Myaamia Winter Gathering: Stories, Dancing & Community a New Logo to Represent a Special Relationship
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Volume 15, No. 2, Section A Noošonke Siipionki Myaamionki Myaamia Publications 2018 Myaamia Winter Gathering: A New Logo Stories, Dancing & Community to Represent a By Julie Olds, Cultural Resources Officer On the eighth day of waawiita kiilhswa (lost Grant. The efforts of that two year funded proj- Special moon) - or Friday, January 26, 2018 - Myaamia ect were successful in putting down the roots of people and guests gathered in Miami, OK, for what would become the Cultural Resources Of- the two-day social event known as the Myaamia fice and a movement within the Myaamia com- Relationship Winter Gathering. The event is a community munity known as “Myaamiaki Eemamwiciki - The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and Miami Uni- favorite, and attendance continues to increase The Miami Awakening.” versity, in Oxford, OH, have formally intro- with every gathering. The affects of heritage preservation and duced a new logo specifically designed to rep- The Winter Gathering originated in 1995 community revitalization - eemamwiciki - are resent the unique relationship shared between as the Miami Tribe Winter Stomp Dance and easily distinguished during the collective events the two entities. was hosted by the Tribal Traditions Commit- that make up the Myaamia Winter Gathering. The logo, known as the “Myaamia Heri- tee. That first dance was intended to be a single From the cultural education presentations, tage Logo”, visually references the traditional event, however, when Chief Floyd Leonard saw games and storytelling that take place on the art form of ribbonwork made by the Miami. the large turnout of over 500 people, he an- first day, to the language workshops, exhibits Made up of geometric diamond shapes common nounced, to the surprise of the Committee, that and social dancing enjoyed on the second day, to Miami ribbonwork, the logo contains two the dance would become an annual event for the all things exude Myaamia culture and language. elongated diamond shapes on the outside, and Miami Tribe. That dance marked the first time The 2018 Winter Gathering was very a diamond in the center. But what should catch the Miami Tribe had hosted an inter-tribal so- well attended by the community and visitors. the eye of the observant Myaamia person is the cial gathering in many, many years. On Friday, January 26, educational presenta- inclusion of a red circle located in the center of Two years later, in the spring of 1997, tions included ribbonwork, Kansas allotment the middle diamond. It is the inclusion of this the seeds of cultural revitalization were planted history and allotment map, “stomp & social round element, a shape that would not be found when the Tribe was awarded an ANA Language dance 101,” “Myaamia stories 101” and “My- in traditional Myaamia ribbonwork, which sets Continued on page 7A the logo apart as a unique mark. The colors of the logo embed further meaning. The elongated diamond on the left is black and represents the Miami Tribe, with the color black representing depth of time, earned respect, accumulated cultural wisdom and rec- ognizes the Tribe’s deep ties to their historical homelands. The elongated diamond on the right is red and represents Miami University. Red stands for responsibility, sacrifice, and a com- mitment to gain and share knowledge. The dia- mond in the middle is white and represents the area of connection and collaboration, of shared Continued on page 8A A Logo, A Relationship The Myaamia Heritage Logo references the traditional Miami Tribe art form of ribbon- work and symbolizes the unique relationship between the University and Tribe. *The Myaamia Heritage Logo does not replace any cur- rent symbols used by Miami University or the Miami Myaamia storytellers posed following the annual storytelling event held on Friday, January Tribe. 27th, during the 2018 Myaamia Winter Gathering. From left to right; Haley Strass, George (Text excerpts from Miami University website.) Ironstrack, Kara Strass, Jarrid Baldwin, Brad Kasberg, George Strack, Doug Peconge and Chris Bowyer. Photo by Karen Baldwin, Cultural Resources Office. Myaamia Heritage Museum & Archive Features Myaamia Artists Staff Article The Myaamia Heritage Museum & for her embroidery beadwork style Archive is happy to announce that on 3D objects, like her “flea mar- Katrina Mitten, renowned bead- ket find” purses and handbags. worker and Myaamia citizen, will She also makes a variety of vests, be a featured artist at the Museum cradleboards, and unique jewelry during the 2018 Annual National sets. Two of Katrina’s pieces are Gathering weekend. Katrina lives currently on display at MHMA: in Huntington, Indiana, and has ‘aacimooni iihkwiliaakani’ or been a beadworker for over 45 Emergence, a beaded vest depict- years. She learned the art of bead- ing the Myaamia emergence story, work through study of family heir- and ‘ceecaahkwa kiišaanaahkwi,’ Works by the late Myaamia artist and storyteller Eugene Vincent Brown, looms, museum collections, and a women’s bag with a depiction of and award winning Myaamia beadwork artist Katrina Mitten will be much practice. She is well known the sandhill crane. on display from June 24th through June 30 as part of the 2018 Miami Continued on page 8A National Gathering Week in Miami , OK. Notice: The 2018 Meeting of the Miami Nation General Council is set for Saturday, June 30th at 9 a.m. in the Nation’s Council House in Miami, Okla- homa. Watch for updates at www.miamination.com and on Facebook. 2A aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2018 aatotankiki Myaamiaki In this edition... MIAMI NATION NEWS is a quar- Section A terly newspaper published by the Sovereign 2017 National Gathering... 4A Miami Tribe of Oklahoma for our enrolled MNE Board... 6A citizens. Aatotankiki Myaamiaki is distribut- ICDBG Grant Awarded... 7A ed by mail and made available for download from the Miami Nation’s website. A single Law Enforcement... 8A copy is mailed free of charge to each tribal household. College students living away Section B from home may request a copy be mailed to their campus, or off-campus, address. Cattail Mat Workshop... 1B Kansas History... 1B This publication is printed in Stigler, Oklaho- New Logos... 2B ma by Stigler Printing. Publication design and MHMA Exhibit... 3B layout is done in-house by the Miami Nation Artists Honored... 4B Cultural Resources Office staff. Requests for special articles or publication of community Lunar Calendar... 5B information, including births, deaths, mar- Article: D. Baldwin... 6B riages, family news, anniversaries, etc., are Events... 7B welcomed and encouraged. Records Donated... 8B Myaamia Publications Section C Miami Nation Cathy Mowry Featured... 1C Cultural Resources Office Jerry Lankford Elected... 1C P.O. Box 1326 Miami, OK 74355 Community Member Honors... 2C 918-541-1300 Obituaries... 4C Email: [email protected] Births... 6C Editorial Staff: Julie Olds, Scott Willard, Diane Hunter, Joshua Sutterfield, Doug Peconge, Meghan Dorey, Joe Leonard Submission Requirements: Photos: Photos submitted electronically should be saved at a resolution of 300 dpi, sized at stan- dard 4x6 or larger, and saved in jpg, tif, or pdf formats. Obituaries, Birth Announcements and other time sensitive submissions will be amended to show past tense text unless the family submitting the information expressly requests the text remain unaltered. Advertisements: Enrolled citizens of the Miami Nation who are business owners, artists or crafts persons, etc. are eligible to receive free ad space once per year. Allotted ad size is 5” x 5” and should be sized at 300 dpi and saved as a jpg, tif or pdf file. Ad layouts, or links to download such from your Dropbox or other cloud storage site, should be emailed to [email protected]. Miami Nation Elected Officials Chief - Douglas Lankford Second Chief - Dustin Olds Sec.-Treas. - Donya Williams 1st Councilperson - Tera Hatley 2nd Councilperson - Scott Willard MIAMI NATION HEADQUARTERS waanantakhšinka ... Lying Quietly: Two prominent Myaamia elders have left us. Physical Address: Barbara Lankford Mullin (left), and Eugene Vincent Brown. See obituaries on page 4C. 3410 P Street NW Miami, OK 74354 918-541-1300 Calendar & Time Sensitive Info Mailing Address: -19th ANNUAL MIAMI NATION POW WOW: JUNE 29-30, 2018 P.O. Box 1326 SEE FLIER INSERT, INFO ON PAGE 7B & WATCH THE TRIBAL WEB- Miami, OK 74355 SITE AND FACEBOOK PAGE FOR LAST MINUTE CHANGES AND WEATHER UPDATES. Myaamia CITIZENS STAY CONNECTED VIA INTERNET -ANNUAL FAMILY DAY: FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 2018 - AS PART OF THE 2018 Myaamia NATIONAL GATHERING WEEK EVENTS. MIAMI NATION WEBSITE www.miamination.com -THE Myaamia NEW YEAR BEGAN FEBRUARY 11, 2018 Facebook - Citizen Members -THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MIAMI NATION GENERAL Listed as “Miami Tribe of Oklahoma” COUNCIL IS SET FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 2018. Facebook - Public Page -2018 EEWANSAAPITA & SAAKACIWEETA PROGRAMS OKLAHOMA - JUNE 18-22 Listed as “Miami Nation Events” INDIANA - JULY 9-13 Facebook - MHMA Page -BACK-TO-SCHOOL PROGRAM - FIRST SEMESTER 2019 APPLI- Listed as CATION DEADLINE IS JULY 15, 2018 “Myaamia Heritage Museum & Archive” aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2018 3A aacimwita akima: The Chief Reports By Chief Douglas Lankford, eecipoonkwia Aya, ceeki eeweemakiki! Greetings to you from your Tribal Headquarters in noošonke siipionki myaamionki - Miami, Oklahoma. It is now aan- teekwa kiilhswa (crow moon) and we are at the middle of our Tribal work year, and nearing the date of our annual general council meeting on June 30. My year, personally, has been marked by two very low points, and one very happy event. When you read the obituaries in this edition of our paper you will read of the passing of two people very dear to me and my family. First, in August, my big sister Barbara Lankford Mul- lin passed away, and in late October my oldest sister Glenda Lankford Fetter also left this life. Our family is still reeling from these losses and our lives are very much altered by the departure of these great women.