Neepwaantiinki: Stories from Myaamia Revitalization
Neepwaantiinki ‘Learning from Each Other:’ Stories from Myaamia Revitalization discusses the 50-year relationship between the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and Miami University, explores how the Tribe and university learn from each other, and explains how this relationship impacts the revitalization of Myaamia language and culture. Join hosts Kara Strass, Kristina Fox, and George Ironstrack as they explore their work at the Myaamia Center and their Tribal Nation’s revitalization efforts.
Episodes
17 episodes
A Visit with Megan Sekulich
Join our hosts for a chat with Oonsaalamoona 'Megan Sekulich', a Myaamia artist of many talents, to learn about her experiences as a student, an artist, and a Myaamia person. She discusses her evolution as an artist both personally and as part ...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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42:13
A Visit with Jared Nally
ahsapa 'Jared Nally' is a weaver in the Myaamia Community. In this episode he joins Kara, Tina, and George to discuss his weaving as well as his experiences as an aanchtaakia 'Change Maker' Graduate Fellow at Miami University, where he studied ...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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33:37
Visiting with minohsayaki 'painted hides' - Part 2
In the second half of our discussion about minohsayaki 'painted hides', the hosts are joined by Nate Poyfair (Second Councilperson and Cultural Resources Office Project Manager, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma) and Meghan Dorey (Manager of the Myaamia ...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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35:00
Visiting with minohsayaki 'painted hides' - Part 1
In 2023, 2024 and 2025, representatives of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, along with citizens of other tribal nations, were afforded the opportunity to visit with minohsayki 'painted hides' in Paris, France. In this first episode on the revitaliz...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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42:42
Exploring Myaamia Ribbonwork
form in the Myaamia community since the introduction of silk ribbons through trade. In this episode our hosts, along with special guests Scott Shoemaker and Meghan Dorey, explore that history and how the revitalization of ribbonwork has become ...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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33:16
Live at the Myaamiaki Conference
For this episode, Tina and Myaamia student Kaleb McMullen sat down to talk with Myaamia community members as they attended the Myaamiaki Conference. The 2024 Myaamiaki Conference was the 10th Biennial Conference, held on Miami University's Oxfo...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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14:55
Preview of minohsayaki 'Painted Hide Robes' Art Exhibit
From January 30 to June 8, 2024, the Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum at Miami University is hosting the "Minohsayaki ‘Painted Robes’: A Peewaalia and Myaamia Story of Reclamation". This exhibition tells of the effort to reclaim the practice...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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18:39
Myaamia Graduation at Miami University
After every Spring Commencement at Miami University, the Myaamia Center hosts a special gathering for Myaamia graduates and their families to celebrate their graduation from the Myaamia Heritage Award program and the other successes of the acad...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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11:37
When Myaamia Students Return to Campus
In this Neepwaantiinki Short, the hosts discuss what it's like when Myaamia students from all across the country move to Oxford, OH, to begin their studies at Miami University.
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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7:39
Season 3 - Neepwaantiinki Shorts - Teaser
This season we’re doing something a little different. Get a preview of our season of “Neepwaantiinki Shorts”.
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Season 3
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Episode 0
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0:40
Peekitahaminki ‘Lacrosse’ & Community Revitalization
Within the Myaamia community we often say that revitalization is about more than language. In this episode, Kara, Kristina, and George look at the revitalization of peekitahaminki ‘lacrosse’ as an example of the process and impacts of commun...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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42:06
The Myaamia Gardeners (Part 2)
The Neepwaantiinki team continues the story of three key people who helped launch an era of community-wide revitalization for Myaamia people: Julie Olds, Daryl Baldwin, and David Costa. In the second of a two-part episode, the team will share a...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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39:04
The Myaamia Gardeners (Part 1)
In this episode, the Neepwaantiinki team introduces three of the key people who helped launch an era of community-wide revitalization for Myaamia people. Julie Olds, Daryl Baldwin, and David Costa come from all over what is today the United Sta...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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17:37
Awakening a Sleeping Language
In this episode, Kara, Kristina, and George discuss the paradox of speaking their language, one that many have labeled “extinct.” They begin by talking about how Myaamiaataweenki ‘Miami language’ became dormant and then tell the story ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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59:48
The Myaamia Student Experience at Miami University
Since 1991, nearly 100 Myaamia ‘Miami Indian’ students have graduated from Miami University, and these graduates have played a huge role in expanding the language and cultural revitalization work of the Myaamia community. What is it like ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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54:21
A Brief History of Myaamiaki 'the Downstream People'
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 G...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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1:00:44
A Relationship Takes Root - the Miami Tribe and Miami University
The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and Miami University have a relationship that stretches back nearly fifty years. How did this unique and successful relationship get its start and who were the key figures who helped make it possible? Join three Myaa...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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39:23