Neepwaantiinki: Stories from Myaamia Revitalization

A Brief History of Myaamiaki 'the Downstream People'

March 26, 2021 Myaamia Center Season 1 Episode 2
Neepwaantiinki: Stories from Myaamia Revitalization
A Brief History of Myaamiaki 'the Downstream People'
Show Notes

The Miami Tribe’s historical homeland is centered in the Wabash River Valley in what is today Indiana. How did the tribe end up in Oklahoma, and how did this history affect Myaamia ‘Miami Indian’ people and their lifeways? Kara, Kristina, and George walk through the Tribe’s history of forced removals, land loss, and population fragmentation and discuss the impact that these changes had on their people.