes to find members make sense of some complicated stories,” gal assistance. This program began as an out in August if they have been granted the Shriver said. “This project may confirm existing per- emergency women’s shelter and over time opportunity to continue on with this good spectives on Myaamia history but also might reveal evolved to a program that provides imme- work. processes we’ve never been able to see before.” diate assistance to women and their young children fleeing from violent situations with Aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2019 7A Miami Tribe Submits Letter, History Review and Press Release in Response to Fort Wayne City Council Resolution #R19-02-12 By Julie Olds The following letter, history review and press the sovereign Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, and (this site is in the city of Fort Recovery, Ohio) release (see page 8A), were sent to the Fort for every citizen of our Nation, we respectfully began in late 1793 and was completed in March Wayne, IN City Council members in response call upon the Fort Wayne City Council to take of 1794, before the Battle of the Maumee (Fall- to the adoption of a poorly researched and ex- immediate action to rescind the entire text of en Timbers), despite the Proclamation’s claim. ecuted resolution, presented by Councilman Resolution #R19-02-12. The Miami Tribe does This fort, as well as the five other forts built Jason Arp, to establish “General ‘Mad’ An- not encourage the adoption of a day commemo- under Wayne’s leadership, played a critical role thony Wayne Day”. In these writings, the Mi- rating Anthony Wayne. However, should the in facilitating the United States conquest of the ami Tribe sought to inform the City Council of City Council again seek to adopt such a day, homelands of the Myaamia, Shawnee, Dela- errors in the historic record which pertained may you take up your collective responsibilities ware, and others. Many of these forts went on to to the Miami, and to call attention to socially to the citizens of the city of Fort Wayne, and play a central role in the Indian Trade and Gov- contemptible language used by Councilman those Tribal citizens who call that place home, ernment Factory system that explicitly sought Arp against those who would disagree with by adopting a carefully worded resolve, drafted to indebt indigenous families and ensure future this effort. in consideration and inclusion of the accurate land sessions through the treaty process. ------information supplied herewith and with full re- The text of Proclamation R-19-02-12 March 18, 2019 view and input from professional historians and makes no attempt to recognize that tribal na- leaders of the other federally recognized Tribes tions were negatively impacted by the actions Mr. John Crawford upon whose ancestral landscape you now re- of the United States Army under Wayne’s lead- President side. We call for a corrected text of the history ership. Following the victory on August 20 and Fort Wayne City Council information you seek to include in the Reso- acting under orders, the U.S. Army systemati- 200 East Berry Street lution before presenting it again for a vote to cally burned all of the Myaamia, Shawnee, and Suite 120 be added not only to your City Council record, Delaware towns and their sizeable agricultural Fort Wayne, IN 46802 but to commend it to the citizens of your city, fields that lay within the Maumee River Val- and those who are Tribal citizens of the Nations ley. The military fort that came to be called Re: Fort Wayne City Council Resolution who also called that region home, as an accurate Fort Wayne was constructed within sight of the #R190212 conveyance of the historic record of your city- smoking ruins of the Myaamia cities of Kiih- pertaining to Anthony Wayne. kayonki and Le Gris’s Town. The proclamation Dear Sir, of “General ‘Mad’ Anthony Wayne Day” im- In sincerity of duty, plicitly commemorates those actions, while at Eecipoonkwia weenswiaani, niila Myaamia the same time obscuring them. This enactment Akima. I am Chief Douglas Lankford of the Douglas Lankford of settler colonialism does harm to citizens of sovereign Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, and I write Chief the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, many of whose today on behalf of our elected leadership and Miami Tribe of Oklahoma families were displaced from Kiihkayonki and in respect to our Tribe and those Tribal citizens Le Gris’s Town directly as a result of the U.S. who live in and around the City of Fort Wayne. Cc: Members of the Fort Wayne invasion under Wayne’s leadership. To claim I ask you, Sir, to read this letter with the same City Council that criticism of Wayne represents an ahistori- respectful attention with which it has been writ- Michael Barranda cal “folly” is to ignore the reality that Myaamia ten, and to understand the intent of this com- Tom Freistrotter people living in 1794 opposed Wayne’s actions munication to be of utmost importance to us as Paul Ensley and worldview. a Tribal Nation, and to you and the members of Russ Jehl Contrary to Councilman Ensley’s warn- the City Council of Fort Wayne, who inhabit, Thomas Didier ing against viewing historical events through a care for and oversee that place, which sits upon Jason Arp lens of modern morality, several Councilpeople the ancestral lands of the Myaamia people. Geoff Paddock appear unable or unwilling to consider historical We have been informed of the recent Glynn Hines actors, modern interpretations, or evidence that adoption of Resolution #R19-02-12 by the City may differ from their contemporary perspec- Council, to recognize July 16th as “General Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Leadership tive. In his presentation before City Council on ‘Mad’ Anthony Wayne Day” to commemorate Second Chief Dustin Olds February 26, 2019, Councilman Arp attempted his impact upon your history as the founder Secretary-Treasurer Donya Williams to juxtapose the actions of the Myaamia, Shaw- of your city. We have watched, in disappoint- First Councilperson Tera Hatley nee, Delaware, Wyandot, Seneca, Ojibwe, Ot- ment and disdain, the online record of your City Second Councilperson Scott Willard tawa, and Potawatomi army at the Battle of the Council meeting of February 26, 2019 and not- Wabash (St. Clair’s defeat) against Wayne’s ed the inaccurate and socially contemptible pre- Julie Olds, Cultural Resources Officer, “mercy” following the end of the Battle of the sentation given in the presence of community Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Maumee (Fallen Timbers); Councilman Ensley citizens, including young Boy Scout members Robin Lash, In-House Counsel, repeated this interpretation that Native Ameri- in the audience. We were surprised at the ab- Miami Tribe of Oklahoma cans acted more violently than Wayne. This sence of any reference to your own Fort Wayne Joseph Halloran, Special Counsel, decade-long conflict was often both deadly and History Center by Councilman Arp in his efforts Miami Tribe of Oklahoma personal, and to claim that Wayne was not a par- to create a presentation on your history upon ticipant in this brutality is to do a disservice to which he would ask you to take such action. *History Review by the Miami Tribe of historical fact. In the historian Alan Gaff’s Bay- Recorded history is powerful. We look Oklahoma Cultural Resources Office onets in the Wilderness--cited by Councilman to it in our youth as we learn and grow. We all Arp in his prepared statements on February 26- teach it, examine it, interpret it and challenge The City Council of Fort Wayne’s proclamation -the author describes the chaos that ensued as it through many a unique lens, no matter our of July 16 as “General ‘Mad’ Anthony Wayne the Battle of Fallen Timbers ended. “Out-fired path in life. To be certain, we should all seek Day” is factually inaccurate and informed by a and out-yelled by the army; in 15 minutes the accuracy and truth in history as recorded, and socially harmful proposition that citizens of the Indians gave way, and were then pursued and as may be told anew through such efforts to me- Miami Tribe of Oklahoma living in Fort Wayne cut down by the horse.” As soldiers ran to catch morialize a person, place or thing. An accurate are unpatriotic if they do not agree that Antho- up with the mounted dragoons, Gaff describes historical record is an important matter to us all ny Wayne is worthy of this type of celebratory how they “discovered the bodies of ‘Indians as citizens of this country, to us as a sovereign commemoration. cut and hacked [sic] in a horrid manner.’” Gaff Tribal Nation, to local community members and The text of Proclamation R-19-02-12 concludes that after the battle, the U.S. Army to the families of your city, which includes Mi- would have benefited significantly from re- only took one prisoner alive, a French-speak- ami Tribe families as well as citizens of many view and input from professional historians and ing white man named Antoine Lasselle (a small other Tribal Nations. elected tribal leaders or their appointees. The cohort of Europeans fought in support of the With our tribal history scholars and brief text contains two factual errors. First, the combined indigenous army during the battle). cultural leaders, we have reviewed the histori- Miami, Shawnee, Delaware, Ojibwe, and others It seems curious that General Wayne’s “mercy” cal information presented by Councilman Arp were led by their own captains as they fought produced only one white prisoner. Again, this in support of the adoption of “General ‘Mad’ against the invading United States army on was a brutal war during which the Myaamia Anthony Wayne Day” and found gross inaccu- August 20, 1794. They were not led by Brit- and their allies violently defended their homes racies which must be addressed. We therefore ish officers as the resolution asserts. There are and homelands against two scorched-earth cam- provide the enclosed information, an informed no known primary sources or respected second- paigns, and to assert that the U.S. Army under position statement which was created for our ary sources that assert British leadership of the Wayne was somehow less brutal (thus in ap- tribal record, and as a corrective public state- indigenous forces fighting in defense of their parent distinction with more violent, less mer- ment, to address the inaccurate historic record homes on that fateful day. The Proclamation’s ciful Native Americans) represents an attempt you have inadvertently adopted, and to honor erroneous assertion (unintentionally, we hope) to cleanse his history and silence contrary evi- our Nation and our Myaamia citizens living in obscures the historical reality that the Myaamia dence to favor the conqueror, as Councilman the Fort Wayne area as the voice of their people. and their allies organized themselves in defense Hines rightly asserted during the February 26 I ask you, Sir, and indeed all members of their families and homes, which sat well council meeting. of the City Council to whom we have shared within the borders of unceded Myaamia home- The City Council of Fort Wayne’s proc- this in copy, to read this carefully and with in- lands. The legal cession of most of that land lamation of July 16 as “General ‘Mad’ An- tent to hear and understand our concerns. And would not occur until long after the battle. thony Wayne Day” furthers misunderstanding finally, Sir, on behalf of the elected leaders of Second, construction on Fort Recovery of the critical events central to the history of Continued on page 8A 8A Aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2019

NOTICE: Miami Tribe Responds to Media Statements The articles supplied on this by Fort Wayne City Councilman Regarding page, coupled with the lead Resolution #R19-02-12 Staff Article article on page 7A, have been The following press release was submitted to presentation. To quote our submission, “In the included in this publication to the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette in response historian Alan Gaff’s Bayonets in the Wilder- to Fort Wayne City Councilman Jason Arp’s ness - - cited by Councilman Arp in his pre- fully inform Myaamia citizens statements regarding the City’s adoption of a pared statements on February 26 - - the author of the concerns and actions of faulty resolution affecting the historic record. describes the chaos that ensued as the Battle of Fallen Timbers ended. “Out-fired and out the Miami Tribe in this regard. [03/26/19] – Leaders of the federally recognized yelled by the army; in 15 minutes the Indians Miami Tribe of Oklahoma have submitted a for- gave way, and were then pursued and cut down mal letter to the City Council of Fort Wayne, IN by the horse.” As soldiers ran to catch up with Response to Fort Wayne calling for action to rescind resolution R19-02- the mounted dragoons, Gaff describes how City Council Resolution 12, establishing July 16 as “General ‘Mad’ An- they “discovered the bodies of ‘Indians cut and thony Wayne Day”. The Tribe is citing the in- hacked [sic] in a horrid manner.’” #R19-02-12 Cont. from page 7A clusion of inaccurate history information in the The Miami Tribe states that, according to the city of Fort Wayne. If the Fort Wayne City text of the resolution, and in the recorded video the public video record from the City Council’s Council believes that the city’s history is un- presentation of the meeting, which is available website, Resolution #R19-02-12 was presented derappreciated, we suggest facing that history to the public via the City Council’s website and by Councilman Jason Arp who provided a visu- through research and productive public engage- now a part of City history. al presentation to his fellow City Council mem- ment rather than a superficial commemoration On Monday evening, March 25th, in bers that included inaccurate history data perti- of Fort Wayne’s supposed founder. To live as a television interview on Station WANE 15, nent to the Miami and other recognized Tribes neighbors, respecting each other’s sovereignty, Councilman Jason Arp stated his determination upon whose homelands the city now resides. as laid out by participants in the 1795 Treaty of not to rescind the resolution. During the inter- The Miami Tribe clearly stated their opposi- Greenville, requires that we have a deep under- view, the Councilman shifted away from the in- tion to the inaccuracies of the historical record standing of each other. Proclamation R-19-02- correct telling of history, as previously included and supplied a text with accurate, validated his- 12 is not a step in that direction. in the language of the City Council’s Resolu- tory data refuting some of the historical infor- tion and embedded in the history presentation mation as presented. The Miami Tribe further Councilman Arp presented to the City Council addressed the socially contemptible comments Miami Tribe Press Re- to encourage the resolution adopting the an- made regarding those who may not support the nual event. Arp’s statement to WANE 15, that resolution’s intent. lease to Fort Wayne Anthony Wayne’s writings are “…pretty good Chief Lankford stated, “The Leader- Media Regarding City documentation that there were British forces ship of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma has called involved.”, is in conflict with Arp’s previous upon the Fort Wayne City Council to correct the Council Resolution interpretation of history, recorded in the resolu- inaccuracies of history included in the adoption tion, that the British led the Native American of the resolution out of respect for Miami Tribe The following press release was originally Tribes. citizens living in the Fort Wayne area and for submitted to media in the Fort Wayne, IN area The Miami Tribe’s Cultural Resources the city’s historical record as it pertains to this on March 22, 2019 in order to inform My- Office submitted a corrective history review, action.” aamia citizens, and citizens of the greater Fort based on primary history sources, along with Wayne area, of the ill conceived and adopted the initial letter. That review cited the same Miami Tribe of Oklahoma resolution of the Fort Wayne City Council in reference used by Councilman Arp in his own the establishment of “General ‘Mad’ Anthony Wayne Day”. Miami Tribe Adopts Resolution Declaring the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Press Release Historical Record Pertaining to Fort Wayne Miami Tribe Contact Information: City Council Resolution R19-02-12 On May 20, 2019, the elected leaders of the WHEREAS, the adoption of this resolution is Name: Chief Douglas Lankford Miami Tribe of Oklahoma adopted the follow- now part of the historic record of the city of Phone: 918-541-1300 ing resolution text to stand as both a corrective Fort Wayne, Indiana, and the video of the pre- Email: [email protected] statement to the City Council of Fort Wayne, sentation, with these inaccuracies, is accessible IN, regarding the city’s resolution #R19-02- by the citizens of Fort Wayne, and the general Release Date: Friday, March 22, 2019 12, and as an entry to the Tribe’s historic re- public, and cord, both culturally and politically. HEADLINE: MIAMI TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA WHEREAS, the perpetuation of an inaccurate RESPONDS TO FORT WAYNE CITY COUN- A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE HIS- interpretation of the history as presented is det- CIL RESOLUTION #R19-02-12 TORICAL RECORD rimental to the understanding of history for all SUBHEADING: Letter to City Council Ad- citizens, and dresses Inclusion of Inaccurate Historical In- WHEREAS, the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma formation (“Tribe”) is a duly organized, federally recog- WHEREAS, in 1846 the Miami Tribe was forc- nized, sovereign tribal government under the ibly removed from Myaamionki (the lands of [Fort Wayne, IN – 03/22/19] – Leaders of the Thomas-Rogers Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act the Myaamia), yet today there are over 200 My- federally recognized Miami Tribe of Oklahoma of 1936, 49 Stat. 1967, and is governed by the aamia citizens living in Fort Wayne, Indiana, have submitted a formal letter to the City Coun- terms of a Constitution and By-Laws approved upon the lands of their ancestors, and cil of Fort Wayne, IN calling upon the Coun- by the United States Secretary of the Interior on cil to rescind a resolution, adopted during the August 16, 1939, and WHEREAS, the removal of Tribes from the February 26, 2019, City Council meeting, es- Great Lakes region has left a void in the un- tablishing July 16 as “General ‘Mad’ Anthony WHEREAS, under Article VI of the Constitu- derstanding and awareness of contemporary Wayne Day”. tion, the Business Committee of the Miami residents of the sovereign Nations who still call The Miami Tribe states that, according Tribe of Oklahoma is authorized to enact Reso- that landscape home, and to the public video record from the City Coun- lutions and act on behalf of the Miami Tribe, cil’s website, Resolution #R19-02-12 was pre- and WHEREAS, the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma has sented by Councilman Jason Arp who provided long desired to live as neighbors with residents a visual presentation to his fellow City Council WHEREAS, the Miami Tribal Business Com- of the state of Indiana, and to do so we need to members that included inaccurate history data mittee has a constitutional duty and authority to understand each other’s histories and contem- pertinent to the Miami and other recognized act in the best interest of the Tribe concerning porary realities, and Tribes upon whose homelands the city now the preservation and perpetuation of its unique resides. The Miami Tribe clearly stated their cultural heritage, and WHEREAS, in the spirit of developing these opposition to the inaccuracies of the historical deeper understandings, we call upon the city of record and supplied a text with accurate, vali- WHEREAS, the elected City Council of Fort Fort Wayne to recognize and support education dated history data refuting some of the histori- Wayne, Indiana, has adopted Resolution R19- of its residents, and the greater public, about the cal information as presented. The Miami Tribe 02-12 declaring July 16 as “General ‘Mad’ An- true history of Kiihkayonki and the Myaamia further addressed the socially contemptible thony Wayne Day” to honor him as the name- people, through embracing the Allen County comments made regarding those who may not sake of their city, and supported that resolution Fort Wayne History Center, and support the resolution’s intent. with incorrect historical information pertaining Chief Lankford stated, “The Leadership to General Wayne’s actions, the role of the Mi- WHEREAS, the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma is of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma has called ami and other Native Nations, and the timeline committed to providing educational informa- upon the Fort Wayne City Council to correct the of significant events, and tion and learning opportunities for local citi- inaccuracies of history included in the adoption zens through public history presentations, and of the resolution out of respect for Miami Tribe WHEREAS, the city of Fort Wayne is located other means of knowledge sharing; citizens living in the Fort Wayne area and for where Miamitown, also known as Kiihkayonki, the city’s historical record as it pertains to this once stood and was the epicenter of Myaamia NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND action.” life from our settlement of the Wabash River ENACTED Valley until its destruction in 1794, and Miami Tribe of Oklahoma *Signed and dated. Volume 15, No. 4, Section B Noošonke Siipionki Myaamionki Myaamia Publications 2019 “We have not seen the end” 1 The Battle of Mississinewa and the War of 1812 in Myaamionki By Myaamia Historians - George Ironstrack & Cameron Shriver aacimwitaawi: ciikaahkwe iihkipisinonki waapaahšiki siipionki neehi Myaamia—sent “messages to the different villages” in the Wabash val- nimacihsinwi siipionki, niiyaaha myaamiaki eeminooteeciki. ley “to consult upon the measures which were proper to be taken in the aalinta naapiši eeminooteeciki waapanahkiaki. wiihsa circumstances in which they were placed.” Those communities “unani- mihtohseeniaki weešitookiki weehki-wiikiaama, wiiyoonkonci mously agreed” to push for peace. Likewise, Waapanahkiaki (plural of mihši-maalhsaki šaakosankiki amenooteenawa. Delaware) and Myaamiaki (plural of Miami) living at Mississinewa in- vited leaders from the area to council. Their speakers scolded their broth- ‘Let us recount: Near Peru, Indiana on the Wabash and Mississinewa ers in other tribes for past violence. Rivers, there the Miami Indians build a town. Some Delawares built a “Our white brethren are on their feet, their guns in their hands,” town there as well. Many people had built new houses because the Amer- the Waapanahkia orator said. “Let us make our voices (for peace) be icans had burned their villages.’ 2 heard and respected, and rely on the justice of our white brethren.” Two years later, Myaamia leaders recalled that they had decided Early in the morning on Dec. 17, 1812, three days before the winter sol- to pursue a policy of neutrality. Even after American forces had burned stice, men on horseback rode into the towns located at the confluence several of their northern towns, Myaamiaki “would bear our loss.” of the Waapaahšiki Siipiiwi ‘Wabash River’ and Nimacihsinwi Siipiiwi The United States’ declaration of war against Great Britain made ‘Mississinewa River.’ Their arrival alerted the communities to an attack the tenuous position of the Waapanahkia and Myaamia leaders increas- on the Waapanahkia ‘Delaware’ and Myaamia villages on the Nimacih- ingly difficult. They listened to overtures from groups of Shawnees, Ho- sinwi Siipiiwi, about a two-hour horseback ride to the south. Chunks, and Potawatomis, but ultimately rejected those early efforts to Throughout the morning and into the afternoon, refugees from pull them into the violence. “After we had heard the voice of our red these villages surged into the Nimacihsinwi Siipiiwi towns on foot. Their brethren, who endeavored to draw us into the war, we abandoned them, arrival likely spread a sense of fear and panic. Myaamia people rightly and determined we would not be drawn in by them,” Keetankwaanka worried that the Mihši-Maalhsa--the American “long knives”-- would ‘Charley’ asserted in the war’s aftermath. Tecumseh, a Shawnee leader continue down the Missis- then allied with the British sinewa River to attack and against the Americans, rec- destroy the remaining Ni- ognized Myaamia neutrality. macihsinwi Siipiiwi towns. Rather than ask for their aid, The evacuees report- he told them to stay out of ed the details of that morn- his way if he were to lead a ing’s attack to the people of large force from Detroit to the Nimacihsinwi Siipiiwi the Wabash. towns. Shortly after dawn, The Waapanahkia and the Mihši-Maalhsa surprised Myaamia peoples also had the southernmost Mississin- to respond to American de- ewa valley village, a Waapa- mands for alliance. At the nahkia community on the start of the war, the Ameri- river’s east bank. Most of cans, whom the Myaamiaki the villagers fled, but a few called Mihši-Maalhsa ‘Big men engaged in a brief fire- Knives,’ summoned lead- fight with the American sol- ers from these communities diers in order to protect their to a council in Piqua, Ohio. escaping families. Some Waapanahkia repre- In the skirmish, the sentatives attended, and the Mihši-Maalhsa killed sev- U.S. and Waapanahkia lead- en of the men and captured ers agreed to maintain their 42 residents of the village, peace. However, no My- mostly women, children, and This map of Myaamionki shows the route of United States forces from Franklinton aamia representatives at- older men. Later, the vil- to the Nimacihsinwi Siipiiwi towns in late 1812. Base map by Joshua Sutterfield, tended, a sign the Americans lagers heard that the Mihši- annotations by the authors. took as evidence of ill inten- Maalhsa killed a wounded tions. man who, after capture, “fell Although no one upon his knees pleading for knows, it is likely that mercy, declaring he was a the Myaamiaki feared for Delaware,” before being ex- their safety among nearby ecuted and scalped. Years Americans after Ohio mili- later, a veteran of the attack tia killed allied Shawnees, recalled an American offi- and soon after imprisoned cer’s commentary on the vio- a small group of Waapanah- lent and disorderly conduct kiaki and Myaamiaki. The of the troops, “We shall suf- Piqua Indian agent wrote fer for this, we have not seen that “armed parties of our the end.” people” were “breathing The Mihši-Maalhsa destruction against the In- continued north and attacked dians indiscriminately.” The and destroyed three more white communities in Ohio villages downstream on the circulated handbills that de- Mississinewa. One of these scribed the Delawares at- villages was identified as tending the peace council Mihtohseenia’s village and Map of the Nimacihsinwi Siipiiwi minooteena. Murray Holliday, The Battle of the as “warriors, completely another as Silver Heels’ vil- Mississinewa, 1812 (Grant County Historical Society, 1964), 11. armed and equiped [sic]” lage. Alerted by gunfire up and called men to report the valley, the residents of the downstream communities evacuated be- with their firearms: “your wives and children, all you hold dear are in fore the arrival of the Americans. They later learned that the Americans danger of being destroyed by savage violence.” burned more than 50 houses in these four towns and killed most of the Despite unease and distrust, Myaamia leaders did not withdraw livestock. The Mihši-Maalhsa then encamped in the remains of the first from diplomacy. Mississinewa townspeople dispatched influential men village, confining their 42 captives in a couple of large structures. in late September and October to try to convince the Americans of their neutrality. The Americans demanded that they send five unnamed chiefs A peace betrayed to be held as hostages in Piqua. This was an uncommon request that went unanswered. Rather than venture to Piqua, many of the Waapa- This invasion surprised the Myaamia and Waapanahkia villagers. nahkia and Myaamia leaders met the U.S. Indian agent at Fort Wayne. They had spent most of the past year attempting to maintain neutrality Meanwhile in Piqua, Shawnee and Waapanahkia orators declared their in the spreading violence, which we know today as the War of 1812. For neutrality on “behalf of all present, and of the Myaamiaki, whom they example, Weas and Piankeshaws—tribes closely related and allied to the were instructed to represent.” Thus, “a kind of negotiation” was ongoing Continued on page 2B 2B Aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2019

Battle of the Mississinewa... - Continued from page 1B. By Myaamia Historians - George Ironstrack & Cameron between the Mississinewa townspeople and General William Henry Har- upland terrain in the Wabash valley. rison, the American commander wrote in early December. For his part, But the winter of 1812-1813 was not a good year. Refugees from Harrison, the former governor of Indiana Territory, increasingly painted Mihšihkinaahkwa minooteeni (Little Turtle’s village), Waapimaankwa the Mississinewa towns as hostile toward the U.S. In the buildup to vio- minooteeni (White Loon’s village), and Wiipicahkionki (Forks of the lence at Mississinewa, Harrison cited the Miamis’ refusal to submit hos- Wabash) swelled the population of the Mississinewa towns. Their vil- tages as evidence of “the base ingratitude” of the Miami Nation, which lages had been destroyed as a response to a siege of Fort Wayne earlier in “merits in my opinion the severest chastisement.” the year. “I had no evidence,” Harrison wrote after Native men besieged Harrison recognized that the Nimacihsinwi Siipiiwi minooteena Fort Wayne, “of the inhabitants of that [i.e., Turtle’s] Town having joined ‘Mississinewa River communities’ were struggling to maintain their neu- in the hostilities against Fort Wayne but as they had fled from it, and trality. He privately acknowledged that “the chiefs are no doubt desirous the corn would support the hostile Indians in a second attempt upon fort of preserving their friendly relations with us, but as they are unable to Wayne, it became necessary for the safety of that place that it should be control the licentious part of their tribe it is impossible to discriminate.” destroyed….If we have no alternative but operating upon their fears by But by mid-October, Harrison argued that the “great bulk of the tribe severe chastisement I am convinced that the appearance of so large a were decidedly hostile.” This view was widespread among the Ameri- force at Fort Wayne and the destruction of the Indian villages and prop- cans. erty will be of considerable service to our future operations.” Harrison’s Last, it would have been difficult for the Mississinewa villagers to strategy of devastation aimed to strike fear into the neutral Myaamia have gauged the rising political pressure communities. on Harrison to provide a military success. Accordingly, U.S. forces burned In November 1812, Gen. Samuel Hopkins Mihšihkinaahkwa minooteeni and Waapi- engaged in an embarrassing, failed cam- maankwa minooteeni. The Kentuck- paign to attack and destroy indigenous ian William Northcutt noted that Waapi- villages in Illinois. “As soon as” Harri- maankwa minooteeni had been evacuated son learned that Hopkins had not burned but there was “a great deal of corn and any native towns, “I determined to direct vegetables of all kinds.” He concluded an expedition against the Miami town of the description of White Loon’s town Mississinewa,” he wrote. by noting “We destroyed their corn and In public, Harrison asserted that everything else in their town which we the Mississinewa could provide shelter burned.” Down the Wabash, Harrison and supplies for Potawatomi, Kickapoo, himself participated as four Myaamia vil- and Ho-Chunk attackers from the prairies lages “burned & the corn cut up & piled of northern Illinois. The Mississinewa under the expectation that it would rot communities “would not perhaps how- before the Indians Could do any thing to ever have been attacked at this time but prevent it.” Their minooteena smolder- for the facility which their town affords to ing and agriculture destroyed, the Miamis the other tribes to attack our settlements from the north moved in with their rela- and the convoys of the left wing of the tives on the Mississinewa River. Their army—The whole of the provisions must relatives took in the refugees, but the ne- therefore be destroyed and the houses cessities of life, like housing and food, burned.” were no doubt stretched to the breaking But Harrison’s personal ambi- point. A vast majority of the adult men tion also played a part in this timing. He of the villages were absent, hunting at had promised much but delivered little some distance from the villages. As a re- in his brief tenure as commander of the sult, at the time of the attack, there may Northwestern Army. Harrison frequently have been as few as 60 to 80 adult men complained that he wanted to bolster his of arms-bearing age in the vicinity of the military credentials and felt affronted that Mississinewa towns. the U.S. Senate had not yet endorsed his There is no record of how the My- brigadier generalship. Arguing that the aamia townspeople reacted in the first Mississinewa towns harbored belliger- hours after receiving news of Campbell’s ents, Harrison perceived an opportunity attack. Presumably, a small detail of to invade the Myaamia homeland. scouts traveled up the Mississinewa val- Harrison ordered Lt. Col. John B. ley to ascertain the position and move- Campbell to attack and destroy the Mis- ment of the American army. It is also sissinewa towns, and, if he deemed it likely that families prepared to flee in the possible, to assault “a banditti of scoun- event that the American invasion contin- drels principally of the Potawatomi tribe” ued to the Wabash River. who lived “at the White Pigeon’s village” Palaanswa (Francis Godfroy) in 1826, printed in James Sometime in the afternoon, the men some 50 to 60 miles north of the Missis- Otto Lewis, Aboriginal Portfolio. of the Mississinewa towns gathered to de- sinewa towns. cide their course of action. However, after Harrison ordered Campbell to avoid the Waapanahkiaki and to some discussion, none of the established war leaders agreed to captain a be careful not to victimize the families of Little Turtle, Silver Heels, counterattack on the American army. White Loon, Charley, Richardville, Godfroy, and Pakaana, all leaders Then, an elder war leader named Šiipaakana stepped forward and who “undeviatingly exerted themselves to keep their warriors quiet and indicated his willingness to lead. Šiipaakana had earned fame within his to preserve their friendly relations with us.” community during the 1780s and 1790s, a period of intensive violence In December of 1812, neutrality failed the Myaamia and Waapa- with Kentuckians and U.S. federal forces. Later, after the War of 1812, nahkia communities in the Mississinewa valley. Their villages, stored he became well-known to Americans as the husband of the modern-day food, and people were once again targets of the U.S. Army. The Myaamia locally famous captive Mahkoonshkwa, also known as Frances Slocum. storyteller Clarence Godfroy recalled: “Campbells army of distruction Majenica, another Myaamia leader, opposed Šiipaakana’s offer. [sic] would march upon” the towns of the Nimacihsinwi Siipiiwi“and He grabbed Šiipaakana, hit him on the head, and berated him. It is not destroy them without any cause.” clear whether Majenica opposed the entire war effort or only Šiipaakana’s The popular modern-day annual “Mississinewa 1812” re-enact- leadership, but his abuse of the war leader angered a young man named ment-based event portrays the same assumption held by the U.S. Army Palaanswa (Francis Godfroy), who stood and forcefully separated the and militias: that the Mississinewa villagers were “hostile” toward the two men. In response, Majenica attacked Palaanswa. U.S. In the struggle that followed, Palaanswa threw Majenica to the ground. Eventually, Majenica yielded to Palaanswa and then addressed Campbell’s attack the whole council, asserting that Palaanswa should assume leadership of the war effort. On Dec. 15, a day after leaving Fort Greenville, Campbell’s force crossed the border between ceded lands under the control of the U.S. No option but to fight and Myaamia lands. This invasion occurred unbeknownst to the Mis- sissinewa townspeople, whose communities were relatively depopulated Palaanswa, together with Waapimaankwa (Joseph Richardville), because many residents were temporarily living in winter hunting camps. Sakimia (Francis Lafontaine Sr.), Anikoonsa (Captain Squirrel), and Ci- In a good year, each village lived comfortably, sustained by stored ag- inkweensa (Little Thunder), quickly organized all the men and suitable ricultural produce such as dried corn, beans and squash. Winter hunt- older boys, and traveled toward the location of the American encamp- ing parties, which returned periodically to the villages, augmented each ment. The group likely included Eempahwita (Silver Heels) and other community’s diet with fresh animal protein. men from the Delaware communities living in Mississinewa valley. As At night, the towns typically would have been filled with the one trader reported, the U.S. army was “attacked by sixty Indians and sound of storytellers recounting Aalhsoohkaana ‘Winter Stories,’ tales boys...all the men they could muster that were in the two villages.” restricted to the wintertime that explore the mysteries of life and human- As the Myaamia men and boys traveled south over the snowy kind’s relationship to all the beings with whom they share the world. The ground, they would have passed sites of deep and ongoing significance frosty stillness would be punctuated at times by the boisterous laughter, to Myaamia people. The Aašipehkwa waawaalici ‘Seven Pillars’ and groans and gasps of their audiences. Aašipehkwa weeweencihkwapici ‘Double Cliffs Facing Each Other’ were In a good year, Myaamia families also used this quiet winter time formed 425 million years ago, long before humans inhabited the Missis- to prepare their equipment and supplies for the maple sugaring season, sinewa valley. Having lived near these places for generations, Myaamia when a portion of each village would relocate to temporary camps set people imbued them with stories of long-ago events and more recent up in the large stands of beech-maple forests that covered much of the episodes, where people sometimes interacted with the other-than-human Aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2019 3B

Battle of the Mississinewa... - Continued from page 2B. By Myaamia Historians - George Ironstrack & Cameron Shriver beings who also were said to dwell there. the Americans would push downriver to the Mississinewa towns. A small Eventually, the Myaamia-Waapanahkia force would have passed handful probably hid nearby to scout the American position, while the the smoldering remains of their villages to the north of the American wounded made their way back to the Wabash River. camp. They probably witnessed their relatives’ homes and observed the There are no reliable counts of Myaamia-Waapanahkia dead and carcasses of the cattle and dogs that the Americans slaughtered after seiz- wounded from the battle. Eight Americans died and 48 were injured, ing the villages. two of whom died in the days that followed. The Myaamia-Waapanahkia They may have inspected their families’ wiikiaama ‘houses’ to force likely suffered a higher casualty rate, but likely not as many as the see if anything of value survived. They may also have checked the hid- 40 to 100 that American commanders claimed in the newspapers. den corn, which was typically cached underground. The descendants of Much to the surprise of the Myaamiaki and Waapanahkiaki, the Mihtohseenia’s community remembered their ancestors’ relief at finding Americans did not advance on the Mississinewa towns that day. Instead, their corn deposits untouched. they retreated. Before they left the occupied village, they buried their While passing through these villages under full moonlight, the dead within the last standing lodge and pulled the structure down on top Myaamia-Waapanahkia corps must have moved with extreme caution. of their graves and burned it. They then took up their original line of They planned to attack during the darkest period of the night, after moon- march heading back toward Fort Greenville. When the Myaamiaki and set but before dawn. The darkness would hide the Myaamia-Waapanahkia Waapanahkiaki learned of the American withdrawal, they probably sent numerical disadvantage, approximately six-to-one, and thereby reduce a small force to pursue the invaders and observe their position. They the effectiveness of American fire once the battle began. Their primary would have likely followed them at a safe distance, heading towards Fort objectives were to free the captives and to prevent an attack on the Mis- Greenville, until the army exited Myaamia territory and returned to U.S. sissinewa towns. soil. Over the course of the night, Myaamia and Waapanahkia men scouted the edge of the American position and were continually chal- Aftermath and the rise of misconceptions lenged in the dark by sentries shouting the phrase: “Who comes there?” A little more than an hour before dawn, an American guard dis- Harrison’s military ambition helped bring about the 1812 inva- covered a small group of these men sneaking along the high bank of the sion of the Nimacihsinwi Siipiiwi ‘Mississinewa River’ Valley, which he river trying to get into position near the southern corner of the camp. publicized as a success. They probably intended to wait there until a diversionary attack began Military officers, receiving false information from a captured on the northern side of the encampment. But as one of the men stuck his Waapanahkiaki, believed (or wanted to believe) that Tecumseh, the fa- head up over the rise, the American sentry fired his weapon and woke the mous Shawnee, had led the force that attacked them. In the mindset of entire camp. As drums began to roll, the Myaamia and Waapanahkia men the U.S. military, Tecumseh’s anti-American militancy made him both a must have realized that they had lost the element of surprise. known villain and legitimate target of violence.Therefore, despite being At this point, the bulk of the Myaamia-Waapanahkia force on the told by his knowledgeable scout that Ciinkweensa—a young Myaamia north side of the encampment decided to go forward with the attack de- man—had been calling orders to the Myaamia-Waapanahkia units, Col. spite their enemy’s rising state of readiness. As they moved tree-to-tree Campbell added in his official report, “I shall not be surprised to learn toward the north angle of the camp, they came upon a sentry post with that Tecumseh commanded in the action against me.” three men deployed in isolation from the main American line. In response Harrison relayed this tidbit to Ohio’s governor, encouraging him to the sentries’ challenging call: “Who comes there?” Sakimia shouted to publish it. Harrison’s adjutant general wrote an effusive report that out, “Pottawattomies, God damn you!” and opened fire. would be “published to the world.” Newspapers celebrated the campaign Sakimia’s response reflected a bitter frustration among the My- nationwide. Campbell earned a brevet as a reward for his “gallantry and aamiaki that, from their perspective, they had done their utmost to avoid good conduct.” war. Yet, the Americans appeared to be punishing them for the actions of After returning to the Mississinewa towns, the Myaamiaki began other tribes. A little over a year after the battle, Keetankwaanka ‘Char- in earnest, for the first time in eighteen years, to prepare their communi- ley’, one of the leaders of the Eel River village, described his state of ties for war. By the spring of 1813, Myaamia men of arms-bearing age mind at the time: “I concluded we were in a precarious situation; it re- were fighting alongside age-old allies—Wyandot, Shawnee, Potawatomi, sembled a wild horse, surrounded on every side by people, endeavoring Ottawa, Ojibwe, and British—against the U.S. The Myaamia allied most to catch him, and at last, all fall on him and kill him.” When the Ameri- closely with the Wyandot war leader Roundhead. This connection may cans attacked that winter, Keetankwaanka “concluded we were no longer have resulted from continued feelings of resentment directed toward Te- at liberty to choose,” meaning he thought war was their only realistic cumseh and western Potawatomis, whom the Myaamia people held partly option. responsible for the attacks on their villages during the previous year. In the opening moments of the battle, the Myaamia-Waapanahkia While these men fought together with their allies in Upper Cana- force overran the northern sentry post. Anikoonsa killed one of the sen- da, the Americans attacked the Mississinewa towns. The Americans car- tries with his tomahawk but the remaining Americans fled back to the ried out these raids in the summer of 1813, and once again burned all of encampment. Using the treeline as cover, the Myaamia and Waapanahkia the homes and destroyed the agricultural fields. Luckily, the townspeople men fired into the camp from the north and northwest. They watched were able to flee and escape capture or execution. But once again, hun- as the Americans extinguished their campfires and sought cover behind dreds of Myaamiaki were homeless and without food. their horses, which were tied in a line just twenty paces behind the camp’s defensive perimeter. aacimwitaawi: meehci pooni-meekaahkiiciki, aapooši eeminoot- As the gunfire intensified, the Americans and many of their horses eeciki nimacihsinwi siipionki mihtoseenia eeweemaacihi. kapootwe began to fall, and their defensive fire weakened. In response, Myaamia keehkaapiišankiki mihtoseenia akwihsali mihšiinkweemiša. noonki, and Waapanahkia men moved inside the boundaries of the encampment aahkweewi atašiihkiomawe eetaaweenki miinaawa kiimotenki. ileehši to press their advantage, but they were quickly pushed back into the trees eehkwa nimacihsinwi siipionki weeyaahkiciki mihtohseenia by American reinforcements from south side of the camp. After retreat- eeweemaacihi. ing beyond the original defensive perimeter, the Myaamia-Waapanahkia force extended its attack down the western edge of the camp and kept up ‘Let us recount: After the war ended, Mihtohseenia and his fam- a steady fire on the American line. ily rebuilt their town on the Mississinewa. Later Mihtohseenia’s son, After the battle lines stabilized, the Myaamia-Waapanahkia fight- Mihšiinkweemiša and his family divided their lands. Today, most of that ers could make out the sounds of the Americans repeatedly calling out land had been sold or taken, but Mihtohseenia’s family still lives in the “Fight on,” to each other. In a taunting response to these calls, at least Mississinewa River Valley.’ one of the Myaamia or Waapanahkia men shouted at the Americans, Continued on page 4B “Fight on and be dam to you” and “Fight on you damned rascals; the day is ours.” Over the sounds of the gunfire and yelling, the combatants could clearly hear screams of terror and cries for help coming from the forty-two Waapanahkia captives, who were still imprisoned on the southeast side of the encampment. The cries of their families likely filled the Myaamia and Waap- anahkia men with a sense of fear and urgen- cy. They must have continued to hope that they could disrupt the Americans enough to ensure the escape of their relatives. The fighting continued for around an hour, but shortly after the sun began to rise the Myaamia-Waapanahkia force began to withdraw into the woods to the north of the occupied village site. Before they could safely retreat out of range, the Americans launched a mounted attack. Using the trees to their advantage, the Myaamia-Waapanahkia rearguard quickly enveloped about twenty mounted American soldiers and wounded five, forcing the riders to retreat back into the encampment. Once at a safe distance from the “Map of the camp of Lt Col. John B. Campbell, Dec. 18, 1812” courtesy Library of Congress, American camp, the Myaamia-Waapanahkia Maps Division. force organized for an ambush, believing that 4B Aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2019

Battle of the 2019 MYAAMIA NATIONAL Mississinewa... Continued from page 3B. By Myaamia Histori- GATHERING WEEK SET Continued from page 1A - By Julie Olds, Cultural Resources Officer ans - George Ironstrack & Cameron Shriver Language Key SIDEBAR Drake House for the annual day of traditional and children only, no guests will be included for Aacimwitaawi! - Let us recount! games. In the past this event was referred to this special presentation. Myaamia/Myaamiaki - Miami/Miamis simply as “games day,” however, beginning Friday evening, June 28 begins the 20th Waapanahkia/Waapanahkiaki - Delaware/Dela- with this year this day is now “Family Day.” Annual Miami Nation Pow Wow at the Tribe’s wares Tribal families will enjoy the customary ar- dance ground in Miami, OK. A new pavilion Nimacihsinwi Siipiiwi “River Lying on a Slant” chery, lacrosse and other games as played in has been constructed next to the arena and will - Mississinewa River previous years. provide shade for the lacrosse fans, that morn- Waapaahšiki Siipiiwi “It Shines Brightly River” On Friday, June 28, Myaamiaki will ing, and for the Gourd Dance session in the late - Wabash River gather at the Myaamia Community Center for afternoon. Iihkipisinonki “Straight Place” - Peru, Indiana breakfast followed by the annual community la- Saturday morning, June 29, 2019 brings Kiihkayonki – Fort Wayne crosse game. Following the game, cultural pre- the annual meeting of the Miami Tribe of Okla- Mihši-Maalhsa/Mihši-Maalhsaki - American/ sentations will begin and lunch will be served. homa General Council at 9 a.m. in the Nation’s Americans The afternoon presentation will be a sharing of Council House in Miami, OK. The day will _____ knowledge on Myaamia traditions concerning close out with the final evening of the Pow An earlier version of this essay appeared in July/ naming, birth, death and marriage. The presen- Wow. 1 August 2018 edition of Outdoor Indiana, which tation is for Myaamia citizens and their spouses can be found here: https://www.in.gov/dnr/9768. htm. The beginning and ending of this essay are marked 2 by new bilingual aacimoona ‘historical narratives’ that we wrote to reflect the style of the aacimoona recorded in the late 1800s. We wove these bookends together with the English language aacimoona from the Myaamia storytellers Clarence Godfroy, who recorded multiple stories of his great grandfather’s accounts of the battle and the councils that preceded it, and Lamoine Marks, who recounted the impact of Campbell’s invasion on Mihtohseenia minooteeni and his family. These weavings represent an early effort of those of us working on Myaamia history to consciously engage in Tribalography. Leanne Howe, the founding mother of Tribalography, describes it A new pavilion, situated between the Miami Tribe game field and dance arena, will provide thusly: “Native stories by Native authors, no matter much needed shade for events in hot Oklahoma summertime. Staff photo. what form they take—novel, poem, drama, memoir, film, or history—seem to pull together all the ele- ments of the storyteller’s tribe, meaning the people, the land, multiple characters, and all their manifes- MIAMI TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA tations and revelations, and connect these in past, present, and future milieu. (Present and future mi- EUGENE BROWN MEMORIAL lieu means a world that includes non-Indians.) The Native propensity for bringing things together for ART SHOW OPENS JUNE 25TH making consensus, and for symbiotically connect- Staff Article ing one thing to another becomes a theory about the Miami, OK - The Miami Tribe of way American Indians tell stories.” Oklahoma’s Myaamia Heritage Mu- seum & Archive (MHMA) is busy Jackson County, OH with preparations for the upcom- ing Eugene Brown Memorial Art Repatriation Action Show, set to open in Miami, OK on June 25, 2019. The show, named for Completed late Elder, and Tribal artist, Eugene By Julie Olds, Cultural Resources Officer Brown (Pimweeyotamwa) is the first tribal community art show and com- Miami, OK - The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma is petition to be hosted by the MHMA. now in full possession and control of ancestral remains and associated funerary objects illegal- According to Meghan Dorey, ly taken from a rock shelter on private land in MHMA Manager, there are 95 entries Jackson County, OH in 2013. to the show with 59 in the adult di- According to a news release by the Unit- vision and 35 in the youth. Repre- ed States Attorney’s Office in the Southern Dis- sentation includes each of the eight Exhibit participants and winners will be trict of Ohio, dated March 1, 2017, two individ- categories: drawing/printing/print making, pho- recognized during the annual General Council uals were sentenced in U.S. District Court for tography/digital graphics, mixed media/diversi- violating the Native American Graves Protec- meeting on Saturday, June 29 in Miami, OK. fied arts, textiles/regalia/clothing, jewelry/ac- tion and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) by traf- Tribal citizens and their families are en- cessories, traditional cultural items, sculpture, ficking the human remains of Native Americans couraged to attend this public opening for this looted from a rock shelter on private property. and performance/creative writing. special exhibit to support, honor and encourage A third individual, who purchased the remains Judges for the exhibit are acclaimed the participating Myaamia community artists. and objects, was also sentenced. The case is the Shawnee/Delaware/Peoria artist Ruthe Blalock Many of the artists will have their works avail- first criminal enforcement of the NAGPRA in Jones of Okmulgee, OK; accomplished Chero- able for purchase. the Southern District of Ohio. kee/Wyandot textile artist Kenny Glass of Tale- The exhibit will be open to the commu- The return of the ancestors and their quah, OK; and Christina Burke, Curator of nity at select times throughout the remainder grave objects was completed in April 2019. Native American and non-Western Art at the The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma NAGPRA Com- of the Miami Tribe’s National Gathering Week Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK. mittee handled the repatriation from the private (June 22 - 29). All exhibit hours will be posted The MHMA will host the participating property owner. Reburial is scheduled to occur to the MHMA Facebook page, listed as My- in a non-disclosed location. artists for a private reception and exhibit view- aamia Heritage Museum & Archive, as well as The case was a difficult process, and the ing on Monday evening, June 24 from 7 - 9 p.m. copied to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma face- Miami Tribe acknowledges the respectful, and The official opening of the Eugene book page, and listed on the community calen- determined, effort of Jackson County Ohio Dep- Brown Memorial Art Show will be celebrated dar on the Tribe’s website at www.miamination. uty Sheriff J.P. Fulton and U.S. Attorney Mike on June 25th, from 5 - 7 p.m., with a reception com. Marous from the Southern District of Ohio. including exhibit and awards viewing.

MYAAMIA YOUTH Check out these resources: www.miamination.com/eewansaapita Aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2019 5B Weeweepihsatoolo Mahkisena: ROCK YOUR “MAHKS” EVENT SET FOR NATIONAL GATHERING WEEK 2019 By Julie Olds (Reprint) - The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Cul- ditional Category: young tural Resources Office will be holding a “Rock people aged 10 – 16, and Your Mahks” day for the Myaamia community then those aged 17 and on the date of the next Tribal General Coun- above. For the Contem- cil meeting set for Saturday, June 29, 2019. porary Category there will The event echoes a unique, socially engaging, be three age groups; youth worldwide Native American & Indigenous Peo- aged 5 – 9, young people ples movement known as “Rock Your Mocs”. aged 10 – 16, and then The event was founded by Jessica Atsye (La- those aged 17 and above. guna Pueblo) and is held during Native Ameri- The requirements can Heritage Month/November, as a day when for the traditional category Native Peoples across the globe are encouraged are; the pair must be hand- to wear their mahkisina/moccasins to school, made by the participant and work or wherever their day may take them. must be made in the tradi- The Cultural Resources Office elected tional “center-seam” style to host the event for good community fun and and decorated in the same to encourage cultural learning and interaction fashion, with ribbonwork among all ages in attendance. Tribal members on the cuffs (see photo ref- and their families are encouraged to participate erence) using traditional in the Tribe’s event simply by choosing to wear materials (leather, ribbon- their mahkisina (any style of which you call work, beads). your own) to the Annual Meeting. However, The requirements (leather, canvas, denim, wool, etc.) while pro- this Tribal event has a unique component be- for the contemporary category are; the pair must jecting Myaamia culture in the decoration with cause there will be a competition side for any be handmade by the participant (regardless of materials such as beads, paint, needlepoint, cro- who wish to enter! The competition will have age) and must be in the traditional “center- chet, embossing, etc. two categories, traditional and contemporary seam” style, with cuffs. However, this category Myaamia mahkisina handmade by the partici- is all about decorating the mahkisina in creative pant. There will be two age groups for the Tra- ways with various materials and techniques Cultural Education Workshops Part of Myaamia National Gathering Events By Julie Olds, Cultural Resources Officer

Miami, OK - On Saturday, June 22, 2019 the Sides: Corn/Beans/Squash and friends, Mashed Miami Tribe will kick off its 2019 Myaamia chokes, Green beans National Gathering Week events with commu- Bread: White Corn Bread w/ peppers, etc. nity workshops on making dance shawls and la- Dessert: Berry Cobbler crosse sticks. Hosted by the Cultural Resources Tea: Sassafras/Mint, Hibiscus/Mint Office, the events are part of the Myaamiaki The workshop is scheduled to begin at Eemamwiciki cultural revitalization program. 9 a.m. at the Myaamia Community Center at The ahkolayi/shawl making workshop is 2319 Newman Road in Miami, OK. Open to limited to 20 participants and will begin at 10 15 participants, aged 16 and over, the workshop a.m. at the Myaamia Heritage Museum & Ar- enrollment is first come, first served. chive located at 28 N. Main Street in Miami, Sign up for all three workshops is OK. Guest instructor, Mariah Tyner (Shawnee) through Joshua Sutterfield, Cultural Education will lead participants through the full process of Coordinator, by phone at 918-541-1300 or by making a dance shawl, and each participant will email at [email protected]. take home a shawl . The pakitahaakani/lacrosse stick work- Doug Peconge, Miami Tribe Asst. Tribal His- shop is limited to 15 participants and will be- toric Preservation Officer, will be the instruc- gin at 1 p.m. at the Labadie Cultural Education tor for the pakitahaakani workshop on June Building located at 7421 S. 540 Road in Miami, 22, 2019 in Miami, OK. Staff photo. OK. Participants will learn the process of mak- ing a traditional Myaamia pakitahaakani and complete a stick to take home. These workshops are for the Myaamia community of enrolled citizens, spouses and children (ages 12 and up). To make a reserva- tion to participate, contact Joshua Sutterfield by email at [email protected] or by phone at 918-541-1300. Sign up is first come, first served. A lunch will be provided for participants of these workshops at noon at the Myaamia Com- munity Center at 2319 Newman Road in Miami. Updates will be posted to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Facebook page and on the Tribe’s website at www.miamination.com. On Wednesday, June 26, 2019, the Mi- ami Tribe will welcome acclaimed Citizen Band Potawatomi Chef Loretta Barrett Oden as the guest instructor for a Myaamia Foods Work- shop. Participants will learn to cook the fol- lowing Myaamia influenced menu: Salad: Mixed Greens w/ Purslane, Lambs quar- Acclaimed Citizen Band Potawatomi Chef Lo- Mariah Tyner (Shawnee) will be the guest in- ters, Water cress, Dandelion greens (if avail- retta Barrett Oden is the guest instructor for structor for a shawl making workshop for the able) the Myaamia Foods Workshop set for Wednes- Myaamia community on June 22, 2019 at the Soup: Cracked Corn day, June 26th at the Myaamia Community Myaamia Heritage Museum & Archive in Mi- Protein: Ground Bison Meatloaf Center in Miami, OK. ami, OK.

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Myaamia Leaders Attend Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Food Summit By Julie Olds Miami, OK - Two members of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Business Committee traveled to Dowagiac, MI to participate in the Great Lakes Intertribal Food Summit held April 25 - 28, 2019. The summit was hosted by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians with the Intertribal Agriculture Council and the Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance. The event, attended this year by over 600 people, is a regional, traveling summit designed to bring Native farmers, ranchers, gardeners, chefs, businesses and Tribal cultural and agri- cultural staff together for learning and sharing. Some of the topics presented at the sum- mit included: seed saving, traditional tools, tra- ditional foods, foraging, trapping, community food systems and the making of traditional bas- kets and pottery for cooking and storage. Secretary-Treasurer Donya Williams and First Councilperson Tera Hatley attended the summit on behalf of the Cultural Resources Office. The leaders attended presentations and participated in basket making and pottery work- shops. Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Secretary-Treasurer Donya Williams (left) and First Councilperson Tera Hatley traveled to Dowagiac, MI in late April, 2019 to participate in the Great Lakes Inter- Tribal Food Summit. Secretary Williams is pictured above at the black ash basket workshop, while Councilperson Hatley strips birch bark for basketmaking. Myaamiaataweenki ...do you want to learn to speak Myaamia?

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About the Indian Health Service (IHS)

This information was taken from the Indian People – Recruit, develop and retain a ded- from the facility is your financial responsi- Health Service website at https://www.ihs.gov icated, competent, caring workforce collab- bility. Also, if you receive medical services orating to achieve the IHS mission. provided by a non-IHS provider you are re- The Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency sponsible for your own expenses. within the Department of Health and Human Partnerships – Build, strengthen and sus- Services, is responsible for providing feder- tain collaborative relationships that ad- To view a comprehensive map of all the IHS al health services to American Indians and vance the IHS mission. healthcare facilities, go to our Find Health Alaska Natives. The provision of health ser- Care website and search for a facility in vices to members of federally-recognized Quality – Excellence in everything we do to your area. Tribes grew out of the special government- assure a high-performing Indian health sys- to-government relationship between the tem. Locations | Indian Health Service (IHS) federal government and Indian Tribes. This www.ihs.gov/locations/ relationship, established in 1787, is based Resources – Secure and effectively man- on Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, age the assets needed to promote the IHS Find Health Care | Indian Health Service and has been given form and substance by mission. (IHS) numerous treaties, laws, Supreme Court www.ihs.gov/findhealthcare/ decisions, and Executive Orders. The IHS The Indian Health Service is the health care ------is the principal federal health care provider system for federally recognized American In Miami, OK and health advocate for Indian people, and Indian and Alaska Natives in the United its goal is to raise their health status to the States. Info from the Northeastern Tribal Health highest possible level. The IHS provides a System website: comprehensive health service delivery sys- The policies, standards, and procedures https://www.nthsclinic.com tem for 2.3 million American Indians and that determine if you can get care at an Alaska Natives who belong to 573 federally Indian Health program are in the Indian Formerly known as the Miami Indian Health recognized tribes in 37 states. Health Manual Part 2, Chapter 1. Specific Center, the Northeastern Tribal Health Sys- questions about getting health care should tem clinic is located in Miami, OK. NTHS Our Mission: To raise the physical, mental, be discussed with the tribe you belong to seeks to provide the highest quality of care social, and spiritual health of American Indi- and the health facility which you are looking to our patients with the resources available. ans and Alaska Natives to the highest level. to get care from. A consortium of eight tribes operates this Our Goal: To ensure that comprehensive, Once you know if you can receive care at facility. The goal of the NTHS is to provide culturally acceptable personal and public an IHS facility, contact the facility’s patient the broadest scope of high quality health health services are available and acces- registration. They will discuss the registra- care services possible with the resources sible to American Indian and Alaska Native tion process, any additional documentation available. people. you need to establish your medical record, and then schedule a medical appointment. The NTHS governing board is comprised of Our Foundation: To uphold the Federal You may also be able to get care at trib- appointed representatives from each of the Government’s obligation to promote healthy al health programs based on the Tribe’s eight tribes; Cherokee, Miami, Modoc, Ot- American Indian and Alaska Native people, agreement with IHS. You will have to con- tawa, Peoria, Quapaw, Shawnee and Sen- communities, and cultures and to honor tact these tribal health programs individu- eca-Cayuga. and protect the inherent sovereign rights of ally regarding health care being provided to Northeastern Tribal Health System Tribes. a non-affiliated tribal member. 7600 S. Hwy 69-A IHS priorities focus on People, Partner- ships, Quality and Resources. It is important to note that transportation Miami, OK 74354 (personal auto, ambulance, etc.) to and 918-542-1655

Above: The Indian Health Service operates the Northeastern Tribal Health System clinic in Miami, OK located at 7600 S. Hwy. 69-A. Right: The interior of the IHS clinic in Miami, OK.

About the Tribal Medical Benefit Card Elders, Disabled Tribal Citizens, Veterans and Active Duty Military tribal members are eligible to receive a Tribal Medical Benefit Debit Card. To apply simply submit enroll- ment information and documentation validating eligibility status. New applicants con- tact Tera Hatley, Member Services Manager, with questions or for assistance. Current card holders also contact Tera Hatley for updates to your status or enrollment records.

All Myaamia Citizens, start planning your trip home for the My- aamia National Gathering Week, June 24-29, 2019. The follow- ing are a few of the hotels located in Miami, OK. Book early at: Buffalo Run Hotel, Holiday Inn Express, Hampton Inn and Micro-Tel. 8B Aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2019

MIAMI TRIBE SALE! VETERANS BENEFIT CLOSE OUT ON DATED MIAMI TRIBE T-SHIRT DESIGNS! TWO FOR $5! The Miami Nation Veteran’s CLOSE OUT ON SPECIAL STORE Benefit was announced dur- DESIGNS! TWO FOR $10! ing the 2014 Annual Gen- NO SPECIAL ORDERS, NO BACK eral Council Meeting. It is ORDERS, NO RE-ORDERS. SELL- designed to work just like ING OUT TO ORDER NEW STOCK. the Tribe’s existing elders GO TO MIAMI NATION GIFT SHOP and disability benefit debit ONLINE STORE TO SEE SHIRTS IN cards. Veterans will receive BOTH CATEGORIES AND TO PLACE a debit card, pre-loaded with ORDERS OR VISIT THE MIAMI NA- $500 to help with healthcare TION GIFT SHOP LOCATED AT 28 N. expenses. If you are an el- MAIN STREET IN MIAMI, OK. ON- der and a veteran, you will LINE ORDERS WILL PAY SHIPPING. receive an additional $250, a total of $750 on your card. Veterans must apply through the Tribe’s Member Services Office and provide proof of honorable or medi- cal discharge, or current ser- vice status. The application can be downloaded from the Tribal website at www.mi- amination.com. If you have additional questions, please contact Tera Hatley at 918- 541-1324.

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NEW TRIBAL CITIZEN ENROLLMENT CARDS The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma has issued a new format for its Tribal Citizen/Member Identification Cards. The new plastic card allows for the inclusion of a photograph of the Enrolled Citizen/Member and also allows the inclusion of a Myaamia name, if available. Tribal citizens who wish to obtain the new card should contact Tera Hatley, Member Services Manager, at [email protected] or by phone at 918-541-1324.

CARD FRONT CARD BACK Volume 15, No. 4, Section C Noošonke Siipionki Myaamionki Myaamia Publications 2019

Toopeeliciki: Highlighting Accomplishments and Honors Bestowed on Miami Citizens! Myaamia Citizen Myaamia Citizen Molly McGuire Laramie Allen Awarded INAIAC Scholarship Myaamia citizen Ms. Molly McGuire was re- Wins in Austin cently awarded the Indiana Native American Myaamia citizen Laramie Allen of Llano, TX Indian Affairs Commission Summer Scholar- has won Rodeo Austin, roping with teammate ship Award. She is currently a graduate student Jace Davis. The team roped their first round at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana steer in 4.7 seconds, and clocked a 4.6 second double majoring in Adult and Community Edu- run in the final round to win the round and the cation and in Executive Development for Pub- rodeo, worth $9,400 a man. Laramie is the son lic Service as well as working on completion of of Lucas Allen and grandson of Bill Allen. He a graduate certificate in Criminal Justice and is the great-great grandson of Silver Dollar Lu- Criminology. She will be applying for the E.D. cas. program in Adult and Community Education at BSU next spring. Besides the INAIAC scholarship Molly also recently received the Board of Directors Scholarship from the Association for Nontra- ditional Students in Higher Education (ANT- SHE) at their national conference in Orlando, Florida, where she was also was a co-presenter as well as a panelist for the keynote. Last year she received the American Association for Academic Women – Muncie Branch Scholarship, the Ball State Univer- sity John J. Hill Lifelong Learners Scholar- Myaamia citizen, Molly McGuire, has received ship Award, was the recipient of a scholarship the Indiana Native American Indian Affairs through the American Indian Center of Indi- Commission Summer Scholarship Award. ana as well as received a non-traditional stu- dent scholarship from her former high school’s Outside of work for the state and school, alumni association. Molly works full-time for State of Indiana as In 2018, Molly was an ATHENA Young a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor/Low Vi- Professional Leadership Award Nominee and in sion Specialist. According the her academic ad- 2016 she was recognized as one of twenty lead- visor, “Ms. McGuire is a hard working student ers under the age of 40, who are enhancing the who goes over and beyond to excel in her stud- business and community landscape in East Cen- ies and to support and help her colleagues in the tral Indiana in a special 20 Under 40 feature in degree program. the fall issue of M Magazine. As a single mother, raising two children, On campus, Molly volunteers as the Na- working, and volunteering in the community, tive American & Indigenous Peoples Affinity Ms. McGuire has many competing priorities. Group Leader through the Office of Institution- Her love of learning and professional develop- al Diversity as well as volunteers as a Student ment has propelled her to do the seemingly im- Judicial Court Justice for the Student Govern- possible.” Laramie Allen has won Rodeo Austin 2019. ment Association. Myaamia Citizen Lauren Masquat Signs with Bacone College Basketball Program In the summer of 2018, Bacone Col- Indian School) and verbal commit lege, found itself at a crossroads. Haylee Quick Bear (Oglala Lakota; For two decades, the nation’s old- Todd County High School). With est American Indian university had three more top players still awaiting slowly drifted from its historic mis- campus visits during the month of sion and identity. Drastic changes April, the 2019-2020 season looks were needed to ensure that a return very promising. was possible. With the hiring of a “Lauren is both an outstand- Navajo President, new Indian ad- ing shooter and ball handler whose ministrators, staff, coaches and pro- transition to the university level fessors, as well a focused strategy will be without many struggles. of student recruitment within Indi- She is a true athlete in every sense an Country, the university now has and her basketball IQ is very high. a bright future. There is no doubt that she is mak- The women’s basketball ing her family, community and her program has been a clear indicator tribes very proud,” remarked Head of the university’s renewed focus. Bacone College Women’s Basket- On April 8th, one of the State of ball coach Juan Davis (Cherokee Oklahoma’s top high school basket- Nation). Bacone College Athletic ball players, Lauren Masquat (Mi- Recruiter Cedric Sunray (MOWA ami/Sac & Fox) chose Bacone over Choctaw) continued, “Finding numerous other offers. She joins a good athlete is easy in both the a stellar recruiting class including State and the Country. Finding a Rahshauna Macon (Cheyenne & good athlete with the type of posi- Arapaho; Riverside Indian School), tive character traits, strong aca- Myaamia citizen Lauren Masquat, one of the state of Oklahoma’s Tayshia Twitty (Choctaw Nation of demic aptitude and positive leader- top high school basketball players has signed with Bacone College. Oklahoma; Norman High), Kay- ship attitude evidenced in Lauren is Pictured above at the signing are: leigh Edge (Caddo; Gracemont another story. If one was looking Back Row/Left to Right: John Byford (grandfather), Bobby Baldwin High School), Sunzie Harrison for an example of an ideal student- (Chandler High Athletic Director), Rodney Treat (Chandler Girl’s (Chickasaw; Allen High School), athlete for a university program to Basketball Coach) Kayla Stephens (Mississippi Band pursue, she would be the prototype. Front Row/Left to Right: Delores Boyd (grandmother; Miami/Sac & of Choctaw Indians; Riverside In- We are blessed to have her.” Fox), Lori Masquat (mom), Lauren Masquat, Juan Davis (Bacone dian School), Madison Slinkey (Cheyenne & Arapaho; Riverside College Head Women’s Basketball Coach; Cherokee Nation) 2C Aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2019 Lets Play “How Do You Say”!

Hello my relation.______

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Eemamwiciki Events and Thank you.______

By Joshua Sutterfield Communications See you later ______Eemamwiciki at the Myaamia National Gathering Take care!______Once again National Gathering Week will be full of fun, family, and the sharing of knowledge. We wanted to make sure everyone knows about the different eemamwiciki events the Cultural Resources Office will be Goodbye ______hosting. Come here!______Wednesday June 25 9:00 am: Myaamia Aalimiihtwikaani ‘Myaamia kitch- en’: A Day with Chef Loretta Barrett Oden Thursday June 26 11:00 am: Games Day at Drake House Let’s go!______Friday June 27 8:30 am: Breakfast and Wiihsinitaawi! 'Let's eat!'Activity Friday June 27 10:00 am: Community Lacrosse Game Good job!______Friday June 27 2:00 pm: Family Day Special Presentations on Birth, Mar- riage, Death, and Naming (Tribal members only) Saturday June 28: Rock Your Mahks June 25-28: Eugene Brown Memorial Art Show taaniši weenswiyani šaaye pyaalo Myaamia aalimiihtwikaani ‘Myaamia kitchen’: A Day with Chef Loretta Barrett Oden neeyolaani kati weenswiaani mimekwiilo

On June 25, 2019 the Cultural Resources Office is proud and excited to host a day with acclaimed Potawatomi Chef Loretta Barrett Oden. This nipwaahkaalo aya eeweemilaani neewe event will highlight the use of foods of the Myaamia in a contemporary context. We will learn about some indigenous food sources and how to maacaataawi ahtoolo piitoolo bring them into our kitchens. This is an all-day affair that will include food prep, cooking, and will end with an evening meal. mayaawi teepi neehsaapita iihia Time/location: 9:00 am – 8:00 pm; Myaamia Community Center (Title VI), 2307 W. Newman Rd.

Space is very limited, and RSVPs are due by June 12th (we expect this Need help? Go to myaamiadictionary.org or use the event to fill up quickly). For more information and to RSVP contact Josh- app on your phone. App store: myaamiaatawaakani ua Sutterfield at [email protected] or 918-541-1362. – Myaamia Dictionary.

Myaamia citizens and family members of all ages, don’t forget to “ROCK YOUR MAHKS” to the General Council Meeting on Saturday, June 29th, 2019 at the Myaamia Council House in Noošonke Siipiionki! Wear your moccasins and if you have made Myaamia mahks be sure to en- ter the contest! Aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2019 3C waanantakhšinka ... Lying Quietly Mary Lucille (Gamble) Covault, affec- children and one great-great granddaughter giv- tionately known as Lu, was born to Burnie Gor- ing her a new zest for life. don Gamble (Shawnee) and Ethel (Goodboo) If she wasn’t able to go fishing (her Gamble (Myaamia) of Welch, OK, on March 10, favorite pastime), you would never catch Lu 1921. She was a sister to nine siblings: Juan- watching anything except her favorite sport, ita, Leonard, Nadine, Burnice, Julia, Thomas, horse racing. She especially loved the Ken- Virgil, Rodney and Evelyn Kay; a wife of for- tucky Derby so she could get her bets down and ty years to Lloyd Covault, a mother of two to cheer her horse home! Or you could find Lu in Sheron and Lloyd, a grandmother to Christy and her chair with a ball game on, volume up, so it Robert, a great-grandmother of eight to Shelby, sounded live. Fortunately, her son and grand- Sydney and Trey; Bryan, Jason, Keadan, Addi- children alike gave her hours of joy while at- son and Gunner and a great-great grandmother tending their games. She always tried her best to Olivia. She was Aunt Lu to many nieces and to be at any and every event for them all. In nephews including Chief Douglas Lankford and her spare time she enjoyed sewing, reading and his siblings, and past Chief Tom Gamble and his playing board games which she usually won! siblings. During her full life of 97 years her pres- Shortly after graduating high school, Lu ence never failed to fill the air with joy, love was diagnosed with Tuberculosis. Upon doc- and laughter. There is no doubt that Lu touched tor’s orders to move to a dry climate, she and many lives and was a light to us all, a one of a her parents chose Phoenix, Arizona to call home kind. In the loving arms of her daughter, Lu where she became a true “Rosie the Riveter” took her final journey home to Heaven. Her working in a Defense Plant building radiators spirit lives on in those she loved and will for- for B-17 bombers. ever be missed. In 1944, she met and married Lloyd Covault who most knew as “Doc”. They had two children; Lloyd Covault (Buz) and Sheron Antczak. Lu’s diverse professions included a restaurateur, a decorator in a drapery and up- holstery shop, a seamstress and a thoroughbred horse owner! Nearing their 40th wedding anniversary, Doc passed away and within a few years Lu decided to move to San Antonio, Texas to be Mary Lucille (Gamble) Covault closer to her two grandchildren. As soon as she was settled into her home, Lu joined Northwood Veteran Presbyterian Church where she made many friends. While the grandchildren were in their teenage years, Lu, known to them as “Gran”, felt the importance of introducing them to their Myaamia heritage. OBITUARY They travelled to Oklahoma as often as possible to attend annual business meetings and BIRTH pow wows. In 2002, Lu was selected to become the Elder Princess for the Miami Nation Pow MARRIAGE Wow. Great-grandchildren started arriving just as Lu began to feel “old” (76). Her cup runneth GRADUATION over as she was blessed with eight great-grand- AND OTHER Freeman “Bud” G. Walker was born Oc- Groot, Jennifer Anne Patrick, Becky Columbus, tober 3, 1933 in Claremore, OK, to Freeman Lisa Walker Emanuelle Guillaume, Anne Guil- FAMILY and Mildred Watson Walker (both Myaamia). laume, Francoise Biver, Dominque Biver and Bud graduated Johnson High School, Johnson, Chantel Biver. Many great nieces and neph- SUBMISSIONS KS. He attended Kansas University as an hon- ews and many great-great nieces and nephews , ors student. He was an avid Jayhawk and noted all of whom loved their Uncle Bud. He leaves in Sports Illustrated as KU’s biggest fan. While behind a multitude of cousins, friends and ac- Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Bud was in the Army, he met Nichole Biver from quaintances and will be sorely missed by all. Metz, France. Bud married Nichole in 1961 citizens and family are en- and together they have a daughter, Veronique G. Walker and a grandson, Julien Walker. What- couraged to submit obitu- ever Bud did, he was successful. He worked as aries, birth and marriage a carpenter before he went to KU. Bud began erecting grain bins in southwest Kansas. He announcements, gradu- owned and operated a Mobile station in Okla- homa City and owned and operated a mud-log- ation and other achieve- ging business based out of Oklahoma City. Bud ments to this Myaamia had many interests: crossword puzzles, sudoku, going to horse races, visiting friends. He was Community publication. active with the VA program and with the Miami Tribe. He was known for his love of sports and Send detailed text and a his intelligence, most notably in mathematics. color, or black and white, Freeman G. was preceded in death by his parents Mildred and Freeman; sisters Mu- photo to riel Walker Tedder, Peggy Jo Walker and Wanda Louise Walker; two brothers, John Virgil and the Cultural Resources Wendell Anthony Walker; and a brother-in-law, Office at mtocro@gmail. George C. Tedder. He is survived by his wife, Nicole Biver com Photo resolution - Walker and daughter, Veronique and grandson, Julien Walker of Oklahoma City; sisters Ellen 300 dpi Kay Walcher (Ernest) of Woodward, OK, Eliza- Minimum photo size beth Anne (Chinky) Devers (Darrell) of Bea- ver, OK, and Linda Lee Donati (Emanuel) of 3” x 3” Stratford, NJ; nephews, George Rodney Tedder, Jerry Clay Tedder, Rocky Walcher, George Jo- Formats: tif, jpg, pdf, psd seph Donati, Chris Cockreham, Doug Walker, Freeman G. Walker (Bud) Matthew Walker, Francois Guillaume and John Biver; nieces, Dana Diedrich, Melissa De- Veteran

Myaamia citizens and family members, check out the Tribe’s social media pages and website for the most up to date information. On Facebook at: Miami Tribe of Oklahoma (closed group), Myaamia Heritage Museum & Archive (public), Aatotankiki Myaamiaki (public news site), Miami Nation Events (public). 4C Aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2019

MIAMI NATION GIFT SHOP 28 N. MAIN STREET - MIAMI, OK - 918-544-6049 The ONLINE STORE of the Miami Nation Gift Shop is open at www.Myaamiagifts.com Watch for promotions and updates via the Facebook page @ “Miami Nation Gift Shop” Miami Tribe Citizens get a 20% discount on non-sale and non-commission items with verification of their enrollment.

Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Scholarship Applications Watch the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Facebook page, or the scholarship page on the Miami Nation website for scholarship applications and related information. The spring scholarship application is available for download on the Miami Nation website under the Education tab. Completed applications are due in the Myaamia Education Office on April 1st every year. Fall applications are due October 1st every year. Spring applications are for the coming school year and fall applications are for vocational classes or for those beginning college in a spring semester.

NOTICE! BACK-TO-SCHOOL FUND APPLICATIONS HAVE CHANGED!

More information is now required and the applications will need to be signed at the bottom of the page. Please note the “Due into Office” date. Late, incom- plete, or non-signed applications will not be processed.

An application is available for download on the miamination.com website and on the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Facebook Page after the applications are mailed. Scheduled application mailings will be: For the Fall Semester the ap- plication will be mailed in mid-May. The following Spring Semester applica- tions will be mailed in mid-August.

Checks will be mailed in mid-August for the Fall Semester and after Christmas for the Spring Semester.

The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Community is encouraged to submit family news to this publication. Submit News to: [email protected] Photos should be supplied as tif, jpg, pdf or psd files measuring at least 3” in width at a resolution of 300 dpi.

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