Miami Tribe of Oklahoma

Inside of the "Upheaval" section of the OKLA HOMMA exhibit at First Americans Museum showing the timeline of Indian Removal on a black wall with government documents in white as the backdrop.

Political Name

Miami Tribe of Oklahoma

Pronunciation

MY-aa-mee or MY-aa-muh

Self-Designated Name

myaamia

A gray map showing the tribal jurisdiction areas of Oklahoma with a pink pin marking Miami, Oklahoma, where the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma is headquartered.

Location

Miami, OK

Official Website

www.miamination.com

Title of Tribal Leader

Chief

The beginning of the WINIKO exhibition on the second floor of the First Americans Museum showing historical Native American items collected by the Smithsonian Institution.

Language

Algic (Algonquian) Myaamiaataweenki 'Miami-Illinois'

Tribal Greeting

aya ceeki mihtohseenionka |  kweehsitoolaankiki

Tribal Greeting (English)

Welcome

A gray map of the continental United States with all 39 tribes names over their homelands with black lines to their current reservation areas in the state of Oklahoma (highlighted in pink).

Cultural Relatives

Potawatomi, Delaware, Kickapoo, Sac and Fox Nation, Wyandotte Nation, Peoria Nation, Ottawa, Seneca-Cayuga Nation, Shawnee

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A Native American Man facing away from the camera showing his roach and beaded headpiece.

Education Contact

Joshua Sutterfield, Cultural Education Director

jsutterfield@miamination.com

(918) 541-1326

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