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

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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

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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. Pretty much anyone who has ever visited the Tribal headquarters in the past 22 years has met Barb. She was a right hand to our late Chief Floyd Leonard and was one of the individuals who helped start our an- nual winter dance as well as our pow wow. She worked for the Tribe as the Self Governance Program Director and served on many commit- tees over the years. Some years ago my sister Glenda worked in the Tribal gift shop and so many of you may have met her as well. These women were like mothers to me and my sister Chief Douglas Lankford (center) is pictured gourd dancing during the 18th Annual Miami Na- Julie. They were over twenty years old when tion Pow Wow. Photo by Scott Kissell, Miami University. we were born and have been important anchors in our lives. On behalf of my family, I thank has been packed, and we are feeling somewhat imagine what a game would have sounded like those of you who visited or were able to come cramped during the annual General Council when our great-great-great grandfathers wield- sit with us during these departures, and those meeting as well. With this “good problem” of ed their clubs, along with their children and who shared cards, flowers, tears and hugs. We needing more space, we tasked our grant writ- grandchildren. I smile to know we are the liv- ask you to continue to pray for comfort as we er, Flora Elmore, with writing an Indian Com- ing Myaamia, and that we echo our ancestors grieve as well as for other citizens in our com- munity Development Block Grant (ICDBG) to in word and action and that our voices and steps munity who have suffered the loss of a loved expand our Tribal Council Building. We are will sound forward as time passes for our Na- one. pleased to announce that the Miami Tribe was tion. While death brings immeasurable awarded this grant and construction is projected The annual meeting of our Myaamia change, and an ending to so many things, to be complete by our 2019 General Council. General Council is truly the pivot point to our birth is a wonderful event that brings incred- Reflecting back on last year’s National year. To come together with good hearts to con- ible change and beginning, especially if it is the Gathering Week events, we gathered in final duct the business of this our sovereign Nation birth of a grandchild! Gena and I are so happy days of paaphsaahka niipinwiki (mid-summer is of immeasurable importance for today, and to announce the birth of our 6th grandchild, moon) and the events of the week started with for our future. This past year we reported on Fisher Glenn Lankford, born to our youngest our game day on Thursday, June 22nd. Like any many positive actions and efforts, and updated son Kolby and his partner Stefani Ray. He is a good sportsman, I had my sights set on winning citizens on the many member services provided healthy little guy and I look forward to having the archery competition. Things went pretty by the Nation. We also said goodbye, in service another fishing buddy by my side! good but I ended up losing to my little buddy only, to Secretary-Treasurer Sarah Moore, who Our year thus far, in Tribal matters, has Jamison Williams who is only 48 years...my chose not to seek another term of office, opt- been a busy one as usual. We enjoyed visit- junior! Nilenkwilehsa beat me by one point! ing instead to dedicate all her time and energy ing with Tribal members at the fall community Back to practice for me! But big congrats to to her duties as wife and mother. And so now gatherings in Indiana and Kansas and during the Jamison- mayaawi teepi! we have a new Secretary-Treasurer, as Donya fall camp-out in Oklahoma. Spending time at The big community lacrosse game on Fri- Williams was elected to that position for a three these cultural gatherings with many of you was day morning, as part of our Family Day event, year term. very helpful to me. Mihši-neewe. is always a high point and I am looking forward We also welcomed a newcomer to Trib- Our 22nd Annual Winter Gathering was to this years game. At my age I have learned al leadership, Tera Hatley, who was elected to held in January (the 26th and 27th this year). to hover on the field and wait for play to come fulfill a one year term as First Councilperson. This event is two full days of cultural sharing my way, at which point, I jump in the middle of Tera has worked for the Tribe for 12 years, and and has become a favorite for our community. it...and then happily watch it move on down the had served on the Tribal Grievance Committee Friday brought presentations, games, a big din- field. We all enjoy the game, no matter our age. since 2009. She is employed as Member Servic- ner and story-telling, while Saturday included And believe me, it is all sport, and play gets re- es Coordinator and handles the Tribal Enroll- a language workshop, followed by the evening ally intense, but one of the highlights is to hear ment Database. We also congratulated Rodney dances. Myaamia people speaking Myaamia during the Henson for his re-election to a three year term We have been most honored by the over- game. It can be overwhelming if you let your- to the Tribal Grievance Committee and new- whelming support and attendance of the Native self think about it. To hear “miililo” (give it to comer Chuck North (Tribal Police Officer) for American community in this region at our win- me), or “naatilo” (get it) while hearing sticks his election to a three year term to the Grievance ter dance. The past three dances our building clacking together during the chase makes me Committee. We welcomed Cydney Daylight to Continued on page 4A

Elected leaders of the Sovereign Miami Nation - L-R: Second Chief Dustin Olds, Chief Douglas Lankford, Secretary-Treasurer Donya Williams, First Councilperson Tera Hatley and Second Councilperson Scott Willard. Photo credit - Jonathan Fox, Myaamia Center.

Symbols of Sovereignty (photo at right) - This beautiful photo was taken by Miami University photographer Scott Kissell at the Miami Nation grounds during the 18th Annual Miami Nation Pow Wow held on June 23 & 24, 2017. 4A aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2018 swaahteethsokone Myaamiaki maawapiciki - 2017 Myaamia National Gathering Week By Julie Olds, Cultural Resources Officer Each year the sovereign Miami Tribe of Okla- single point. Bragging right earned! Other homa calls its citizens home to the Nation’s seat winners included Tribal Police Officer Dustin of government in Miami, OK for three days Hoffer who won the trophy for highest score in of community events known as the National the lacrosse shoot-out. Gathering Week. Among the planned events The archery competition consisted of are games, dinners, educational presentations, three events: Novice, Open and the Longbow dancing, and most importantly an exercise in Challenge. In the Novice division, Joshua Lem- sovereignty - the annual meeting of the Nation’s on took top honors with a near perfect score. General Council. The Open division was claimed by Jamison To begin the 2017 National Gather- Williams as aforementioned. In the Longbow ing events, Myaamiaki gathered at the historic Challenge, Jeff Fanning also secured a one Drake House, located in the center of the Tribe’s point victory in a close contest with several original reserve area, on niiyakone/Thursday, other members. Following the awarding of the June 27th (the twenty eighth day of paaphsaa- trophies, a smoked chicken and brisket dinner hka niipinwiki - mid-summer moon) for the an- prepared by Nathan Lankford paved the way for nual Myaamia Games Day. The popular event an evening of karaoke, which proved to be a big was attended by approximately 70 Myaamiaki attraction to close out the Annual Game Day! who came from near and far ready to challenge On yaalanokone/Friday, June 28th, Trib- their relatives in archery, a lacrosse shoot-out al members assembled at the Myaamia Commu- and the tomahawk throw. The trash talk was a nity Center for the annual Family Day activi- mix of Myaamia and English as citizens of all ties. Breakfast was served, followed by a lively ages took aim at targets, wooden posts and the community lacrosse game on the field next to lacrosse scoring board. The laughter was both the Pow Wow arena. Lunch was served in the contagious and medicinal. dining hall and followed by cultural educa- At mid-day, participants and lawn-chair tion presentations. Friday evening brought the enthusiasts enjoyed a hot dog and hamburger opening of the 18th Annual Miami Nation Pow cook-out, served courtesy of the staff at Miami Wow. Nation Enterprises and made delicious on the Saturday morning Myaamia citizens of grill by a few of the Nation’s Policemen. all ages gathered at the Council House for the At the end of the day, dinner time al- annual General Council meeting. The day was lowed everyone to enjoy a good visit, and the full of activities and responsibilities and ended winners to exercise their bragging rights. This with the second and final night of the Pow Wow. The smile says it all...Myaamiaki love to play year the biggest and best brag went to young Tribal members are encouraged to come peekitahaminki! Jennifer Patrick, Myaamia Jamison Williams (8 year old son of Jessica home to Miami for the National Gathering in citizen from Plainview, TX, was all smiles as Williams, and grandson of newly elected Tribal June of 2018. Events begin early in the week she positioned her stick to throw during the Secretary-Treasurer Donya Williams) who beat this year and an events guide is included in this annual lacrosse shoot out held in late June as Chief Lankford in the archery shoot-out by a publication for your planning needs. part of the Miami National Gathering Week.

Chief Douglas Lankford (left) administers the oath of office to elected officials and represen- tatives during the 2017 annual General Council meeting. From left to right; Rodney Henson, re-elected to the Grievance Committee for a three year term; Tera Hatley, elected as First Coun- cil Person of the Business Committee, filling the remaining year of a three year term; Chuck Virginia Underhill was honored with a blanket North, elected to the Grievance Committee for a one year term, filling the remaining term of for being the eldest woman in attendance at Tera Hatley; Cydney Daylight, elected as Miami Nation Junior Princess for a one year term; the General Council meeting. Donya Williams, elected as Secretary-Treasurer for a three year term. aacimwita akima: The Chief Reports Continued from page 3A, by Chief Douglas Lankford, eecipoonkwia her elected one-year term as Miami Nation Ju- and we in Tribal leadership worked hard to nior Tribal Princess. make the necessary decisions to support our It is our custom to bestow honor upon business entity. We were pleased to introduce those who receive awards for their work or during the annual meeting the new CEO of Mi- some other aspect of their life in which they ami Nation Enterprises, Mr. Peter Murphy. Pe- have excelled or earned some merit while serv- ter holds a B.A. degree in accounting & finance ing the Miami Tribe. During our General Coun- and has over 20 years of military service. cil Meeting, we took the opportunity to show The next three months are going to be our respect as a community for our relative busy with planning for the 2018 National Gath- Daryl Baldwin and his wife Karen. As many ering and Annual General Council Meeting. of you are aware, Daryl was honored as a Ma- We enjoy this work and look forward to seeing From Akima Lankford: cArthur Foundation Fellow (Genius Award) in everyone participating in cultural events and at- When life’s busy events of work and travel late 2016, for his hard work and commitment tending the meeting. Our Nation has grown so make us weary, we set about catching our to the revitalization of the Myaamia language. much, and the challenges of this growth are at breath. I usually do this on the river, and my Certainly we wanted to show our respect to him the heart of everything we do. We pray for wis- bride joins me. One fine day on Spring River, for all he has done for us in this work. But we dom, strength and patience and ask all our rela- my lure caught the eye of a 8.25 pound white also wanted to honor his wife and co-worker, tives to join us in prayer, and good thoughts, bass. That was a fun catch, and my bragging in the world of language revitalization and to for the care and protection of the Miami Nation, rights took me right to Facebook! I include a thank her, on behalf of all Myaamia people, for and for the United States of America. pic here just for proof. Smiling! her personal commitment, both in hands on lan- In closing, I am confident in reporting guage work, but also in her role of supporting that thus far this has been a good year for the to design and carry out each event or meeting Daryl so that he could do this great work. The Miami Nation both culturally and in our govern- on behalf of leadership and our community. On two were gifted with honor medals and Pendle- mental responsibilities. Our accomplishments behalf of your Tribal leadership I extend our ton blankets which they humbly, and tearfully, are many, but behind every accomplishment is great appreciation to these individuals for their accepted. a task, burden, challenge or responsibility and service to the Miami Nation. Our Miami Nation Enterprises dealt with with these, in order to have success, there is a some real challenges in 2016 and early 2017, committed team of individuals who work hard aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2018 5A

2017 Miami General Council Meeting By Julie Olds, Cultural Resources Officer

Blankets were gifted to Myaamia Center Direc- George Ironstrack, left, and Jarrid Baldwin tor Daryl Baldwin, and wife Karen (left), from sang a round dance song as part of the open- Miami leadership in honor and recognition of ing activities of the 2017 General Council their tireless work in Myaamia language pres- meeting. Staff photo. ervation. Photo by Jonathan Fox.

Tribal elder Adelaide Masenthin wields her tomahawk during the throwing competition on Game Day 2017. Staff photo.

Tribal member Jenna Scott, left, is pictured with her new daughter Dakota who was gifted with a Pendleton blanket for being the young- est Myaamia present at the annual meeting. On the right is proud grandmother, Secretary- Treasurer Donya Williams. The community lacrosse game, held on Family Day each year during the National Gathering Week, is both fun and intense play. Tribal Police Officer Kyle Lankford reaches for a pass, while Rachel Eikenberry closes in for a steal. Chief Lankford, to the left of Rachel, joined the game with his handmade traditional stick. Staff photo.

A Very Special Gift - Jars containing a mixture of soil collected from the three home- land regions of the Myaamiaki (Indiana/Great Lakes, Kansas, Oklahoma)were distributed to Tribal members in attendance at the 2017 annual meeting enjoyed the opportunity to view the Tribal Citizens in attendance at the June 2017 National Council Books - historic governmental records of the Miami Nation - which were re- annual meeting of the General Council. patriated to the Tribe in the spring of 2017.

Notice: The 2018 National Gathering Week events are set to begin on Tuesday, June 26th and will continue through Saturday evening, June 30. See the event guide supplied with this publication (insert) or phone Tribal Headquarters for more information. 6A aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2018

About the Miami Nation Enterprises Board of Directors By Julie Olds, Cultural Resources Officer New members were appointed to the Miami corn and soybean production. Nation Enterprises Board of Directors in 2017. Rachel and Mike Eikenberry live in The MNE Board is responsible for the oversight Neola, Iowa with their 3 children: Allison - 19, of the affairs for MNE and is comprised of per- Paul - 17 and Matthew - 12. They remain active sons appointed by Tribal Leadership. Tribal volunteers in their community. Rachel is cur- citizens appointed to the board are: Aaron Als- rently an Elder of the First Presbyterian Church baugh, Rachel Eikenberry, Brett Hayes, Joseph of Neola, Middle School Youth Group leader Leonard and Lance Theobald. These qualified and past President of the Notre Dame Alumni individuals were selected by the Tribal Busi- Club of Omaha. ness Committee for their personal work experi- Brett Hayes currently serves as Sec- ence and positive commitment to supporting the retary of the MNE Board. He is President of economic development efforts of the Tribe. U.S. Whip and Tote Along in Miami, OK. U.S. The MNE Board meets monthly with Whip is a manufacturer of products for the the MNE CEO and also on a quarterly schedule ranching and equine industry and Tote Along with the Tribal Business Committee. Members offers contract sewing and embroidery servic- of the Board, and the CEO, are: es. Brett graduated from Oklahoma State Uni- Aaron Alsbaugh currently serves as the versity with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering Peter Murphy is the CEO of Miami Nation En- MNE Board Chairman. Aaron is a graduate of and spent time with Baker Hughes in Houston, terprises. Staff photo. Commerce High School and NEO College. He TX and Zep Manufacturing in Atlanta, GA prior He served as “Interim CEO” at Future Logic, a has owned and operated his own farm and ranch to returning to Miami, OK to join the family company that made equipment for the gaming enterprise since 1997 which now covers about business. industry. As the Chairman of Unwired Tech- 2,300 acres in Ottawa County Oklahoma and Brett and his wife Pam live in Miami, nologies, an automotive technology company, Cherokee County Kansas. OK and have 3 children; Allison - 24, Trevor - he led a successful sale to Delphi. Additional Aaron has been married to his wife 21 and Ryan - 12. He is or has been involved assignments included power supply company Courtney for 19 years. They have 3 children: with Knights of Columbus, Rotary, Miami Pub- Warner Power, Fosbel Inc. a supplier of indus- two sons, Reagan - 17 and Peyton - 13, and one lic Schools Enrichment Foundation, Boys & trial ovens, oil exploration company ASAP In- daughter, Kinley - 9. He and his family are Girls Club, Boy Scouts and Youth Baseball. dustries, Mirion Technologies and candy maker active members of Grace Church. Aaron also Brett enjoys family time, traveling, sports and New England Confectionery Company (NEC- serves on the board for Ottawa County Farm outdoor activities in his spare time. CO). Bureau. Dr. Joseph Leonard is a member of the As President and CEO of Astrodyne Aaron is a proud member of the Miami MNE Board. He grew up in Joplin, MO and Corporation, reporting to the Board of Direc- Nation and looks forward to helping MNE reach served in the U.S. Navy mostly based in Japan. tors, Peter led P&L and strategic management its goals of providing a sound financial future. Joe worked at Eagle-Picher for six years for company divisions located across the United Rachel (Hall) Eikenberry currently as an contract administrator dealing with aero- States and Asia. serves as Vice Chair of the MNE Board. She is space and military products. Peter spent 13 years at Parlex Corpora- a Neola, Iowa native who attended the Univer- After graduate school he taught business tion with the last 7 as President & CEO. At sity of Notre Dame and played on their Wom- management at Miami University for 30 years. Parlex, sales grew from $20MM to $150MM. en’s Volleyball Team. She was selected as the He assisted the tribe’s early business ef- During this period, he established operations in 1988 Volleyball Student Athlete of the year and forts in advisory committees and boards, and on Asia and Europe as well as leading 2 acquisi- graduated in 1991 from Notre Dame with a BS the MNE Board for several years. tions in the United States. in Psychology. He was appointed to the city Human Re- Peter spent 13 years with Teledyne In- Rachel continued her education at Miami lations Committee in Oxford, Ohio, and was ap- dustries Inc. with the last 4 years as President of University as one of the original tribal members pointed and elected to the Ohio Historical Soci- the Electro-Mechanisms group. In this role, he to attend there through a renewed partnership ety’s cultural preservation and trustees boards. established company records for sales, income between the tribe and the university. While at Lance Theobald is a member of the and cash flow. Miami University, Rachel received her Mas- MNE Board and the founder and CEO of Secur- A naval aviator, Peter spent 20 years on ters (1992) and Educational Specialist (1994) Space, an online marketplace connecting Buy- active duty with the United States Navy and as degrees in School Psychology. Rachel met her ers searching for safe and secure truck parking a reservist and departed with the rank of Cap- husband Mike Eikenberry at Miami University and equipment storage options to Suppliers with tain. He commanded an anti-submarine warfare as he was studying for his Masters of Business excess capacity. Lance founded SecurSpace af- squadron and held a qualification as an elec- Administration degree. The two became a Mi- ter encountering a lack of parking and storage tronic warfare specialist. ami Merger in July of 1994. options in his former role as Director of Sales Throughout his career, Peter has served Rachel has worked in the field of School for Direct ChassisLink, Inc. - the largest chassis on a number of Boards including: publicly trad- Psychology since 1993 in Ohio, Nebraska and provider in the world. ed Canadian company, Coretec, US publicly Iowa, serving both private and public school Lance is a graduate of Miami University traded Nashua Corp, Chairman, Board of Di- settings. She currently works for Green Hills and earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting rectors of Singapore based Teledyne-Gul Tech; Area Education Agency as a school psycholo- with a primary focus on intramural basketball. Board member of the New Hampshire Business gist with an assignment that includes preschool Peter Murphy is the CEO for Miami Development Council and as Chairman of the through high school aged students. Nation Enterprises. Peter has held various posi- IPC, the electronics industry’s largest standards Rachel brings 17 years of experience as tions in industry and the US Military. He has group. a Director of the FMSB Bancorp in Neola, Iowa also served on the board of directors for numer- Peter received his B.S. in Accounting to her role as Vice Chairman of the MNE Board. ous companies and nonprofit organizations. and Finance from Mount St Mary’s University. Her family has been active in community bank- At American Capital, Peter was a Man- He completed the Stanford University Engi- ing in Iowa for over 100 years. She is also a aging Director for the operations team and was neering Executive program. He also graduated partner in Minnehaha Farms that specializes in assigned to a variety of portfolio companies. from Naval Flight School in Pensacola, FL.

Members of the Miami Nation Enterprises Board of Directors are pictured, left to right: Joseph Leonard, Rachel Eikenberry, Lance Theobald, Aaron Alsbaugh and Brett Hayes. Staff photo. aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2018 7A

About the Tribal Miami Nation Police Department Now Member Services Policing City of North Miami, OK Staff Article Staff Article Department As of 02/12/2018, the Miami Nation Police De- a minimum of 40 hours of routine patrol per Miami Tribe of Oklahoma citizens have a point partment became the primary provider for po- week, collectively. That means approximate- of contact at Tribal Headquarters in Miami, OK lice services to the Town of North Miami. Our ly 1.5 hours per day, per officer. The Town of for questions regarding enrollment, vehicle tags officers are responsible for all routine police North Miami does contribute to the department and related member services. services to the community, such as patrol, traf- financially for these services. Tera Hatley is the Member Services fic enforcement, and response to calls. This makes the Miami Nation Police Manager. Tera’s duties include, but are not The bulk of the Town of North Miami Department one of two tribal law enforcement limited to: the Tribal enrollment database, new sits within the historical Miami/Peoria Reserva- departments to police a municipality. It greatly enrollment applications, change of address, re- tion. To this day tribal families still reside in the increases the footprint of the department and quests for Tribal enrollment cards or replace- city limits, and the Miami Tribe still maintains public visibility, and allows our officers to bet- ment cards, questions regarding the Myaamia assets there, such as housing. ter influence public safety within the Miami Heritage Cemetery and how to reserve plots. The officers are required to conduct Nation. Tera is also in charge of the Myaamia Citizen Health Benefit Plan which currently provides a limited reimbursement program for eligible medical expenses. Eligible participants are enrolled elders aged 65 and older, Veterans (including active duty) and 100% disabled of any age (receiving disability benefits from the state). For all of these services it is important for Myaamia citizens to remain diligent in keeping their personal enrollment records, spe- cifically their address information current for mailing and communication purposes. For questions and further informa- tion, please contact information Tera Hatley by email at [email protected], or by phone at 918-541-1324.

The Miami Nation Police Department employs 12 (5 full time) sworn Police Officers. The De- partment is headed by Chief of Police Ronnie Gilmore (second from left). Pictured with Chief Gilmore are, left to right, Officers Kyle Lankford, Jamie Myers, and Chuck North. Lankford, Meyers and North are all citizens of the Miami Tribe. Staff photo. Myaamia Community Gatherings Held in Homelands Staff Article In September, 2017, Tribal leaders and employ- conducted by Chief Douglas Lankford. Chief ees in Member Services, Education Services Lankford gave a summary of the events of the and Cultural Education traveled to host lan- National Gathering and General Council Meet- guage workshops and community gatherings in ing, followed by Tera Hatley, with a Member the Kansas and Indiana homeland regions. Services update, and Donya Williams with a Tera Hatley, Member Services Manager for the On Friday evening, September 15, in general update on scholarships and back to Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, handles concerns Louisburg, KS, the Cultural Resources Office school funds. relating to enrollment, member address up- dates, the health benefits plan and more. Tera began a two day language workshop which in- The same agenda was followed for is also an elected official of the Tribe serving cluded a dinner that evening, and a language events in Huntington, IN, on Friday, September as First Councilperson on the Miami Tribe of learning session on Saturday morning. The 29 & Saturday, September 30. Approximately Oklahoma Business Commmittee. community gathering began with a lunch at 70 Myaamia citizens attended the community noon and the community information session gathering in Huntington. Miami Tribe Awarded ICDBG Grant to Expand Council House Staff Article The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma received notice of award of funding for an FY18 Indian Com- Jarrid Baldwin, Community Language Pro- Approximately 70 Myaamia citizens gathered munity Development Block Grant -ICDBG- gram Coordinator for the Cultural Resources in Huntington, IN, on September 30, 2017 for in September, 2017. The funding provides Office, teaches the language workshop held a Myaamia Community Gathering. Staff pho- $800,000 for the expansion of the Nation’s ex- during the Community Gathering in Louis- to. isting Council House in Miami, OK. burg, KS in September, 2017. Staff photo. The Nation’s Council House is used for many community events and specifically for the annual meeting of the Miami Tribe of Oklaho- Myaamia Winter Gathering: Stories, Dancing & ma General Council in June. The building is By Julie Olds, Cultural Resources Officer - Continued from page 1. also available for use by community members Community for large events such as weddings and funer- aamia Summer Education: Summer School... bers enjoyed a language workshop by Jarrid als. Myaamia Style.” The presentations were fol- Baldwin, and visiting the MHMA to take in the The grant project was created due to lowed by a lively round of Mahkisina game maple sugaring exhibit. Gourd dancing began at growth in event attendance over the past three play. Following dinner was, to the minds of 3 p.m. and signaled the start of the 22nd Annual years, specifically during the annual Winter many, the main event - Myaamia storytelling. Winter Gathering dances. Per Miami custom, a Gathering. Storytellers this year were Myaamia citizens, free chili and stew dinner was served to all in The building project will double the size George Ironstrack, Haley Strass, Kara Strass, attendance at 6:00 p.m., followed by stomp and of the existing 8,000 square foot building which Jarrid Baldwin, Brad Kasberg, George Strack, social dances through the remainder of the eve. is currently an open floor plan with a stage, stor- Doug Peconge and Chris Bowyer. Dancing ended at approximately 12:30 a.m. age areas, restrooms and a food service area. On Saturday, January 27th, Tribal mem- Planning and site evaluations (manda- tory archaeological and environmental assess- Planning to attend National Gathering Week events? ments) have begun and construction is expected to begin in the summer of 2018. The funded Be sure to bring your lawn chair, sun-screen and a big project time-line allows five years to complete appetite! the project. 8A aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2018

A New Logo to Represent a Special Relationship Myaamia Heritage Continued from page 1A - Staff Article clarity of vision, cooperation, and respectful homeland. They would pass by it again one day, Museum & Archive learning from each other. The red dot at the cen- in October of 1846, when aggressive treaty en- ter of the shared space represents fire (koteewi), forcement would bring removal of the Miami Features Myaamia a symbol of the warmth of this partnership and a people, by boat, down the Miami-Erie Canal recognition of the shared responsibility needed system to Cincinnati. There they were loaded Artists to “tend the fire” necessary to continue nurtur- onto to steam boats which would take them Staff Article, Continued from page 1A ing this relationship for future growth. west beyond the Mississippi to a reserve await- Neepwaantiinki, the Myaamia word ing them in Kansas. Katrina has been recognized across the meaning “we learn from each other,” is a rich The Miami Nation spent only 25 years country in juried competitions for her outstand- interpretation of “partners in learning,” a phrase on their Kansas lands before succumbing to an- ing artistry. She has received several awards, that Miami University and the Miami Tribe of other removal treaty which would send them to including Best of Division (Diverse Art Form- Oklahoma (MTO) have used for years to de- their final reserve area in the Indian Territory Contemporary) at the 2017 Cherokee Art Mar- scribe their reciprocal relationship. known today as Ottawa County, OK. There, the ket for her stellar art piece ‘This My Mother Sharing a common name and place, the Nation now reduced in number to only 66 al- Told Me.’ The same piece was awarded the connection between the University and the Tribe lotees, would put down new roots that would prestigious Bernard Ewell Innovation Award as spans more than four decades and has evolved grow over time. well as a 2nd place ribbon at the Southwestern into a multi-layered collaboration built on trust, The establishment of the Myaamia Proj- Association for Indian Arts Santa Fe Market in respect, and a shared commitment to education. ect at Miami University in 2001, which would 2018. You can also see Katrina’s work at her Like tending a fire, the University and mature in status to become the Myaamia Cen- ‘home show,’ the Eiteljorg Museum of Ameri- the Tribe have a joint responsibility to continu- ter in 2010, is recognized by both the Tribe and can Indian and Western Arts Indian Market and ously maintain this relationship, respond to the University as an epoch in the relationship, Festival; where she was awarded Best of Divi- challenges that might arise, and nurture it for with both entities recognizing a marked distinc- sion (Beadwork) and a first place in beadwork future growth. Together, we celebrate this very tion in the relationship prior to, and after, the accessories last year. unique partnership. establishment of the Myaamia Project. Accord- Also during the National Gathering But first, some back story. In 1972, For- ing to Chief Douglas Lankford, “Prior to the events, the museum will feature a new exhibi- est Olds, Chief of the Miami Tribe of Oklaho- establishment of the Myaamia Project, the rela- tion titled “Kohsetawaataawi: The Artwork of ma, made a trip to the homelands of his ances- tionship was certainly one of great respect and Eugene Vincent Brown, 1926-2017.” The ex- tors. Chief Olds, who was known for his love commitment. It was, in fact, an incredible com- hibit will celebrate the life and art of the beloved of Miami history, and this was not the first, nor mitment on the part of the University to agree Myaamia artist Eugene Brown. Mr. Brown was last such excursion for he and his wife, Lorene, to the establishment of the Myaamia Project on a talented artist in many forms, from doodles who joined with him in his constant desire to campus. From it’s humble beginnings it did not and caricatures on paper to wood carvings to know more of his roots as a Myaamia citizen. take long for the work of the Project to begin to flutes. His generosity in sharing and gifting his But this particular trip was special. affect the Tribe as was witnessed in the change art is well known, and several flutes, cradle- His destination was to Oxford, Ohio, in our Tribal students once the Heritage Class boards, and even his unique painted spoons will where, nestled on a beautiful, hilly spread of was created. Beyond that important point, Da- be on display. If you were a recipient of Eu- acreage in southwest Ohio, sits an institution ryl, with the team at the Myaamia Center, has gene’s gifts, and would like to contribute to the bearing the name of the Miami, the people who worked with Student Affairs to establish the exhibit, please email MHMA Manager Meghan had, and have, called this region their home identity of the center as the ideal focal point to Dorey at [email protected]. We invite since time immemorial. the relationship, as it stands today. We often the entire community to make a visit to MHMA Established in 1809, and offering classes refer to it as a partnership, and it is through the during the weekend to pay respect to Eugene’s by 1825, Miami University was created while work of the Myaamia Center that the reciproc- important legacy. the Myaamia, the “downstream people”, were ity necessary in a healthy relationship is able to actually still living nearby. Their landbase had flow. It is a confluence point, and I believe it been severely reduced by treaty to their heart- will serve to regulate, for generations to come, land in north central and northeastern Indiana. the great flow and sharing of knowledge we en- Yet the area where Miami University would joy today.” soon stand was known to them as part of their Law Enforcement Authority of the Mi- ami Nation Police Department Staff Article The jurisdiction of the Miami Nation Police our officers; but, as a general rule our officers Department is very complex. When officers are have police powers everywhere in the county. handling an incident, they must determine the status of the person, the status of the victim, what type of crime has been committed, and the Tribal Commission status of the grounds where the incident took o This commission is issued by the Miami place. The officer then determines the appropri- Nation. It grants officers jurisdiction over Indi- ate jurisdiction and applicable laws. This is a ans on Miami Nation trust lands. When an of- critical process and creates an area of liability ficer possesses this commission AND an SLEC, should the officer take action against a person that officer has jurisdiction over all lands owned without the proper jurisdiction. by the Miami Nation in Oklahoma, regardless To mitigate this risk, the Miami Nation of the land’s status as trust land. Police Department has begun cross-deputizing Prior to the issuance of these commis- with other law enforcement agencies. Our of- sions, the likelihood that a tribal member would ficers now carry three separate commissions: be serviced by a Miami Nation police officer was minimal. Those services were generally SLEC (Special Law Enforcement Commis- limited to when a tribal member was a victim sion) of a crime on our trust lands. With these com- o This commission is issued by the federal missions, we are able to take police action, pro- government. It grants officers law enforcement active or reactive, anywhere in our county. authority over federal crimes in Indian Country. For many years, our police department Examples of these offenses would be any major has only been capable of serving our tribal gov- crime (murder, rape, etc.) and crimes between ernment, businesses, and other agencies when Indians and non-Indians. requested due to lack of authority. Now our of- ficers can take a much more active role in pro- Sheriff’s Commission moting a safer general public for our members. o This is our broadest commission. It Our services have now shifted from the spirit Beautiful handmade artwork by late Myaamia grants officers jurisdiction over any criminal of being government-centered, to community- elder Eugene Brown (sculpture shown above) action that occurs in Ottawa County, regardless centered. and Katrina Mitten (beaded bag) will be on of the person’s status as an Indian. This is limit- display at the Myaamia Heritage Museum & ed by some “golden rules” that are observed by Archive during the 2018 National Gathering Week.

NOTICE: THE CHIEF’S LANGUAGE CHALLENGE WILL BE HELD ON FAMILY DAY THIS YEAR - JUNE 29 - FOLLOWING THE AFTERNOON PRESENTATIONS. BRUSH UP ON YOUR LANGUAGE SKILLS! Volume 15, No. 2, Section B Noošonke Siipionki Myaamionki Myaamia Publications 2018 apahkwaya - Cattail Mat Workshop Held at CREO By Doug Peconge, CREO Community Programming Manager The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Cultural Re- sources Extension Office (CREO), located in Fort Wayne, IN, hosted a three-day workshop, Sept. 6th, 7th & 9th, on how to make traditional cattail mats and included hands on instruction in both harvesting practices and the craft of hand sewing the mats. Myaamia citizen, Dani Tippmann of Ar- cola, IN was the instructor. Dani, who is the Director of the Whitley County Historical Mu- seum, shared her knowledge of cattails and their uses, which has been collected over the years from tribal members and elders, including her mother, aunts and elder tradition bearers. She was most gracious to share her expertise in the art of making cattail mats for this event. Traditionally cattail mats were made to protect the wiikiaami from the elements. Though cattail mats took a considerable amount of time to create, they could last many seasons if properly cared for. The first evening of the workshop was spent harvesting the cattails from the Eagle Marsh Nature Preserve. With the help of the Myaamia citizen Greta Sirois, of Fort Wayne, IN, participated in the cattail mat making work- Little River Wetlands group, workshop partici- shop held on September 6,7 & 9 and hosted by the Miami Tribe’s Cultural Resources Extension pants spent an hour harvesting cattails from the Office in Fort Wayne. Photo by Doug Peconge, CREO. marsh. Day two of the workshop was held at the detailed instructions on how to attach a double Cultural Recourses Extension Office on Trent- layer of cattails to cordage string. The most in- man Road in Fort Wayne. Tribal members spent teresting part came when participants used a about an hour and a half preparing the cattails buffalo needle and synthetic sinew to keep the for assembly. During that time, Dani gave in- cattail layers together. struction on how to separate the cattails. She Anytime we can get together and create also shared insight into other uses for the cat- that “Myaamia space” is a good thing and this tails such as what parts of the cattail are edible workshop provided the opportunity. Everyone and how cordage could be made from the plant. enjoyed being in that cultural education/shar- The final day of the workshop included a va- ing space and gained some significant Myaamia riety of activities and participants learned how knowledge. to make cordage from cattails. Dani provided Kansas Allotment History Book Project By Julie Olds, Cultural Resources Officer The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Cultural Re- A History of the Allotment of Miami Lands in Myaamia citizen Dani Tippmann was the in- sources Office has completed initial work on a Kansas,” along with a detailed map of the indi- structor for a cattail mat making workshop in National Park Service grant funded project to vidual allotment lands given to Myaamia citi- Fort Wayne. Photo by Doug Peconge. document the history of the allotment of Miami zens in the Kansas reserve area, will be distrib- lands in Kansas. uted free of charge to each Myaamia household. The project team, which included histori- This project takes its place in a series of About the ans, linguists and GPS mapping specialists, has history publications created by the Miami Tribe yielded the information for a new publication for Myaamia citizens. The previous history National Council and map. The book, titled “keehkaapiišamenki book and map, documenting Miami allotment myaamionki ciikaahkwe waapankiaakamionki: in Indian Territory, was distributed in 2017. Books By Meghan Dorey, MHMA Manager Last year at the General Council Meeting, we were overjoyed to display the National Council Books that had been returned to the Nation in 2017. Because of the condition of the books and the great need to preserve them as best we can for future generations, these books will not be scheduled for public display this year. As they do belong to the Nation and its people, however, they may be viewed by appointment. If you are interested in seeing these books in person, an appointment can be made by email- ing [email protected] or calling the- Myaamia Heritage Museum & Archive office at 918-544-6068.

This map, depicting individual Miami citizen allotments in the Miami Reserve area in Kansas, in the middle 1800’s,was created by Myaamia citizen Bradford Kasberg. The map, along with a Two volumes of the Myaamia National Coun- history book, was a part of the Kansas allotment history project of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma cil records were repatriated to the Miami Tribe Cultural Resources Office and funded by the National Park Service through a National Historic of Oklahoma in 2017. They are held in the Preservation Fund Grant. Nation’s archives under the care of the My- aamia Heritage Museum & Archive. 2B aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2018

New Staff Member, New Logos, For Cultural Resources Current Cultural Education Programs Office Sets Focus Staff Article The Cultural Resources Office (CRO) is pleased ing Myaamia language, culture and history on for Community to announce the return of Tribal citizen Joshua our young people. The color blue is used for Sutterfield to the CRO staff. Joshua accepted the color of the south, representing a period, or Programs By Joshua Sutterfield, the position of Cultural Education Programs generation, of learning. Cultural Education Coordinator Coordinator in the fall of 2017 and returned to Finally, the Saakaciweeta program logo the CRO with ABD status in the Doctoral Pro- uses the image, and color, of miincipi saakaapi- Beginning this Myaamia year, which began in gram of the University of Arkansas. Joshua is teeki - corn in it’s sprouted state - to represent our lunar calendar with the start of Mahkoonsa an anthropologist and brings his skills, and love our very young children just beginning to learn Kiilhswa ‘young bear moon’ (February 18th) of community, to this important position. our language and ways. the Cultural Resources Office’s cultural educa- The CRO has adopted three new logos These learning programs are designed tion programs known as Eemamwiciki began a for the ongoing cultural education programming to supply knowledge of Myaamia language and six-year education cycle aligned with the annual work. The overall effort of Myaamia commu- culture to our younger generations which im- themes, or focus topics, used for the Saakaci- nity cultural revitalization has long been iden- pacts our Nation as a whole, and individually in weeta and Eewansaapita Summer Youth Educa- tified by the term Myaamiaki Eemamwiciki, our identity as Myaamia citizens. Collectively, tional Experiences. or Eemamwiciki for short, which means “they these programs and those cultural education The following six topics, one topic per wake”. This term was coined by Elder Sammye programs and events provided to members of year, make up the education cycle: Kiikinaana Darling at the very beginning of our language all ages, are restoring knowledge to our com- ‘Our Homes,’ Weecinaakiiyankwi Weecikaay- revitalization work (1997) and remains descrip- munity which in turn revitalizes and perpetu- ankwi ‘Song and Dance,’ Mihtohseeniwinki tive of our state of learning - the restoration of ates our Nation. In Myaamia, we say “aalinta Ašiihkionki ‘Living on the Land,’ Eeweenti- knowledge resulting in the cultural awakening eempaapiikinamankwi kineepwaayoneminaani, iyankwi ‘Family,’ Ašiihkiwi neehi Kiišikwi of our community from years of silence and kati moošaki minapiyankwi - - we are picking ‘Earth and Sky,’ Weekihkaanki Meehkintiinki loss. up some of the threads of our knowledge so that ‘Games.’ First, the logo for the Eemamwiciki ef- we will always remain together. The topic for 2018 is Weecinaakiiyankwi fort includes all four directional colors with Weecikaayankwi ‘Song and Dance.’ During the ceecaahkwaki - sandhill cranes - in flight to year we will discuss how these forms of expres- represent a return to vitality, a wiikiaami to rep- sion are a part of our lives today as well as the resent the importance of place/home, and sun- history behind Weecinaakiiyankwi Weecikaay- rise for our state of “awakening”. Eemamwiciki ankwi. This theme will influence community represents the overall effort of the Cultural Re- programming during the upcoming National sources Office in service to the community. Gathering Week in late June. The intent is to Next, the Eewansaapita Program logo share cultural knowledge pertaining to the theme uses the image of a ceecaahkwa taking flight to at all major Tribal gatherings to help create dis- represent the positive, uplifting effects of learn- cussions all year long and provide chances for us to ask each other questions and learn from each other in a communal manner as we explore issues related to our identity. We hope that this will create opportu- nities for our entire community to learn about who we are as Myaamia in a way that allows for collective knowledge building. One of the goals of the Eemamwiciki programs is to create a community with similar cultural educational experiences and a similar knowledge base that grows every year. This goal mirrors the Summer Youth Programs by seeking to build a common foundation of Myaamia knowledge with unique perspectives and experiences. This balance be- Cultural Education Gathering in tween the individual and the collective has al- ways been the means by which Myaamia people Washington State have successfully brought about another “new By Jarrid Baldwin, Myaamia Language Program Coordinator day.” The Myaamia Community Cultural Education Mahkisina, the moccasin game, was a big hit Gathering in the Pacific Northwest took place with the youth in attendance. Games are a great for the fifth year this spring over the week- way to have fun with the language, and they all end of April 13-14. Twenty Myaamia citizens jumped at the opportunity to learn. The CRO from the region, some traveling from as far as staff also spent time going through all the re- five hours away, attended the event hosted by sources available for families with interest in the Cultural Resources Office (CRO) and pre- language learning in their own home. They sented by CRO staff members Community Lan- practiced greeting and parting terms and learn- guage Programs Coordinator, Jarrid Baldwin, ing to address one’s relatives in the language. Community Programs Manager, Doug Peconge This was a great opportunity for Myaamiaki (from the Cultural Resources Extension Office living in the Pacific Northwest to gather for a in Fort Wayne, IN), and Cultural Education Pro- weekend to socialize and connect more with grams Coordinator Joshua Sutterfield, from Mi- their heritage and relatives, and the CRO will ami, OK. continue expanding this gathering in the years Participants spent the weekend playing to come. The staff enjoyed holding this event, games, learning Myaamiaataweenki (the Mi- and they are looking forward to seeing everyone ami language), and getting to know each other. again next year.

George Ironstrack is the Director of the Ee- wansaapita Summer Youth Education Experi- ence and the Program Director of the Educa- tion & Outreach Office of the Myaamia Center, located on campus at Miami University in Ox- ford, OH. George has been the leader in the development of the curriculum used for the Miami Tribe’s youth cultural education pro- grams. Jarrid Baldwin, center, provides instruction to Myaamia citizens in attendance at the spring Cultural Education Gathering in Pasco, WA in April, 2018. Photo by Doug Peconge. aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2018 3B

MHMA Features Sugaring Exhibit - siihsipaahkwikaani Staff Article The Myaamia Heritage Museum & Archive is is inserted and before long, a clear liquid will between trees! Even though they could enjoy currently featuring an exhibition called ‘sii- start dripping off the edge. The raw sap is a the candy and the syrup on their corn bread, hsipaahkwikaani’ (the sugar camp). Manager refreshing drink, just slightly sweet. The My- that syrup had to be turned into sugar before it Meghan Dorey has assembled objects and pho- aamia needed to gather nearly 40 gallons of sap turned bad. tos together to help visitors learn about the to create just one gallon of syrup. sugaring process and why it was important to Once the trees are tapped, it is a near- Step 5: weelahtookiki : they preserve it Myaamia culture. The exhibition will be open constant process of emptying the small baskets As the remaining water was boiled out of the through 2018, but for those who cannot visit at the base of the tree into larger containers and syrup, the thick paste would be poured into in person, we have included some information carrying those containers back to camp to wait wooden troughs, where the women would about sugaring below. The exhibit focuses on their turn on the fire. As the sun goes down and start stirring and grinding with large wooden six steps of the process of sugaring and high- the temperatures drop, the sap run slows and ev- spoons, and the paste would granulate and be- lights the impact removal had on this cultural eryone returns to camp for the night. come sugar. In order to pack the sugar away for tradition. use throughout the year, oth- ers would take the sugar and Step 1: eelimaahkiiciki : they press it into molds, often ones are preparing they had carved themselves. Maple sugaring is something Another popular form of stor- that can only be done at a very age would be to use scraps of specific time of year, just two bark to make cones, and pack or three weeks in the late win- the sugar into those. Once ter where temperatures drop cooled, the sugar would be- below freezing at night and come very hard, and would warm to around 40 degrees keep for a long time. They during the day. Of course, may have even buried caches this time could change on the of sugar into the cold ground calendar from year to year. It to keep it for longer periods of usually comes sometime in time. February or early March but might even stretch to April. If Step 6: kiishsetookiki, maa- you try to start too early, no caaciki : they clean up and sap will run, and if you begin leave too late, your sap will become After the weather starts to bitter. In order to be ready at Examples of traditional harvesting tools and equipment are included in the cur- stay above freezing at night, just the right time, Myaamia- rent exhibit “siihsipaahkwikaani (the sugar camp), at the Myaamia Heritage Mu- it is time to return to the vil- seum & Archive. The exhibit runs through 2018. Staff photo. ki had to prepare long before lage with the season’s haul of they left for the sugarbush. sugar. Before leaving camp, During the winter, when hunting is slow the women would gather all the small gathered and lean, and no crops are growing in the ground, Step 3: aahkohkeelintankiki : they tend to it baskets and spiles, and wash them clean. Ev- Myaamiaki would gather the supplies needed As the sap started coming into camp, the fire erything needed to be packed up and secured for for the labor-intensive process of collecting sap was lit, and the large pots secured to the hearth. the journey back to the village. Spring would from the sugar maple. They needed to collect Elder women tend to the fire, watching care- quickly be on the way, and preparation for bark to create the bark baskets that collected fully. As the sap heated, they stirred the liquid planting needed to get under way! The trees had the sap at the base of the tree, as well as bas- frequently, and skimmed off any leaves, twigs, provided them sugar to last awhile, and they kets to pack the finished sugar product into for or impurities that came to the top. Watching a would look forward to returning to their camps storage. These baskets were often made out of boiling pot may not seem like an exciting job, next year. birch, elm, or ash bark. They needed sharp axes but it took a lot of knowledge to know how hot to create the gashes to open the sap run. And they needed aanchsaaciki : Removal to make spiles, the piece of The tradition of tapping sugar wood inserted into the run to maple trees stretches back as funnel the sap to the baskets. long as anyone could say. It All throughout the year, they is still practiced by many trib- would be trading to procure al nations in the Great Lakes pots to boil the sap too. The area. Of course, the removal process of creating maple syr- of the Myaamia from the Great up and maple sugar remained Lakes region in 1846 had a relatively unchanged from negative effect on this tradi- generation to generation, but tion among those removed. metal trade goods certainly Though maple trees were still seemed to make the process a available to tap near the Kan- little more efficient! sas Reservation, the first year Besides the supplies they arrived in November, needed for sugaring, they when the leaves would have needed to be prepared for liv- fallen and it would have been ing in the sugarbush. While more difficult to locate a sat- sugaring was happening, they isfactory sugarbush. And even would be away from the vil- MHMA Manager Meghan Dorey is pictured inside the siihsipaahkwikaani (sugar once trees were identified, lage, so they needed to bring camp) exhibit at the MHMA’s exhibition space at 28 N. Main Street, Miami, OK. silver maples and red maples, food, clothing and blankets. Staff photo. which have low sugar content, Once everything was gath- are a more common species to ered, a large group of women and children to get the fire, when to transfer pots, and how to the area. This means even more sap was needed would travel into the woods to where they knew make that syrup into perfect sugar. to create the same amount of sugar. sugar maples stood concentrated in a stand, an During the nights, as everyone returned The move to Indian Territory two decades area called the sugarbush. They most likely to camp from out in the sugarbush, it was also later removed them even farther from tappable returned to the same spot every year and may a time to gather together and enjoy each oth- maple trees and even farther from the tradition have built a wiikiaami there for their family in er’s company. Stories would be told, and that of sugaring. There were very few maple trees addition to their home in the village. Before knowledge about sugaring and other plants they in Indian Territory and certainly not enough to sugaring could begin, they had to set up camp, would see in the woods would be taught to the sustain the practice on a wide scale. including setting up their fire place and tools. younger girls. Time in the sugarbush was spent The loss of sugaring impacted the My- tending to the fire and tending to the commu- aamia diet, as they became more reliant on salt Step 2: nity. and sugar supplied by the government through meenihseeciki, eehsenaamišipoohkiiciki: they annuity payments. Instead of having a supply gather firewood and collect sap - Once arrived Step 4: weenkhtankiki : they like how it tastes of sugar that they created themselves, the Na- in the sugarbush, one of the very first steps is Because the water content of maple syrup was tion had to use funds to procure it from a mer- to collect firewood. Sugaring is a process that still too high to keep for long, those in the chant or go without. requires a lot of heat nearly constantly for long sugarbush didn’t have long to enjoy a special, Though removal greatly impacted how periods of time. It took a lot of walking and sweet treat! One way that would be a favorite widely this tradition was practiced, we have carrying wood, a task well-suited for Myaamia of many would be to take a spoonful of boiling seen a resurgence of people who are interested children. sap and pour it into a bit of clean snow. The in learning more about a traditional native diet, Next it is time to begin getting the sap sudden change in temperature would harden and maple sugar has a role to play in that. The from the trees! The women found the trees they the syrup and create a maple candy. In days precise methods of sugaring may have changed, wanted to tap, and created a Y-shaped gash in before processed cane sugar became available, but the process remains essentially unchanged the bark with their axes. Into the point where this little bit of candy would be a great reward from centuries ago. the gashes come together, a flat wooden spile after a hard day’s work walking back and forth 4B aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2018

Culture and Lan- Two Miami Citizens Honored by Indiana guage Workshops Arts Commission Submitted Miami Tribal citizens, Cathy Nagy Mowry and 14 (exploring sprouts and pollen); cattail duck Well Supported Dani Tippmann, were given the honor of be- decoys on June 23; and Cattail mat making on By Doug Peconge, Community Programming ing chosen by the Indiana Arts Commission to July 20 and 21st. All of her programming takes Manager receive grants to fund programming related to place at Chain O’ Lakes State Park. The pro- There has been a burgeoning interest in the My- Miami art and culture. Sixty eight projects were grams, entitled “Cattails – Beauty All around aamia language and culture. The Cultural Re- chosen across Indiana to be held in Indiana’s Us” is free with park admittance and open to sources Office has fostered this growth through State Parks and Historic Sites. the public, and Miami people are especially en- community education and outreach. This year Arts in the Parks & Historic Sites draws couraged to attend. Jarrid Baldwin traveled to Kansas, Indiana, and upon traditional and non-traditional arts and Catherine Nagy Mowry will display her Washington state to share his knowledge of My- artists in Indiana, weaving arts into the state’s artwork and hold classes on traditional Miami aamia culture and language with tribal citizens natural beauty and rural settings. The program Indian corn husk doll making and painting us- living in those areas. At each workshop, tribal funds art activities that engage visitors to create ing Native American symbolism based on the members were provided information about lan- and experience art that celebrates the unique- Mounds State Park area. She will explore the guage and cultural materials available. Each ness of Indiana historic sites, parks, lakes and connection to the sun and moon’s path @ the workshop covered the Myaamia language for forests. Arts in the Parks & Historic Sites is a equinox and solstice, walk upon the sacred greetings and parting terms. partnership with Indiana Department of Natural grounds of her ancestors and bring the perspec- Although the workshop agendas were Resources (DNR) and Indiana State Museum tive of “People of Place” forward. Her pro- homogeneous, Jarrid would adjust the work- and Historic Sites. grams are Painting and Exploring the Mounds shop to meet the needs of each individual com- Dani Tippmann’s program allows park on March 24 & 25; Solstice, Painting and Ex- munity. In August Jarrid traveled to Pasco, WA visitors to work with cattails, alongside of My- ploring the Mounds June 23 & 24; and Corn where he shared his knowledge of the Miami aamia people, learning about how cattails are Husk Dolls tentatively October 13 & 14, 2018. language and culture. During the two-day work- used as food, medicine and as technology. Par- Both artists’ programs serve The Indiana shop, he taught attendees how to play seensee- ticipants will use the gifts from grandmother Arts Commission vision of: ”The arts every- winki (Bowl Game) and mahkisina meehkinti- earth along with Myaamia cultural knowledge where, every day, for everyone in Indiana.” inki (Moccasin Game). Everyone enjoyed the to create and learn. Cattails as food on April wonderful meals and the opportunity to interact with fellow Miamis. Some tribal members trav- eled over three hours to attend the workshop. The next workshop took place mid-Sep- tember in Louisburg Kansas. Tribal members and their families came ready to learn. A signif- icant number of participants had attended pre- vious workshops, and they enjoyed the oppor- tunity to re-engage in this Myaamia space. The Myaamia language is a verb based language, and Jarrid created an activity that exposed learners to verbs along with learning how to use language tools to create sentences in Myaamia- taweenki. Small groups were formed and each group came up with activities to do before bed time. The groups would use Myaamiadiction- ary.com and the kaloolitiiltaawi phrase books to create their sentences. The final workshop took place in Hun- tington Indiana at the end of September. Like the previous workshops Tribal members and their families learned greeting and parting terms in the language. The dynamic of this group of learners was much different than the previous workshops. The adults wanted to learn Myaamia mitemhsaki - Cathy Nagy Mowry, left, of Fort Wayne, IN, and Dani Tippmann, of Ar- more about the materials and the online tools, cola, IN, were recently chosen by the Indiana Arts Commission to receive funding for Myaamia while the youth wanted to play games. Jarrid arts programming to be held in Indiana’s State Parks and Historic Sites. discussed in detail with the parents and grand- parents the materials available and how to use them. While the grownups were learning more Miami Nation Gift Shop Expands, Offers about the language and language materials, Staff Article Doug Peconge was facilitating a game of seens- Free Shipping eewinki with the kids. Most of the kids already The Miami Nation Gift Shop has moved into a and much more. knew how to play because they had attended ee- new, larger space within the Miami Tribe’s 28 As of May 1, 2018, the gift shop’s on- wansaapita. He introduced the kids to the word N. Main Street building in downtown Miami, line store, Myaamiagifts.com, will ship free of meeneesiaani which means I have nothing. OK and has added an online store for Tribal cit- charge to Tribal citizens via USPS. Rush or- These workshops provided an opportu- izens living outside of the Oklahoma homeland. ders, or items too large for the postal service, nity for Myaamiaki to gather and create a space The Gift Shop is a Pendleton Woolen will continue to ship using the best-priced ship- that belongs to them. With Jarrid’s coaching Mills retailer stocking blankets, bags, cups and ping service and citizens will pay 1/2 of the cal- everyone left the workshop with a better under- more. culated rate. standing of Myaamiaataweenki, Myaamia cul- Also available through the shop are t- To stay in touch with the Gift Shop and ture and the tools available to them. Attendees shirts and hoodies with Myaamia artwork, cul- receive sales updates, be sure to like the Face- can utilize this knowledge and can continue to tural education publications (dictionary, sto- book page at http://facebook.com/miamination- grow in their comprehension of the language rybook, phrasebooks), ribbon shirts, bags and giftshop. and culture. backpacks, coffee cups with Myaamia designs,

THPO Attends Her- itage Month Event Staff Article Diane Hunter, Tribal Historic Preservation Of- ficer, represented the Miami Tribe at a Native American Indiana Heritage Month event held at the Indiana Statehouse on Friday, November 3, 2017. The event was designed to help Indiana school children learn about Indian tribes, their history, culture and present life. The event be- gan with a Grand Entry with drum and dancers from the Pokagon Band of Potowatomi Indians. Some children joined in the dancing. Miami Tribe of Oklahoma citizen Dani Tippmann also had a display table and talked with the chil- dren. Other tables provided information about the Navajo Nation, Shawnee Tribe, Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes, and the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. Jessica Williams is Manager of the Miami Nation Gift Shop in Miami, OK. Check out the on- line store at Myaamiagifts.com. aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2018 5B

About the Myaamia Lunar Calendar By Joshua Sutterfield, Cultural Education Coordinator Aya eeweemakiki ‘Hello my relatives’. Recent- ly you should have received our latest Myaamia Kiilhsooki ‘Myaamia lunar calendar’, and we hope you all enjoy this piece of our culture. We have been producing this flip version of the cal- endar since 2010 with the hope that it becomes a part of your daily routine. We realize the for- mat is quite different than the calendars pro- duced for the mainstream and wanted to take this opportunity to tell you about our system and how your Myaamia Kiilhsooki can become even more useful than your usual calendar. The first thing you may notice is that the days of each month do not match up with the dates of your usual calendar, called a Gregorian calendar. This is because Myaamia Kiilhsooki is a lunar calendar, meaning that the cycles are based on the phases of the moon and as such the days of the month are limited to 29 and 30 days. This is due to the fact that a lunar month is ap- proximately 29.5 days long and a typical lunar year is roughly 354 days. This produces a dif- ference of 11 days compared to the solar cycles associated with the Gregorian calendar, which is why the dates do not match up. What we have done is place the corresponding Gregorian date in the bottom left of each of the daily panels. The 2018 Myaamia Kiilhsooki (calendar cover pictured above) was mailed in February to every This allows us to use our Myaamia Kiilhsooki tribal household with a current address on file. The publication is created annually by the My- while maintaining our busy schedules planned aamia Center for the Tribe and 2018 marks the ninth year of publication. around the Gregorian calendar filled with trips to the dentist, ball games, and all of our other about our calendar is the months names are eco- koonsa kiilhswa ‘young bear moon’ and comes daily activities. logically linked to the natural cycles of the land. to an end after mahkwa kiilhswa ‘bear moon’. The number in the top right of each Because of this, the calendar at times needs to If you are interested in learning more about our square refers to the days of the Myaamia lunar be adjusted to realign our months with their calendar and the research that went into pro- month which begin with the sprouting of the corresponding ecological event. For instance, ducing it, please visit the links listed below. If moon called saakiwa kiilhswa, which is when the month wiihkoowia kiilhswa ‘Whippoorwill you’re interested in discussing the ecological the moon starts out as a tiny sliver. For the next moon’ reflects this bird’s migration and mating observations you’re making as you follow the 11 evenings, the moon grows from saakiwa season during the spring. In the past, our an- calendar, please visit our History and Ecology to waakhšinka kiilhswa ‘crescent moon’, na- cestors periodically observed a shifting of these blog (link below). You can also hear the pro- pale kiilhswa ‘half-moon’, naawi waawiyiisita months and at some point, made the determina- nunciations of the terms associated with My- ‘almost full’, and finally to waawiyiisita ‘full tion to insert a 13th month to realign the month aamia Kiilhsooki by visiting our online diction- moon’. And for the next 14 days, kiilhswa names with the biological cycles they reflect. ary (link below). goes through its peemineeta kiilhswa ‘waning This occurs about every 3 years. phases’. Over this next period, kiilhswa will So that’s how you read Myaamia Kiilh- neeyolaanki-kati become napale neepiki ‘half dead’, and myaal- sooki ‘Myaamia lunar calendar’. If this is your isiwa kiilhswa ‘seriously ill moon’. Eventually, first time looking at a Myaamia calendar, you http://Myaamiacenter.org/publications/259-2/ (down- might think that the calendar is too complicated loadable versions) kiilhswa dies away and goes completely dark; http://Myaamiacenter.org/research/lunar-calendar- only to sprout again during the next moon. We for daily use. However, the advantage to using research/ have included three images on each page show- this calendar is the distinct way it allows you, as http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5FK4Wg0DF4 ing different moon phases. This allows you to a Myaamia person, to stay connected with the http://Myaamiahistory.wordpress.com/ (History and follow the progress of the moon from its first ecological processes that so heavily influenced Ecology Blog) day as it grows to the time each month that it our ancestors and are so important to our lives http://www.Myaamiadictionary.org comes to an end. today. One of the other things you may notice Typically, our calendar begins with mah- Looking Back to “ašiihkiwi neehi kiišikwi myaami- onki - Earth & Sky: The Place of the Myaamiaki” Staff Article In 2010 the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma was honored to publish a book, or more accurately a home learning guide, titled “ašiihkiwi nee- hi kiišikwi myaamionki - Earth and Sky: The Place of the Myaamiaki. The publication was made possible through the work of lead author Dr. Tim McCoy and with the research & devel- opment support of the Myaamia Center at Mi- ami University. “ašiihkiwi neehi kiišikwi myaamionki - Earth and Sky, The Place of the Myaamiaki” was pub- The book is the culmination of four years lished by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma in 2010. The cover of the unique educational work is of work that began in 2006 when Dr. McCoy pictured at left and a page from the publication addressing lunar time is pictured at right. began working on the Mars Exploration Rover Mission and had the opportunity to apply for Wayne to examine the intersection between including some sound clips of words, an inter- supplemental funding from NASA for public Myaamia culture and geological history. active map, and an interactive planetarium pro- outreach. Coupled with funding from the Mi- Finally, to complete the research toward gram found at http://www.Myaamiacenter.org/ ami Tribe, the project was created to examine completion of the book, the Author and team MCResources/modules/earthandsky/ the earth and sky from a distinctly Myaamia presented lectures to both adults and families in Recently enrolled Tribal members who perspective. Oklahoma, at Miami University and in Wash- did not receive the publication when initially The project plan included a day-long ington, DC. distributed in 2010 can contact the Cultural Re- workshop, held during the 2007 National Gath- The book presents activities for all lev- sources Office to request a copy. Send a request ering Week and the theme “Earth and Sky” was els of learners, including illustrated stories for by email to [email protected]. One copy per the focus of the 2008 summer youth educational young learners that were written just for this household. Extra copies may be purchased experience known as Eewansaapita. curriculum, hands-on activities for school-age through the Miami Nation Gift Shop online The project team took field trips to Ser- children, and descriptions of important My- store at www.Myaamiagifts.com. pent Mound, mining sites in Oklahoma, Seven aamia places for teens and adults. Activities in Pillars, the Forks of the Wabash, and to Fort the book are supported by interactive materials, 6B aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2018

eehi nakaaniaki pimpaaliciki : Where the Old Ones have Walked By Daryl Baldwin, Director, Myaamia Center at Miami University (Edited reprint from March 2011.) For years now I have heard over and over again that culture and language are inseparable. Al- though fundamentally I believe this is true, an often-overlooked important ingredient to this equation is that three dimensional place we call myaamionki. This place we called home for generations influenced our lives and there- fore shaped our culture and language just as our ancestors’ beliefs and long association with a place influenced their lives. An example of our historic impact on the land can be seen through the extensive use of fire to keep brushy under- story to a minimum, with certain plants adapt- ing over time to become dependent on human- set fires. Because Indigenous cultures tend to be more directly dependent on the local ecology, there is an even stronger connection between people and place. For this reason, we cannot exclude our ancestral home as we try to develop a deeper understanding of our traditional lan- guage and culture. With this basic understanding it may come as no surprise that we have no word for ‘nature’ in our language, nor are there any aašipehkwa waawaalici - The Seven Pillars on the nimacihsinwi (Mississinewa River) near phrases comparable to the English expression Peru, IN. Photo by Andrew Strack. of ‘being outside’. A separation between hu- mans and their surrounding natural world is ab- history book, and I learned it well. ki overhead as they made their way north. It felt sent from our cultural understanding of people I smoked my first cigarette as a kid good to feel my history emanate up from below and place. perched upon Roche de Bout rock, which was an my feet, a force I have come to appreciate. This strong ecological tie between peo- important landmark for many tribes who would As I grow older I am feeling my circle ple and place mean that certain aspects of our gather there for council. It was historically close beyond the halfway point. I have become culture and language are not easily adaptable known as the stopping point of our ancestors more aware of the ‘power of place’ as it relates in other places. A good example of this inabil- before they went into battle at Fallen Timbers. I to who I am, much in the same way my language ity to transfer one’s understanding of culture to remember clearly looking up and down the river and culture has impacted me. I am also begin- another land can be seen in our lunar calendar thinking about the previous generations of my ning to realize that in order to fully experience system. If we look closely at the names of each ancestors traversing along the river’s edge. It my heritage I must continue visiting myaami- of our lunar months we see strong ecological was all right in front of me and I could feel it onki, which includes Kansas and Oklahoma. ties. Most of our month names reflect a seasonal because the land was part of me just as it was My feelings for Oklahoma have grown signifi- regenerative cycle in the Great Lakes region of for my ancestors. I attribute my strong affec- cantly over the years. My son Ciinkwia tells me Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois. Breeding, mating tion for place because of this experience and it Oklahoma feels more like a second home. He and birthing cycles along with migratory pat- will always be with me. Thankfully, smoking associates Myaamionki in Oklahoma not with terns are all reflected in the month names. didn’t stick with me. deep history, but with the language and cultural The month of cecaahkwa kiilhswa ‘sand- As an adult in my late twenties returning revitalization efforts that shaped his young life, hill crane moon’ references the breeding and to school, I chose to move with my wife and one result for him of making the 11 hr drive nesting time of these important birds after their children to Montana to attend the University of several times a year. His experience will always return north. Their flyways cross several plac- Montana. I was startled by my first real expo- be different than mine. One regret of mine is es in North America, and one of those migra- sure to reservation communities. I was not used that I have yet to spend time on our lands in tory routes goes through Indiana. Depending to seeing the daily struggle of reservation life or Kansas. It’s on my list, but I need more time to on where you live, you may never see sandhill the blatant racism against the Indigenous popu- ‘know before I go’. I mean, I want to know our cranes migrating north, making the month of lations living in the state. The mountainous ter- people’s history in a place before visiting that cecaahkwa kiilhswa irrelevant to your location. rain was beautiful, as were many of the people I place. It makes the visit much more meaning- Cultural disconnects can also occur with came to know there. I went to school with other ful and helps me connect with my relatives who some of our winter stories. Several stories re- native students from all over Montana and be- call that place home. fer to geographical locations along rivers. But yond. I was honored to attend the Thunder Pipe Reflecting back on my earlier question if some of us have never lived near these places, ceremony in Browning, Sundance in Ethete, and of whether I practice my culture from afar or or ever visited them, then it becomes difficult regular Sweat Lodges on the Flathead. I have a take it with me, I realize the answer is very indi- to connect the stories to real places. This can lot of fond memories and good friendships that vidual. For me, I have always taken my culture also happen with our deeper tribal history. It’s I try to maintain to this day. Despite the hospi- with me but also been mindful when I step into difficult to ‘feel’ our history when it only lives tality and the beautiful landscape, I always felt the space of another cultural group that I don’t between the covers of a history book. It’s a like a stranger in a strange land. The land was belong to. My language and culture thrived just very different experience to learn our history not part of me and I could feel that in a strong fine while living in Montana and will thrive any- from the land. From these examples we begin way. I was only a visitor who had no history where else I may be visiting. Some aspects of to see how experiencing some aspect of our cul- with this place. my culture and history will always remain with ture and language can become challenged when Six years later, my family and I moved the ancestral homeland, but I accept that be- we are disconnected from the places our human to Miami, Oklahoma. My experience in Miami cause it forces me to remember how important story evolved in. was somewhat similar to my experience in Mon- that part of my heritage and that place are. We All of this points to a fundamental ques- tana. The only difference is that I was among my have always been adaptable, and our survival tion that many of us as tribal members have relatives within the tribe and that made it easier today is testimony to that adaptability. Moving been faced with: “Do I practice my culture from to feel some connection. Another major differ- is about adapting and no generation understands afar looking towards the ancestral lands, or do I ence was the lack of reservation conditions and that better than our grandparents who took the take my culture with me and practice it in a new a more inter-tribal cultural identity that I didn’t journey west. They adapted and so will we. place?” To answer this question, I will draw on experience living in Montana. What was impor- As I sign off I am thinking about go- my own experiences having lived both within tant for me during this time was feeling the dif- ing home to continue boiling ahsenaamišipowi and outside of our ancestral landscape. ference between living in our ancestral lands in ‘maple tree sap’ during this mahkoonsa kiil- Due to historical circumstances beyond the Great Lakes and residing in this southern hswa ‘little bear moon’. I should be hearing my control, I was born and raised in northwest Midwestern plains landscape. It made me think ciinkwia kookaki ‘spring peepers’ any night Ohio near the towns of Maumee and Waterville. of the removal and the changes in the land that now. Soon ciinkwiaki ‘thunder beings’ will My Myaamia family moved to Maumee from our ancestors experienced as they were moved arrive bringing our season of storytelling to Fort Wayne in 1826 (pre-removal). Much of my west. I enjoyed experiencing the Ozarks, rem- a close. Our cultural life is derived from the family still resides there today. We have a deep nants of the tall grass prairie, and the people land and the life around us, and we use our na- history in that lower Great Lakes region stretch- who claim that place as home, but for me I had tive language to express that experience. That ing back to pre-contact times. The Taawaawa not lived there long enough for it to feel like is why language, culture and place are insepa- Siipiiwi (Maumee River) was well known as home. rable to me. a historical trade route with a deep tribal his- Shortly afterwards, I moved back to In- tory associated with it. Near its banks are old diana near waayaahtanonki (Lafayette). Imme- nipwaahkaalo, village sites, sugar camps, agricultural fields, diately I found myself back on that cultural ge- and battlefields. This river was my childhood ography so familiar to my language and culture playground and during most seasons I could be and I could feel it. Having been away from it for found hunting, trapping and fishing along its almost eight years made my feelings for home banks. Fortunately, my father and grandfather stronger. I visited the village sites of kineepiko- shared much of my family and tribal history meekwa (Eel River), kiihkayonki (Fort Wayne), while spending time on the land. This place- wiipicahkionki (Huntington), and many others. based way of learning came natural to me be- It felt good to sit beside aašipehkwa waawaalici cause the land I played on was serving as my (Seven Pillars) and to see and hear ceecaahkwa- aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2018 7B

2018 National Gathering Week Map depicting the allotments given to citizens of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma following their removal from their Kansas allotments in the early 1870’s. This map was distributed to each Events Myaamia household as part of a project to document the history of land allotment and its affects An event flier has been included as an insert on the Miami Nation. to this edition of the Miami Nation News.

SATURDAY - June 23rd 9 a.m. to Noon at the Ethel Miller Moore Cul- tural Education Center - 5990 S. 520 Road Workshop: Making A Skirt for Stomp Dance Shell Shakers.

TUESDAY - June 26th 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Reception at the Myaamia Heri- tage Museum & Archive - 28 N. Main, Miami -Kohsetawaataawi: The Artwork of Eugene Vin- cent Brown, 1926-2017. -“Featured Artist” for the 2018 Myaamia Nation- al Gathering Week.

WEDNESDAY - June 27th 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Myaamia Heritage Mu- seum & Archive - 28 N. Main, Miami, OK Open Studio with Featured Artist Katrina Mitten.

THURSDAY - June 28th At the Drake House - 3700 S. 505 Road (See map) Annual Game Day Activities Map depicting the allotments given to citizens of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma following their Events: ARCHERY - LACROSSE - TOMAHAWK removal, in the fall of 1846, from the Nation’s homelands in the southern Great Lakes region. THROW This map will be distributed to each Myaamia household as part of the project to document the Events begin at 10:30 a.m. LUNCH AND DIN- history of land allotment and its affects on the Miami Nation. NER PROVIDED! BRING LAWN CHAIRS! Beginner Archery Training, Youth Fun Shoot, Tomahawk Throwing, Lacrosse Shootout: ARCHERY COMPETITIONS Novice Challenge , Recurve Challenge ONLY RECURVE BOWS *Game Day Contacts: Scott Willard 918-541-2178 or Julie Olds at 918-541-3131 *Please watch for updates to this itinerary on the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Facebook page and the website at http://www.miamination.com.

FRIDAY - June 29th Family Day at the Myaamia Community Center (Dining Hall, 2319 Newman Rd.) Bring lawn chairs, hats, sunscreen, bug spray and your lacrosse sticks! 8:30 a.m. Start Breakfast and lunch provided.

19th Annual Miami Nation Pow Wow: Miami Nation Dance Grounds

SATURDAY - June 30th At the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Council House (2319 Newman Road) Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Annual General Council Meeting Breakfast will be provided at the Myaamia Community Center dining hall begin- ning at 7 a.m. The annual meeting of the Miami General Council will convene at 9 a.m. in the Council House. Lunch will follow.

Our young people are big competitors on our The competition is intense on our annual 19th Annual Miami Nation Pow Wow: Miami annual Game Day. Pyaako! Take aim with Game Day on the grounds at the historic Drake Nation Dance Grounds Final night your archery, lacrosse and tomahawk throw- House in Ottawa County, OK. Make plans ing skills! Make plans now to come home to now to come home to noošonke siipionki my- noošonke siipionki myaamionki for the My- aamionki for the Myaamia National Gathering aamia National Gathering Week, June 26-30, Week, June 26-30, 2018. 2018. Game Day is Thursday, June 28. 8B aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2018

LaCygne Historican Finds Home for Miami Tribe Land Records Reprinted with permission of Linn Valley News. Author - Tony Furse. Esther Shields is relieved. Shields, a long-time La Cygne, Kan., historian, has found a home for records dat- ing to an 1859 federal agreement that allotted land--including acreage in present-day Linn County,Kansas--to members of the Miami na- tive American tribe. At an exchange March 22 at La Cygne’s City Hall, Shields provided documentation to Douglas Lankford, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma chief, and Meghan Dorey, tribal archives and museum director. The documentation drawing keenest in- terest was actually rescued from a bonfire al- most a century ago. When Shields and late husband Walter R. bought their home, she related that seller George Lawhead said “these papers needed a home.” He had them keep documents he had re- trieved from a clean-up blaze of his father Tim- othy’s personal effects considered throwaways after his 1926 death. The papers included an original land trust allotment agreement signed by President James Buchanan. Dorey, who holds a master’s degree in library and information science, said the documents in- clude “probate records representative of what we don’t have.” Shields also gave to the Miami Nation a warranty deed for land purchased in 1906 by her husband’s great-grandfather, Fred Cox, from a descendant of another 1859 trust allot- ment. That real estate, now within Linn Valley, Displaying her Pendleton native American style woolen blanket, a gift from the Miami tribe of Kan., city limits, lies southwest of the intersec- Oklahoma for her documents relating to the 1859 federal land trust allotment, is Esther Shields, La Cygne, Kan. Also pictured are Meghan Dorey, tribal archives and museum director, and tion of Ullery Road (old U.S. Highway 69) and Douglas Lankford, Miami tribe of Oklahoma chief. the Miami County, Kansas, line. Dorey, who recently participated in a ly 70,000. The final treaty signed by the Miami To show gratitude to Shields, Chief two-year research and writing grant through the in 1867 also brought a final move for the tribe Lankford presented her with a Pendleton na- National Park Service to study the years the Mi- away from allotted lands in Kansas to a pur- tive-American style woolen blanket. ami spent in Kansas and the allotment process, chased reserve in Indian (Oklahoma) Territory. “We appreciate her gift of these docu- said the tribe received 300 allotments from the “To retain their allotment, they were ments and gifted her back,” Lankford said. “It’s 1859 agreement. given the ‘option’ to relinquish enrollment in a good trade.” Chief Lankford said each allotment, ap- the tribe and become U.S. citizens,” said Chief As much as the blanket delighted Shields, proximately 200 acres depending on geographic Lankford about the assimilation effort. “Many her peace of mind is as important. The docu- features such as slope and waterways, went to who became U.S. citizens said in their hearts ments will be housed in a controlled tempera- every eligible Miami man, woman, and child. they were Miami and kept the land. All they ture/moisture/light archival environment. The allotments were a part of the tribe’s jour- [Miami people] were trying to do was to sur- “I wanted to find someplace safe for these pa- ney that began specifically with the Treaty of vive.” pers before something happened to me,” Shields 1840 that called for the Miami’s removal from In 1890, Dorey said, just 66 Miami indi- said. their woodland environment near Fort Wayne, viduals received land allotments in Indian Ter- Ind., northeast of Indianapolis. ritory. “The chief in Indiana tried to negotiate for ev- Over the years, Chief Lankford said the ery person a way to stay,” said Chief Lankford Miami allotments have been held in trust for in- about a six-year process from 1841-46. In the dividuals by the U.S. government’s Bureaus of end, however, less than 10 families stayed. All Indian Affairs and Land Management until sold others were forced at gunpoint to leave in Oc- to non-Miami. tober 1846. The allotments in trust could be willed Dorey outlined the forced waterway or probated to heirs, with Miami generation-to- route of the approximately 315 Miami: by boat generation inheritances creating “fractionated” through the Erie Canal system to Cincinnati, allotments. For example, he said, the federally- and then by steamboat from Cincinnati on the recognized Miami Tribe of Oklahoma currently Ohio River downstream to the Mississippi Riv- holds a 15 percent fractionated share of 30 acres er, upstream on the Mississippi to the Missouri (about five acres) from one original 200-acre al- River, and up the Missouri to Westport Landing lotment. at Kansas City. From there, horse and wagon Chief Lankford said the tribe--headquar- brought them in November 1846 to an unfamil- tered at Miami, Okla.--would welcome Shields- iar prairie setting in Indian Territory west of like communications. the Missouri border that included northern Linn “If other people have documents, we County. would love to preserve them, but if they don’t Five years after the 1854 Kansas-Nebras- want to give them up, then we’d still like to be ka Act opened the territory to white settlement, made aware of them and get photocopies,” he a treaty with the U.S. Interior Department’s Of- said. “We’re looking for anything that helps us fice of Indian Affairs established the land allot- Documents submitted to the Miami tribe of unlock the past.” ment process. Oklahoma by Esther Shields, La Cygne, Kan., Dorey said the Miamis particularly seek Acccording to updated Miami tribe of include this warranty deed dated 1906 for to rediscover the years 1846-67 as covered by Oklahoma information, the estimated 500,000 original Miami federal allotment land pur- Clarence Hayward’s book, The Lost Years: Mi- acres reserved in Kansas for the Miami under chased by Fred Cox, her late husband’s great- ami Indians in Kansas. the Treaty of 1840 was whittled to approximate- grandfather.

FYI - Myaamia citizens planning to attend the 2018 Myaamia National Gathering Week Events, be sure to book your rooms online for the best rates. The local rates quoted to the Tribe for reserving rooms is higher than an individual reserving a room online. Volume 15, No. 2, Section C Noošonke Siipionki Myaamionki Myaamia Publications 2018 Toopeeliciki: Highlighting Accomplishments and Honors Bestowed on Miami Citizens! Tribal Artist Cathy Nagy Mowry Featured at Indiana State Museum Reprinted with permission of the News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, IN. Original article “Art by Fort Wayne member of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma part of new ‘First Nations’ exhibit at Indiana State Museum” - Reprinted with permission of writer Kevin Kilbane of www.News-Sentinel.com.

When visitors enjoy a new exhibit at the Indiana State Museum in Indianapolis, they’ll be visual- izing a Native American story through the art- work of Catherine Nagy Mowry of Fort Wayne. The Potawatomi Nation tale about how the bear lost its long tale is part of the new “First Nations: The Story of Indiana’s Founding People” exhibit at the state museum. Mowry, 63, a member of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, said she became involved when she was contacted by Michele Greenan, curator of archaeology for the state museum and state historic sites. A longtime Miami artist, Mowry had done some artwork previously for the state mu- seum for an exhibit, she said. Greenan thought of her again when they needed art to illustrate the Potawatomi tale, which museum visitors hear told by a current member of that tribe.

SHARING THE STORY Mowry said she had been wanting to illustrate some similar stories passed down among members of the Miami Nation and had Catherine Nagy Mowry of Fort Wayne, an artist and member of the Miami Tribe, drew the illus- started working on that project. When Greenan trations being used in a storytelling exhibit in the new “First Nations: The Story of Indiana’s contacted her last September, she thought, “Oh, Founding People” exhibit at the Indiana State Museum in Indianapolis. (By Kevin Kilbane of this story is just like the Miami story I am work- News-Sentinel.com) ing on.” In the Miami story, however, it’s a wolf “She liked my style of work, and the She shows and sells her work at juried who gets tricked by a fox. In the Potawatomi working with colors and things, and the pas- Native American art shows and a few local story, a fox tricks a bear into trying to catch fish tels,” Mowry said of Greenan. events. She also is serving this year as a Native by dangling his long tail through the ice into the This was the first time Mowry has illus- American artist-in-residence at Mounds State water below. trated a story or book, but she said she related Park near Anderson. Her work there is part of The bear, who wanted to catch a lot of to it easily. the Arts in the Parks and Historic Sites program, fish, left his tail in the water into the night. “My pictures tell stories,” she said of her which is a partnership between the Indiana De- When he finally tried to pull up his catch, his art. “I use light and symbols.” partment of Natural Resources and the Indiana frozen tail fell off. Arts Commission. Before starting her drawings, Mowry PRESERVING CULTURE She will hold a painting class there June read the story and listened to the audio record- Mowry, who received her formal art 23-24 and will teach corn husk doll making lat- ing of the Potawatomi tribe member telling the training as a student at the former Fort Wayne er in the year. tale. She used chalk pastels and colored pencils Art Institute, does painting, drawing and tradi- “I feel they are my ancestors,” she said to draw the seven images that illustrate scenes tional Miami corn husk and gourd doll making. of the ancient people who built the mounds pre- in the story. By making the dolls and passing on the served at the state park. “We somehow are al- CREATING THE CHARACTERS skill to younger Miami tribe members, “I really ways connected to the people or this land.” In the first drawing, the bear looks more feel like I’m giving something back to my Mi- like today’s bears, but with a long tail. Mowry ami roots,” she said. LEARN MORE said she then began to give the bear some car- “My paintings are much more personal,” To find out more about Catherine Nagy toonish features to make it easier for people to she added, saying they reflect her inner feelings Mowry’s art, email her at cnmart@embarqmail. relate to him. and visions. com. Tribal Member Jerry Lankford Elected OIGA Executive Delegate at Large Staff Article Tribal Member Jerry Lankford was honored of Oklahoma $1.2 Billion in exclusivity fees on by the Oklahoma gaming tribes when he was Class III gaming since 2005. Under the Class elected to the position of Executive Delegate III gaming compact between the State of Okla- at Large to the Oklahoma Indian Gaming As- homa and the Oklahoma gaming Tribes these sociation (OIGA) Board of Directors on Thurs- revenues are to be use by the State primarily to day, April 5, 2018. Lankford, who serves as fund the state schools education fund. the Chairman of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Lankford, in addition to serving the Gaming Commission, was elected to the OIGA Tribe as a Gaming Commissioner, also serves Board to help promote the mission of the OIGA the Tribe as its Delegate to the National Indian and to support and promote the interests of its Gaming Association (NIGA), the National Trib- member tribes. al Gaming Commissioners/Regulators and the The OIGA, established in 1986, is a Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association. “Tribal non-profit organization of Indian Nations with gaming is an important economic activity and other non-voting associate members represent- promotes self-sufficiency for Tribes here in ing organizations, tribes and businesses en- Oklahoma as well as across Indian Country,” gaged in tribal gaming enterprises from around Lankford said. “It is my honor to serve my Oklahoma. The commitment and purpose of Tribe as a Gaming Commissioner, the Tribe’s the OIGA is to advance the welfare of Indian Delegate, and now as a Board Member to the peoples economically, socially, and politically. OIGA,” he said. Lankford has worked for near- Miami Tribe citizen Jerry Lankford was named Recently the OIGA published a press release on ly 2 decades representing the Tribe in gaming. to the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association the impact of tribal gaming in Oklahoma. Sta- He lives in Joplin, Missouri with his wife, Di- Board of Directors (OIGA) by the Association tistics compiled by the OIGA reflect that Okla- ane. on April 5, 2018. homa Tribal Governments have paid the State 2C aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2018

Toopeeliciki: Highlighting Accomplishments and Honors Bestowed on Miami Citizens! Miami Nation Police Officer Tribal Member Laramie Kyle Lankford Promoted by Allen Enters Pro Series of Ottawa County Sheriff Staff Article PRCA Rodeo Staff Article Miami Nation Police Officer Kyle was joined by Lankford’s wife, Mi- Eighteen year old Tribal member Laramie Lankford works a second full-time chelle, for the ceremony. Allen of Llano, TX is headed out to try his job as an Ottawa County Deputy Kweehsitoolaanki - we luck in the Pro series of PRCA rodeo. Sheriff. In November of 2017, show our respect to Sergeant Lank- Laramie’s wins leading to his entry Lankford was promoted by the Ot- ford for his service, and to his wife into the PRCA include: THSRA Region III tawa County Sheriff’s Office to the and children for their family com- All-Around Rookie of the Year, 2014-15 rank of Sergeant. mitment to service. Please keep National High School Rodeo Qualifier Team A promotion and pinning him in your thoughts and prayers Roping, 2015 World Jr. Team Roping Cham- ceremony was held on November as he serves our Tribal and Ottawa pion Header, 2016 IFYR Champion Header, 17th, 2017 in Miami, OK. Ottawa County communities. 2017 WSTR Open Champion Header, Ste- County Under Sheriff Dan Cook phenville, TX, 2017 UPRA Reserve Cham- pion Header, 2017 CPRA Champion Header and 2017 WSTR Champion Header - Open - Las Vegas, NV. Laramie is the son of Lucas Allen, and grandson of Bill Allen. Silver Dollar Lucas was his great-great grandmother. The family encourages the Myaamia community to follow Laramie on his Face- Book Page. Laramie Allen

Miami Nation Police Officer Kyle Lankford received a promotion to the rank of Sergeant in the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department on November 17, 2017. Kyle’s wife, Michelle Lankford, and Under Sher- iff Dan Cook, pinned the new rank bars for Sergeant Lankford. Staff photo. Tribal Member Joely Ber- tram Chosen “Little Miss Poultry Days” Submitted Joely Bertram, 6-year-old daughter ens (she shows poultry in Mini of Joe Bertram and Tribal Molly 4H), her dogs, three hermit crabs McGuire of Farmland, Indiana, and her pride and joy, a bearded was named Little Miss Poultry dragon named Ruby. Joely says Days 2016 during the 32nd annual she wants to be a “police offi- pageant at the festival. cer for animals” when she grows Thirty girls between the up. If you ask Joely’s little sister ages of 4 and 6 competed in the an- Rileigh Jo if she plans to follow in nual event. her big sister’s Little Miss Poultry Contestants were judged 50 Days shoe steps and compete in percent on their attire [originality the 2017 contest, her reply is, “No, of design and appropriate to poul- I’m more of a Goat Girl”. try theme]; and 50 percent on per- And it’s not all over for sonality, poise and ability to speak. Joely entirely, she will be in- The 2016 theme was “A Salute to vited back each year to ride in the the American Farmer.” parade with all the other former Although the village of Ver- Little Miss Poultry Day winners. Dylan Fanning Earns Eagle Scout - Seventeen year old Myaamia cit- sailles, Ohio is small in size, it’s izen Dylan Fanning of Ottawa, KS (center) has earned Eagle Scout production of eggs and poultry was status with Troop #74 in Ottawa which is part of the Heart of America recognized far beyond Ohio as it Council. Pictured left to right are: Mike Keiter (Scout Counselor), became known as the Poultry Capi- Dennis Nowatske (Scout Master), Dylan, Damon Wallis and Jason Cir- tal of the Midwest at the turn of the cle (Scout Counselors). Dylan, who has been a Scout since 5th grade, century. As such, truckers came to received the honor his sophomore year. Dylan attends the Bartle Scout Reservation in Clinton, MO and has become a member of the tribe of refer to Versailles as Chicken City. Mic-O-Say. His parents are Myaamia citizen James Fanning and wife This rich history has been high- Shannon. His grandparents are Myaamia citizen Debra Fanning and lighted with the tradition of the husband John, and Darrell and Barbara Brandt. annual Poultry Days Festival. Es- tablished in 1952 and only being Tabby Watson, right, one day in length, the festival has is the current Grand grown into a weekend long festival River Inter-Tribal Soci- with an array of activities, two pa- ety Pow Wow Princess. rades and lots of food and fun. Tabby and her family Joely enjoyed her 2016 are active in the inter- reign, appearing in several Ohio tribal pow wow commu- community parades as well as on nity and travel regional- the Poultry Days Facebook page to ly to dance in the arena represent the festival. Besides her and participate in stomp duties as Little Miss Poultry Days dance. Tabby is the Joely enjoys swimming and hang- daughter of Myaamia ing out at home with pet chick- Joely Bertram citizen Mike Watson and wife Candy of Miami, OK. Tabby descends NOTICE: Tribal members are encouraged from the Roubidoux & to supply news announcements regarding Goodboo family lines. graduations, awards, scholarships and oth- Mayaawi teepi! er accolades or achievements to this publi- cation. aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2018 3C

Big Time Achievement for Small Town Girl Davenport Article by Lee Ann Murphy, Neosho Daily News - Permitted The following article was written by Lee Ann “Hannah has had a determination and Murphy and appeared in the Neosho Daily commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of her News (Neosho, MO) on August 29, 2017. Han- dream, becoming a sponsored skater for Vanilla nah Davenport is from Neosho and is a member Skate Company,” Natalie Davenport, Hannah’s of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. Permission proud mother, said. “I am delighted that this was obtained to reprint this article so that the goal along with her faith, supporters, family and Miami Community could learn more about this friends has enabled her to come over and attain talented community member. Many thanks to this success. This is a big time achievement for the Neosho Daily News for allowing use of this a small town girl.“ excellent article. The Vanilla Skating company dates back to 2005 and was started by a college freshman Hannah Davenport first put on roller skates at in a dorm room. Today, VNLA is one of the the age of 5 and by the time she was 11, Daven- fastest growing skate companies. They design, port put her focus on jam skating. manufacture, and market high end roller skates, Now at 16, the inline skates, and skat- Neosho High School ing components. sophomore has reached Davenport lists her her ultimate goal when home rinks as Skate- she recently signed a land of Neosho and contract with the Va- Roller City in Joplin. nilla Skating Company Another rink in Jop- (VNLA) to become a lin, Keeley’s Silver sponsored skater and Wheels, Davenport Sixteen year old Myaamia citizen Hannah a member of their Jam used for practice was Davenport, of Neosho, MO, is a “jam skater” Team. Davenport ranks destroyed by the Joplin with a sponsorship! Mayaawi teepi Hannah! as one of a dozen skat- Tornado in May 2011. Congratulations! ers on VNLA’s Jam “It made it hard for me Team. She is the only to get practices because “I hope to inspire every new person I skater contracted and it decreased the places meet or run into and show them that with a little hard work and dedication, you will be success- sponsored by VNLA in Hannah Davenport...Jam Skater for me to skate,due to the Midwest. the loss of the rink. Do ful in everything that you put your determina- “We are very excited to welcome Han- you think that stopped me or slowed me down tion into,” she said. “Just remember, you can do nah Davenport to the VNLA team.,” a spokes- from my heart’s desires?Absolutely not!” anything you set your mind to. Don’t give up on man for VNLA said. “She has a passion for jam “It’s a huge accomplishment,” Daven- hope. Don’t give up on life. Most importantly, skating, incredible potential, and it’s hard to port’s mother said. “But it’s a good thing to don’t give up on you.“ find a time she’s not on skates.“ inspire kids in our community that you can The public can follow Hannah on Face- Jam skating is a combination of dance, achieve great things with hard work.“ book as Hannah Davenport and on VNLACo gymnastics, and skating done on quad roll- Skaters from VNLA are active in the en- and VNLA. Davenport can also be found on In- er skate. Some have compared jam skating to tertainment industry and have appeared on pro- stagram. break dancing on skates. Jam skating has ori- grams aired on MTV, NBC, Disney, FOX, and As the Neosho community applauds her gins in roller disco from the 1970s. Dancing on Nickelodeon. success and follows Davenport’s career, she’ll skates began as early as the 1930s. and over the Davenport offered encouragement for continue to skate her way toward her future. decades involved into jam skating. anyone who wants to pursue their dreams. Tribal Member Elizabeth Davey Earns High Academic Honor - Press Release

Alpha Pi Omega Sorority, Inc. News Release 918-629-5505 E-mail: [email protected]

July 17, 2017

OKLAHOMA CITY - Alpha Pi Omega Soror- field team. In May, she was named a Daktron- ity presented its highest academic honor to a ics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete. Haskell Indian Nations University senior. “We are very proud of Elizabeth’s con- As part of the organization’s national tinued scholastic excellence,” Grand Awards convention, Elizabeth Davey was honored for Committee chairwoman Francine Cummings having the highest grades among all active un- said. “To maintain a straight A average while dergraduate members. A senior majoring in competing in inter-collegiate sports is truly im- business administration, Davey has a 4.0 cumu- pressive.” lative grade point average and has been named to the President’s Honor Roll each semester About Alpha Pi Omega Sorority, Inc. since she started at Haskell Indian Nations Uni- With more than 100 tribes represented nation- Elizabeth Davey versity. wide, Alpha Pi Omega Sorority, Inc., is the Elizabeth is the first Mu Chapter initiate country’s largest and oldest Native American and first citizen of the Miami Tribe of Oklaho- Greek-letter organization. Founded on Sept. ma to earn an individual award from the soror- 1, 1994 at the University of North Carolina- ity. Chapel Hill, the sorority strives to provide a Originally from Drexel, Missouri, Dav- support network for collegiate and professional ey is also a three-year letter winner with the Native women in contemporary society while Haskell Indian Nations University track and embracing traditional cultural practices. Tribal Member Erin Riley Receives National Cobell Scholarship Submitted Erin Riley, a 2015 Stroud high school gradu- nity recommendation along with at least a 3.0 ate and member of the Miami Tribe of Oklaho- cumulative gpa and several essays written by ma, was recently awarded the National Cobell the applicant. Erin was notified in May that she Scholarship. Erin’s award was one of the nearly was selected as a finalist to the national schol- 700 national scholarships awarded by the In- arship program and then on August 15, 2017 digenous Education Inc. for the 2017-2018 notified that she was an awarded scholar. Erin academic year. The Cobell Scholarship is both is a junior at Southwestern Christian University a Merit-based and Need- based annual non- in Bethany, Oklahoma where she plays basket- renewable competition available to any post- ball and is majoring in Sport Management with secondary student who is an enrolled member Exercise Science Concentration. Upon gradua- of a US federally recognized tribe, enrolled in tion, Erin hopes to become a personal trainer full-time degree- seeking study. The scholar- and work for a tribal wellness facility. Erin Riley ship requires both and academic and commu- 4C aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2018 waanantakhšinka ... Lying Quietly Eugene Vincent Brown passed from this Rothrock, son-in-law, Gary P. Rothrock, sister life into God’s loving embrace on June 9, 2017. Letha Beam, and numerous nieces, nephews, He was born on May 29, 1926 in Qua- and cousins. paw, OK. After serving in the United States Eugene was dearly loved by family and Navy during WWII, in 1948, he married the friends, with a sweet spirit of generosity, mirth, love of his life, Estelle F. Skipworth (deceased). and a big heart. All of us will miss you very Eugene worked for Armour’s many years before much Eugene. A part of our heart’s journey is retiring from the United States Postal Service. with you until we meet again. You were an in- He was a proud citizen of the Miami spiration & blessing to us all. Tribe of Oklahoma, also the NCGLNAC, and served as elder for the UTA Native American To Family & Friends: Association. It is with a sad heart that we share that Eugene Eugene was a talented Artist and skilled passed away Friday, June 9th, 2017 at 4:06 pm. Craftsman, who after retirement followed his He was a great man, good husband, out- passion in expressing his Native American Mi- standing father, understanding father-in-law, ami heritage through countless beautiful works wise elder, and friend to all that he met. of art. He created a wood sculpture that was He would give you the shirt off his back, translated into bronze to commemorate the tell you a long winded story and throw in a flute 200th year anniversary of Miami University, for good measure. Oxford, OH. He titled it, “A Tribe Named Mi- He was proud to be Miami!!! ami, A Surveyor’s Stake, A Town Named Ox- Late last year, after having lots of health ford”. The wooden sculpture includes a turtle problems in 2016, he went to the hospital in with a sandhill crane and loon on its back, with December, then an LTAC, then to a nursing cattails and other wetlands plants. The bronze home to live. In mid-May, late at night his O2 sculpture resides at the Miami University Art level were going up and down. He went back to Eugene Vincent Brown Museum. the hospital and after 9 days went back the Ar- Eugene was proud to be Miami as elder, lington R&R where he was living. 3 days later, Veteran teacher, and storyteller of his Tribe. “I want to on his 91st birthday, he returned to the hospital. preserve American Indian culture,” he said, “If After all the other problems were taken care of peace. just one generation keeps it and doesn’t pass it he was transferred to Kindred – Arlington [the We will miss him. on, then it is lost”. He was well known for mak- LTAC] for long term care of his breathing prob- His service was held on Thursday, June ing flutes that he gave to family, friends, muse- lems. His long term pulmo doctor saw him there 15th, 2017 at The Chapel at Moore Funeral ums in three states, tribal chiefs, and to people and a transfer to hospice was being arranged. Home, Arlington, TX. Interment was at Moore he had just met. “Flutes carry cultural stories He never made the transfer. Memorial Gardens with a Graveside Service for future generations,” he said, “They help link It was peaceful in the end. Some good immediately following the Chapel service. the generations.” friends saw him that morning and commented He is survived by his daughter, Janie L. that the room was peaceful and he looked at

Above - Myaamia Artist Eugene Brown (left) discusses the details of one of his handmade instruments with the late Dr. Phillip Shriver, President Emeritus of Miami University, during an event at the Miami University Art Museum in 2008. Above Right - Eugene is pictured with his creation titled “A Tribe Named Miami, A Surveyor’s Stake, A Town Named Oxford” - during an exhibit at Miami University in 2008.

Helen L. Harris, 91, passed away peacefully in her sleep early on Patti Faye Welch passed over on October 22, 2017 due to natural Tuesday morning, January 9, 2018, at Park Vista in Youngstown, OH. causes in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 83. She was born to Hilda Helen was born May 14, 1926, in Cleveland, a daughter of the late Faye Billington Welch and Clarence David “Buck” Welch in Picher, OK, Pedro and Pearl Leonard Sanchez, and came to the Youngstown area with on July 5th, 1934. Her Miami family tree includes: Grandfather, Milton her family as a child. Howard Billington; G-Grandmother, Mary Addeline Bourie; GG-Grand- Helen attended Fitch High School and worked various jobs, in- parents, John Baptiste Bourie, Jr., and Rose Ann Geboe. cluding work at Commercial Shearing and for Omni Manor Health Care. Patti made a home and raised her family of four daughters with She was a proud member of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and her husband in Salt Lake City. The family briefly lived in Pioche and Las was proud of the fact that her children and grandchildren are also mem- Vegas, NV, and Moab, UT. Patti gave her whole heart and all she ever bers. She was a great cook and was known for her delicious homemade had to her husband and children, friends of her children, her parents and enchiladas and tortillas by her family and friends. She loved bingo, and siblings, and to her friends. It was a great joy to Patti to be able to travel enjoyed all the activities at Park Vista. with her many friends from the Senior Center in Kearns, UT, and with her Helen leaves six children, Bunny Geboe, with whom she shared friends in the Red Hat Society over the past 20 years. She is loved for her her home, Shirley (Stephen) Matyi of Austintown, James R. (Liz) Harris generous, and fun spirit. She loved to line dance, gamble and travel. She of Fort Myers Beach, FL, David (Kathy) Harris of Youngstown, Deb- cooked tons of delicious food, feeding both body and soul, for everyone ra Phillips of Youngstown, and Robert S. Harris of Youngstown; eight who knew her. grandchildren, Paul, Joe, Eric, Michael, Alexis, Amber, Austin, and Isa- She is survived by her brothers, Jerry and Michael Welch; daugh- iah; and a brother, James Sanchez of Youngstown. ters, Deborah English, Linda English Hope, Katie (Tim) English Hauser, Her husband, James R. Harris, Sr., died in 1971. Deana English Garza, Anita (Slip) Harding; sons-in-law, Craig Kend- Besides her husband, Helen was preceded in death by a grandson, all, Gary Eyre, and Dean Hone; grandchildren, Heather Kendall, Patrick James Harris, III; a sister, Geraldine Barnett; and three brothers, Frank, Kendall, Anna English, Patti (Austin) Hone-Marty, Daniel Eyre, Abby Dave, and Louie Sanchez. Hone, Michael Garza, Teri Mumm; great-grandchildren, Gavin Robert Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m., Friday, January 12, 2018 Williams and Riley Craig Kendall. at Kinnick Funeral Home in Youngstown. Interment followed at Lake Patti is preceded in death by her husband, Dean Franklin Eng- Park Cemetery in Youngstown. lish; her parents, Clarence David “Buck” Welch and Hilda Faye Billing- ton Welch; sister, Theodora Yvonne “Teddy” Whaley; brother, Donald Welch, and grandson Rusty Harding. Remember her fondly and often for the love she gave all she knew. aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2018 5C

waanantakhšinka ... Lying Quietly Barbara Ann Lankford Mullin entered helped establish the Tribe’s annual winter so- eternal rest, surrounded and embraced by her cial dance and summer pow wow. She worked family, at 8:22 a.m., on Wednesday morning, in grants management and was the Self Gover- August 2, 2017 at her home in Seneca, MO. nance Coordinator for the Tribe. Born on August 24, 1939, near Seneca, She was preceded in death by her par- MO, she was the second child born to Glenn and ents, Glenn and Julia and younger brother Ste- Julia Gamble Lankford of rural Seneca, MO. phen Ray Lankford. One of seven children, she grew up a Daddy’s She is survived by her sweetheart, Wayne girl with curly black hair and chubby cheeks. and their children; daughter Tracie Speak of Barb met a handsome young buck named Quapaw, OK, son, Wynn Mullin of Seneca, MO, Winfred Wayne Mullin in 1955. Many are the and daughter Tammi Byrne and husband Mike stories of sneaking out to ride with her guy in of Seneca, MO. Grandchildren; Wade, Dakota his studebaker. Wayne, or “W”, took his lit- and Wyatt Speak; Josh and Hunter Mullin, and tle Indian girl to be his wife on Dec. 29, 1956. Blake & Bryce Byrne and Brooklyn King. She In their 59 years of life and love they enjoyed and Wayne have seven great-grandchildren. Wayne’s music and her love of family and fun. Her siblings; Glenda Fetter and husband Har- Barbara took after her mom and loved to old of Joplin, MO, Carolyne Lankford Niles of have a house full of family for traditional, big, Franklin, TN, Jerry Lankford and wife Diane of Lankford style family dinners. There was no Joplin, MO, Julie Lankford Olds and husband such thing as “too many folks to feed” and many Dustin Olds of Miami, OK, and Doug Lankford were the family friends who enjoyed those din- and wife Gena of Miami, OK. Thirteen nieces ners to her great delight. Family and food were and nephews and an innumerable host of lov- the stuff of her life. ing Lankford and Mullin family members and Known for the best cinnamon rolls, fry friends. Barbara (Lankford) Mullin bread, and grape dumplings, many a diet was di- Barbara was taken to her home in Sen- rectly attributed to her inherited cooking skills. eca, MO, to lie in state, according to Native She was a member of the Swars Prairie custom, from Thursday, Aug. 3 until Satur- Church of Christ where her parents began their day morning, Aug. 6. The graveside service, commitment to the Lord as faithful Christians. with Miami rites, was held at the Swars Prairie Barbara was employed by the Miami Church of Christ Cemetery located southeast of Tribe of Oklahoma for the past 22 years and Seneca, MO.

Glenda Lankford Fetter - On Saturday, October 21st, 2017, Glenda Jane Lankford Fet- ter, of Joplin, MO, entered her rest to wait in Paradise for the coming of her Lord and Savior. Her passing came after a few years of challeng- ing health concerns and a brief battle with a rare condition. Through her life, and at her depar- ture, she was surrounded and embraced by her loving family. Glenda was born on December 5, 1937 in Miami, OK, to Glenn and Julia Gamble Lank- ford of rural Seneca, MO. She was the first of seven children in the Lankford household and was loved all her life as their beautiful big sis- ter. Her beauty was measured both outwardly in appearance and inwardly of the heart. It was Barbara Mullin worked for the Miami Tribe of common, as reported by her family, to hear her Oklahoma for 22 years. In that time she en- praised as a beautiful woman. But the praise joyed meeting the many Tribal members who that matters most was heard just as often, that came to the headquarters in Miami for events of her kind and gentle nature and her generous or meetings. She was an excellent cook and spirit. is pictured above sharing her award winning She grew up among her many Lankford recipe for grape dumplings. We miss her dear- cousins out on the prairie near the old Dessa ly. Staff photo. Store, southeast of Seneca, and attended West- view school. She graduated from Seneca High- Glenda (Lankford) Fetter school in 1955 and attended Joplin Business About the Beautiful School where she completed a course of study well acquainted with, as well as the congrega- to become a professional secretary. tion gathered there to honor her on that farewell Myaamia Heritage She worked as a secretary to the Princi- day. Staff Article pal at Westview School, in rural Newton Coun- Glenda was buried in the little cemetery Cemetery ty, in the late 1960’s to early 1970’s. She also located next to the Swars Prairie Church, where The Myaamia Heritage Cemetery is located ap- worked many years as Secretary to the New- her grandparents, parents and departed siblings proximately 7 miles from Commerce, OK, on ton County Commissioners, in the court house are also buried. Her departure was preceded by East 30 Road. The cemetery grounds are locat- in Neosho, MO, in the mid 1970s to the early her parents, as well as her younger sister Bar- ed on 10 acres of Miami trust lands within the 1990’s. Glenda is a member of the Miami Tribe bara Lankford Mullin and brother Stephen Ray. Chief David Geboe allotment and include the of Oklahoma where she worked as Gift Shop Those who remain behind in this life include contemporary cemetery area, an historic burial Manager for a number of years. her husband Harold and their children; sons, area dating the early 1900’s and a Veteran’s me- Glenda married Harold Fetter on April Dan Fetter of Cross Plains, TX and Mike Fetter morial park. 8, 1986 and they have lived in the Joplin and of Las Vegas, NV; Rick Hancock and wife Tina The Myaamia Heritage Cemetery was Seneca areas throughout their 31 years of mar- of Seneca, MO, and daughter Jackie Hancock created to provide Myaamia citizens, and their riage. Together they have loved and enjoyed Rawlins, also of Seneca, MO. Grandsons; Sky- spouses and children, with a protected and care- their children, Rick and Jackie, and their fami- lar Rawlins and wife Christin of Neosho, MO, fully cared for burial area within the Miami lies. She was called “Grammy”, and loved and Payton Rawlins of Nevada, MO. Great- homeland. Burial plots/lots are available to spoiling her grandsons, Skylar and Payton, grandchildren: Gibson Rawlins and his baby be reserved, free of charge, for Tribal citizens, and her grand-puppy Shadow, whom, some re- sister Logan. Her siblings; Carolyne Lankford spouses and children (cost, and equipment, for port, was possibly the most spoiled of all. Her Niles of Franklin, TN, Jerry Lankford and wife opening a grave is not provided by the Tribe). great-grandchildren, Gibson and Logan, born to Diane of Joplin, MO, Julie Lankford Olds and For information or to reserve a burial location, grandson Skylar, were a joy to her through her husband Second Chief Dustin Olds of Miami, please contact Tera Hatley in the Member Ser- recent years of failing health. OK, and Chief Doug Lankford and wife Gena of vices Office at [email protected] or by She was a lifelong member of the Church Miami, OK. Fourteen nieces and nephews and phone at 918-541-1300. of Christ having attended the little country con- an innumerable host of loving family members gregation at Swars Prairie, southeast of Seneca, and friends. MO, in her early years and, with Harold, was The family extends sincere gratitude to a faithful member at the congregation located all who knew and loved Glenda and it is their on 20th Street in Joplin, MO. She loved the great hope that memories of her, among those Church, and at her funeral service the songs she who had the privilege to know her, will be of had sung all her life were sung to comfort her the beautiful, Godly woman whose voice al- family, both by a group of nine brothers and sis- ways spoke interest and concern for others over ters in Christ, whose beautiful voices she was self.

Submit Obituaries to: Tera Hatley in Member Services The Myaamia Heritage Cemetery is located on [email protected] All photos must be 300 dpi. Miami trust land within the Chief David Geboe allotment in northwest Ottawa County, OK. 6C aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2018 peenaalinta... One who is born Jett Ivan Strass was born in Fort Wayne, In- Fisher Glenn Lankford (waapišikaana Nya Rose Hicks arrived on November 8, diana on May 20, 2017 at 4:26 p.m. weighing 8 - white bass) was born on February 14, 2018 2017 at 6:19 a.m. She weighed 7lbs 7oz and lbs 4 oz and measuring 20.5 inches long. His at Integris Hospital Grove at 4:32 p.m. This measured 20 in. She was welcomed by her proud parents are tribal member Ian Strass and little-lunker weighed in at 6 lb., 13 oz., and was mother, tribal member Maleah Clark and her his wife, Christie. Jett joins his two year old the best Valentine’s Day gift to his Daddy and father, Christian Hicks. Maternal grandparents sister, tribal member Layla Strass. His pater- Momma, Kolby Lankford and Stephanie Ray of are tribal member Luther R. Clark II and Eli- nal grandparents are tribal member Kirk Strass Miami, OK. His proud grandparents are Chief cia Clark. Through her mother, grandfather, and and his wife, Patti, and great-grandmother tribal Douglas Lankford and wife Gena of Miami, OK, late great grandfather, Nya is a descendant of member Sue Strass. His maternal grandparents and Dee and Duane Thomas of Bentonville, AR, Eunice Gokey. are Scott and Julie Hoffman. and Steve and Delores Ray of Miami, OK.

Jett Ivan Strass Fisher Glenn Lankford Nya Rose Hicks

Dakota Evelyn Scott was born June 8, 2017 at 12:00 pm in Mi- ami, Oklahoma. She was 9 pounds and 1 ounce and 20 inches About the National Cobell long! Dakota was honored to be the youngest Miami in atten- dance at the 2017 Annual Meeting. Her parents are Miami Tribal Scholarship member Jenna Scott, and husband Travis Scott. Avery Gray Scott The Cobell Education Scholarship in the Settlement, the Land Buy-Back and Ella Harper Scott are proud big sisters to Dakota. Fund (Scholarship Fund) was autho- Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back She is the granddaughter of Miami Tribal member and rized by the Cobell Settlement and is Program) provided partial funding to Secretary-Treasurer Donya Williams, and husband Jamie Wil- designed to provide financial assis- the Scholarship Fund, capped at $60 liams (Cherokee). Her maternal great grandparents are Miami tance to American Indian and Alaska million. Tribal member Frank Leonard, and wife Johnnie Leonard. Her Native students wishing to pursue As of April 2017, the Depart- paternal great grandparents are Cherokee members Janetta and post-secondary education and training. ment of the Interior has reached the late James (Jimmy) Williams. The Scholarship Fund is over- cap of $60 million in transfers to the seen by the Cobell Board of Trustees. Scholarship Fund. This does not affect It is administered by Indigenous Edu- the contributions that are made to the cation, Inc., a non-profit corporation Scholarship Fund outside of the Buy- expressly created to administer the Back Program. scholarship program. For more information, go to: Based on a formula explained http://cobellscholar.org. University of Illinois Offers Scholarships to Native American Transfer Students The University of Illinois at Urbana- ria (Peoria, Kaskaskia, Piankeshaw, Champaign offers up to five under- Wea), Sac and Fox (Sauk, Meskwaki), graduate scholarships per year to Na- Shawnee, Winnebago (Ho Chunk) and tive American transfer students, with Wyandotte. These scholarships are re- preference for students who maintain newable for up to six semesters of full- a cultural identification through tribal time undergraduate attendance at the affiliation or community recognition University of Illinois at Urbana-Cham- Dakota Evelyn Scott with one or more of the tribes or na- paign provided the recipient remains in tions connected historically with the good academic standing. present state of Illinois, including the (This information was shared with the Delaware, Iowa, Kickapoo (Kickapoo, Miami Tribe by Northeastern Okla- Tribal Veteran’s Benefit Mascouten), Menominee, Miami, Mis- homa A&M College American Indian souri, Muscogee, Ojibwa (Chippewa), Center for Excellence - AICE.) Ottawa (Odawa), Potowatomi, Peo- The Miami Nation Veteran’s Benefit was an- nounced during the 2014 Annual General Council Meeting. It is designed to work just About the Tribal like the Tribe’s existing elders and disabil- ity benefit debit cards. Veterans will receive Medical Benefit Card a debit card, pre-loaded with $500 to help Elders, Disabled Tribal Citizens, Veterans and Active with healthcare expenses. If you are an elder Duty Military tribal members are eligible to receive a and a veteran, you will receive an additional Tribal Medical Benefit Debit Card. To apply simply $250, a total of $750 on your card. submit enrollment information and documentation Veterans must apply through the Tribe’s validating eligibility status. New applicants contact Member Services Office and provide proof Tera Hatley, Member Services Manager, with ques- of honorable or medical discharge, or cur- tions or for assistance. Current card holders also rent service status. The application can contact Tera Hatley for updates to your status or en- be downloaded from the Tribal website at rollment records. www.miamination.com. If you have addi- tional questions, please contact Tera Hatley at 918-541-1324. aatotankiki Myaamiaki, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2018 7C

A Note of Thanks: Myaamiaataweenki The following message was received from ...do you want to learn to speak Myaamia? a Tribal member in Sweetwater, Texas re- garding the distribution of the Oklahoma Theres an app for that! allotment history book. Mihši-neewe! Thank you for the recent mailing of the History of the Allotment of Miami Lands Memrise.com (app available on android and in Indian Territory. I thoroughly enjoy all the mailings and materials sent. This one iPhone) www.memrise.com especially. As I looked at the allotments, - Learn the Miami language on your computer I recognized our family name....Drake. As I read further in the book I was able or on the go to connect specifically with Allotment #22....Milton Drake Jr. That is my Great - Course title “Myaamia Language Lessons” grandfather!! He had a daughter named - Variety of lessons that cover topics from family Estalee....my grandmother! It was excit- ing to actually see and make that connec- to verb stems tion. She also had a son she named Milton Gwen Neatherlin. She also had a daugh- - Pick and choose what lessons you want to learn ter named Londa which is my mother. based on your skill level and interest Anyway, Thank you for this wonderful documentation of my heritage! Myaamia dictionary (app available on android and iPhone) www.Myaamiadictionary.org - Search this online dictionary for Myaamia words or phrases - Quick and easy to use - Audio available on web version and apps

Check out the latest hoodie A note from the design (see above) Environmental Department… The Miami Nation Environmental Department has and all the recycling trailers in Miami parked at 929 “A” St great NW (the old Marvins Grocery parking lot) for the convenience of tribal members and the community. tribal t-shirts We accept cardboard, paper, plastic, aluminum, online at and glass products. On occasion these trailers are hauled away to the recycling center and may not Myaamiagifts. be available for a short period. During this time com you can always take your recycling to Red Cedar Recycling. It is located at 204 “D” St NE. in Mi- And follow ami. us on Did you know? • The process of recycling paper instead of mak- Facebook! ing it from new materials generates 74% less air pollution and uses 50% less water? • Over 73% of all newspapers are recovered for recycling? • The United States makes up only 4% of the world’s population, yet it is the #1 producer of gar- bage? • In 2011, Americans generated more than 283 MILLION tons of garbage? • It takes a glass bottle approximately 1,000,000 YEARS to break down in a landfill?

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Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Scholarship Applications Watch the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Facebook page, or the scholarship page on the Miami Nation website for upcoming changes to the scholarship applications.

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, in- complete, 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 application will be mailed in mid-May. The following Spring Semester applications will be mailed in mid-August.

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

MIAMI NATION GIFT SHOP 28 N. MAIN STREET - MIAMI, OK - 918-544-6049 The new 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.

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.

This newspaper is available as a PDF at www.miamination.com. Choose “News & Events” from the menu bar.