Allen County, Indiana Genealogy

“From the time I can remember, we’d go out in the woods or pastures to pick plants for supper or to heal wounds. I...

Posted by Input Fort Wayne on Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Wednesday, August 17, 2022 post by Input Fort Wayne on Facebook:

“From the time I can remember, we’d go out in the woods or pastures to pick plants for supper or to heal wounds. I didn’t even realize we did things that were considered ‘different’ until I was in college.”

Allen County resident Dani Tippmann grew up absorbing her Native American, Miami, heritage at her mother’s knee. When her own kids were in school, she saw how easy it was for Native Americans to be erased from history.

“My kids would come home and tell me their teacher said the Miami people left Fort Wayne in the 1800s, and that made me even more passionate about making our culture known,” Tippmann says. “Our people have a past, but we are of the present, and we’re going into the future. The Miami people are here in this Fort Wayne community.”

Today, Tippmann is one of five Allen County Folklife Scholars who are part of the Allen County Folklife Study focused on honoring, sharing, and preserving their cultural heritage through the arts. The study is made possible by a partnership between Traditional Arts Indiana and @artsunitedgfw, as well as a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (@neaarts). It began in Spring 2022 with the contracting of five Folklife Scholars like Tippmann who are members of different cultures, including Black/African American, Burmese, Indian, Latinx, and Native American.

At Arts United's 2022 Taste of the Arts Festival (@tastefortwayne) on Aug. 27, the public will have an opportunity to meet these scholars and experience their stories, traditions, dances, food, and more. Learn more on the link in our bio. by Charlotte Ewing

What a great day out at the Chief Richardville House this past Saturday! Dani Tippmann provided a hands-on presentation...

Posted by The History Center on Monday, September 9, 2019

Monday, September 9, 2019 post by The History Center on Facebook:

What a great day out at the Chief Richardville House this past Saturday! Dani Tippmann provided a hands-on presentation of edible and usable plants, some of which grow right in our own backyards! Hope to see you at our next Miami Indian Heritage Day, Saturday, October 5, 1-4pm when the Miami Indian Alliance of Miami Indians (M.I.A.M.I) present Wiikiaami Cattail Matting.

The Museum had a special guest over the weekend, former First Lady of the State of Indiana, Mrs. O'Bannon with the Museum Director Dani Tippmann.

Posted by Whitley County Historical Museum on Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Tuesday, August 2, 2022 post by the Whitley County Historical Museum on Facebook:

The Museum had a special guest over the weekend, former First Lady of the State of Indiana, Mrs. O'Bannon with the Museum Director Dani Tippmann.

Happy #NativeAmericanHeritageDay! Today, we honor and celebrate the enduring legacy of the Miami Tribe or the Myaamia,...

Posted by LC Nature Park on Friday, November 24, 2023

Friday, November 24, 2023 post by LC Nature Park on Facebook:

Happy #NativeAmericanHeritageDay!

Today, we honor and celebrate the enduring legacy of the Miami Tribe or the Myaamia, a powerful Native American nation who inhabited the regions of Northeastern Indiana, and parts of Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan. Their agrarian society, profound hunting skills, and intricate artistry in pottery and beadwork are testaments to their rich culture and resilience. The Myaamia language, a beautiful part of the Algonquian language family, is a critical element of their identity, carrying the echoes of their ancestors.

Pictured here is Dani Tippmann, a Myaamia citizen and descendant of Takumwah and Chief Richardville (Pinšiwa), who preserves the traditions of the Miami Tribe. Her work focuses on maintaining Myaamia culture, such as traditional crafts, cuisine, and knowledge of plants, learned from her mother and tribal elders. Her dedication connects her to the Myaamionki, or "Miami homeland." We are so very fortunate to know and learn from her.

Let's take a moment to appreciate and acknowledge the contributions of the Miami Tribe and all Native American communities to our shared history.

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