Myaamia Center docuseries nominated for regional Emmy
The docuseries about the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and its relationship with ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ recently earned three Telly Awards
Myaamia Center News
Myaamia Center staff to be featured on ‘First America’ podcast
Podcast tells part of the story of America's 250th anniversary from different perspectives
Myaamia Center Staff Featured on Podcast
Three Myaamia Center staff members — Cameron Shriver, Kara Strass, and George Ironstrack — will be featured on the “First America” podcast, which will tell part of the story...
Myaamia Center Docuseries Wins Three Telly Awards
A docuseries about the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and its relationship with ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ earned three Telly Awards, the world's largest honor for video and television content across all screens.
Our hope is 'that it encourages current and future generations of Miamians to renew their commitment to sustainability and to the stewardship of our shared home,' Sharon Mitchell said
Prescott Family Gift Honors Elder, Supports Revitalization Effort
The generous gift provided by the Prescott family will support the Myaamia Center's Language Research Office.
Myaamia Center celebrates 25 years of groundbreaking work at ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ
The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma’s research arm focuses on language and cultural revitalization
Miamians honored during annual awards ceremony
Recipients recognized for research, work with ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs, and service to the community
Letter from Myaamia Center Executive Director, Daryl Baldwin
Letter from Myaamia Center Executive Director Daryl Baldwin for the WInter 2026 term, providing overview of activities at the Myaamia Center.
Preparing the next generation of Miami Tribe of Oklahoma leaders
Myaamia Heritage Award Program at ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ plays key role
Myaamia Center collaborates on historic Native American exhibition at Palace of Versailles in France
George Ironstrack has served as a consultant on the exhibition, which opens Nov. 23
Preparing the next generation of Miami Tribe of Oklahoma leaders
Myaamia Heritage Program alumni step into Miami Tribe of Oklahoma leadership positions.
Myaamia Center Collaborates on Exhibition at Palace of Versailles
The Myaamia Center, through its assistant director George Ironstrack, has served as a key consultant on a new, historic exhibition at the Palace of Versailles featuring 300-year-old robes created b...
Letter from the Director of the Myaamia Center - August 2025
Executive Director of the Myaamia Center, Daryl Baldwin, provides updates on the operations of the Myaamia Center as the 2025 academic year begins at ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ's Oxford campus.
Mia Hankenson ’25: ‘The energy, the people, and the cultural richness created an atmosphere unlike anything I’ve ever been a part of’
Headline Highlights: Miami and Miamians in the news in June
Our editors' picks provide a snapshot of recent news media coverage
Myaamia ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs to participate at Smithsonian Folklife Festival in nation’s capital July 2-7
The ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs — all citizens of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma — will share their knowledge in four cultural areas: lacrosse, the myaamia language, ribbonwork, and gardening
Myaamia ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs to participate at Smithsonian Folklife Festival in D.C. this July
The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma is one of four tribes invited to take part in this year’s festival, which honors contemporary living cultural traditions and celebrates those who practice and sust...
Myaamia Center Receives $40,000 Grant from Henry Luce Foundation
The Myaamia Center has been awarded a $40,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to support the Akimaansa: Myaamia Young Ambassador Internship.
Headline Highlights: Miami and Miamians in the news in March
Our editors' picks provide a snapshot of recent news media coverage
Authors, Accolades, and Achievements
Award-winning investigative journalist inspires ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs to explore new forms of journalism
Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Award winner Connie Walker spoke about her experiences covering Indigenous communities in Canada
The institute, based in the Myaamia Center, supports Indigenous communities interested in using archival documentation to revitalize their languages
Myaamia Center receives $2.1 million from Mellon Foundation
The Myaamia Center has been awarded a $2,100,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to expand the work of its National Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous Languages.
Paris research trip reconnects Native American tribes with historic painted robes
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign history professor Robert Morrissey and members of the Miami and Peoria Nations traveled to a Paris museum to reconnect the tribes with 300-year-old ceremonia...
For communities with few to no first language speakers, archival-based work has become vital
National Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous Languages awarded
National Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous Languages awarded the ATALM 2024 International Guardians of Culture and Lifeways Language Program Institutional Excellence Award.
Oxford and Miami’s ties to Native American culture
November is Native American Heritage month, and Oxford residents don't have to go far to engage with local Native American history.. By Austin Smith, Oxford Free Press, Nov 1, 2024
Cam Shriver has humble gumption
On a brisk September morning, Saturday, Sept. 7, about 40 people attended Cam Shriver’s presentation hosted by Chautauqua Wawasee on the survival of the Myaamia people. The event was held at ...
National Breath of Life Awarded by ATALM
National Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous Languages wins international award for helping tribes keep their languages alive. By Margo Rutledge Kissell, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ Communicatio...
Family, Tribe, and the Revitalization of the Myaamia Language
Daryl Baldwin, Executive Director of the Myaamia Center, provides a brief history of the work of myaamiaki 'Myaamia people' on the revitalization of myaamiaataweenki 'the Myaamia lan...
Myaamia tribal history includes fire practices that reshaped Ohio environment
Indigenous communities across the world founded the practice of prescribed fires in their respective homelands. And in our region, the Myaamia tribe was one of those groups.
In WYSO’s latest podcast, “The Ohio Country,” the perspectives of Ohio’s tribal nations are at the center of a refreshed version of Ohio’s complicated history.
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