September 30, 2022 post by the Miami Nation of Indians of Indiana on Facebook:
On this date in 1937, [September 30, 1937] The Miami Nation of Indians of Indiana officially became a 501(c)3 so we could operate as a charity since their Federal recognition was removed by the State of Indiana in 1898. Since that date and still to this day we continue to fight to regain our Federal recognition. We have to raise all of our own support with your help, which is tax deductible for you!
September 30, 2020post by Indiana Historical Bureau on Facebook:
On September 30, 1937, Miami descendants filed articles of incorporation for the "Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana" with headquarters in Wabash. In 1846, U.S. officials forcibly removed most of the Miami people from Indiana to Kansas.
Several Miami families, including descendants of Jean Baptiste Richardville
and Francis Godfroy, remained in Indiana due to land allotments previously granted to their ancestors by the federal government. An 1854 treaty
recognized the 148 “Indiana Miamis remaining scattered along the Upper Wabash Valley of Indiana from Lafayette to Fort Wayne.” However, federal recognition of the Miami of Indiana was terminated in 1897.
With the 1937 filing, these Miami descendants incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Their repeated attempts to reclaim federal recognition have been unsuccessful.
Learn more about the Miami Nation of Indiana here: The Miami Nation Of Indiana
The image below is courtesy of the Miami Nation of Indiana website.
Their June 5, 2022 post included:
On June 5, 1854, the U.S. Senate ratified a treaty that recognized the Miami Nation of Indiana as a tribal group separate from the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. According to an essay published by the University of Illinois Department of Anthropology, U.S. officials forcibly removed most of the Miami people to Kansas in 1846.
March 22, 2023 post by Myaamia Center on Facebook:
As we move into the spring season, the Myaamia Center is pleased to announce the launch of "Mahkihkiwa," a Myaamia Ethnobotanical Database. Mahkihkiwa means ‘herb medicine’ in the Myaamia language and was chosen to signify the important role plants play in the culture and lives of Myaamia people.
The database was developed to further the Myaamia Center’s goals of cultural revitalization within the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. Mahkihkiwa serves as a practical field guide for those looking to reestablish a relationship with the plants in their environment. Read more and check out Mahkihkiwa here:
Mahkihkiwa: the Myaamia Ethnobotanical Database
