Neepwaantiinki: Stories from Myaamia Revitalization

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 a model for the revitalization of other artforms in the Myaamia community. Show Notes: https://aacimotaatiiyankwi.org/neepwaantiinki-podcast-season-4-show-n...

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 revitalization of hide painting our hosts chat with Dr. Elizabeth Ellis, (citizen of the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma) and Logan York (Tribal Histor...

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 Heritage Museum and Archive). Nate and Meghan share their experiences with the Reclaiming Stories Learning Labs, where participants were able to l...

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 environmental science and its intersection with Myaamia weaving practices. Show Notes: https://aacimotaatiiyankwi.org/neepwaantiinki-pod...

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 of her work at the Myaamia Center. Show Notes: https://aacimotaatiiyankwi.org/neepwaantiinki-podcast-season-4-show-notes/

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 Oxford campus.

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 of hide painting within the Peewaaliaki and Myaamiaki communities and reconnect those practices with the stories that are essential to who they a...

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 academic year. This short describes a little of what this experience is like.

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.

This season we’re doing something a little different. Get a preview of our season of “Neepwaantiinki Shorts”.

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 States, bringing different skill sets and life experiences, and together helped create the fertile space of community revitalization that Myaamiaki enjoy today...

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 about the evolution of cultural revitalization, the impact of the relationship between Miami University and the Miami Tribe, and  talk about their thoughts o...

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 community revitalization through a sport that has some of the deepest Indigenous roots in North America.  They are joined for this episode by Haley Shea, who speaks...

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 of the revitalization of the language from documentation over the past thirty years. This episode dives into the close collaboration between the Miami Tribe of Oklah...

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 Myaamia ‘Miami Indian’ graduates of Miami University - Kara Strass, Kristina Fox, and George Ironstrack - as they share the story of this Tribe-University relat...

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 pe...

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 to be a Myaamia student at Miami University, and how has this experience changed over the years? Kara, Kristina, and George our joined by their relative and fell...