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Apprenticeship Opportunity! We're offering paid apprenticeships for communities to develop digital archives that support language and cultural revitalization! Learn more about the Apprenticeship Program: mc.miamioh.edu/nbol/training/…

Siihsipaahkwi ‘Maple Sugar’ Did you know that the Myaamia people make more than just maple syrup with tree sap? By boiling the sap long enough, almost all of its moisture evaporates, leaving siihsipaahkwi after cooling. Hear the term pronounced: mc.miamioh.edu/ilda-myaamia/d…

Learn more about mahkwa wiiloomiši on the Myaamia ethnobotanical database: mc.miamioh.edu/mahkihkiwa/spe…

So far, Jackson has enjoyed observing the dark sap stains left on the tree’s bark. While it was a little difficult to find mahkwa wiiloomiši on Miami University’s campus, Jackson was glad to find one near Western Dining Hall, so he can check in on the plant while grabbing a meal.

Jackson Plumb, a first-year student in the Myaamia Heritage Program, has been observing mahkwa wiiloomiši ‘the wild black cherry tree’ for the Myaamia Heritage class.

Neewe ‘Thank you’ Connie for sharing these stories and experiences with us! To listen to her work, check out “Stolen” wherever you listen to podcasts. conniewalker.com

We were honored to welcome Connie Walker, Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Award-winning investigative journalist, to Miami University. During her presentation, she spoke about her experience investigating the impacts of Indian Residential Schools on her own family and community.

For the Myaamia community, the Winter Storytelling season begins when the hard frost in the fall puts the small frogs into hibernation and their singing ceases. The season ends in the spring, when the frogs wake up and begin singing and the first thunderstorm of the year arrives

Aalhsoohkaani ‘Winter Story’ Each winter, Myaamiaki ‘Myaamia people’ gather to breathe life into Winter Stories —stories that have been passed down in the community since time immemorial. Hear the word in the Myaamia dictionary: mc.miamioh.edu/ilda-myaamia/d…

Join us Monday, February 24, for "Truth and Reconciliation" with Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Award-winning investigative journalist, Connie Walker at 5 p.m. in Shideler Hall. This event is free and open to the public. See details here: events.miamioh.edu/event/truth-be…

Most winter stories shared today were recounted by Myaamia people in the late 1800s and early 1900s. But this winter, Ciinkwia ‘Jarrid Baldwin’ introduced a brand-new story he has shared with the Myaamia community. Read about it here: aacimotaatiiyankwi.org/2025/02/20/wri…

It was such a fun afternoon of sharing Myaamia culture with the campus community. Keep an eye on our website and social media for more opportunities to engage with the Myaamia Center. Learn more about Myaamia Winter Stories here: aacimotaatiiyankwi.org/2021/01/05/how… (2/2)

Neewe ‘Thank you’ to everyone who joined us for Wiintaakanikaaninki Aalhsoohkaana ‘Winter Stories at the Library,’ last Friday! Myaamia storytellers, George Ironstrack and Jarrid Baldwin shared multiple stories before welcoming questions from the audience about the practice.(1/2)

One of the earliest recorded instances of the practice was in 1804 when a group visited Kiihkayonki ‘Fort Wayne, Indiana’ and observed the camps. Learn more about Myaamia maple syrup here: aacimotaatiiyankwi.org/2022/03/15/map…

Iihkisaminki ‘Maple Syrup’ The maple sugaring season will soon come to an end for the Myaamia community at Miami University. Myaamia people have long been tapping maple trees and collecting the sap for this practice. (1/2)

For his culminating senior research project, Zach harvested items within the Myaamia homelands, including whitetail deer and maple tree sap, to process into Myaamia foods before sharing what he learned with the community. If you see Zach, be sure to ask him about this experience!

Over the weekend, Myaamiaki ‘Myaamia people’ gathered at the Miami Tribe’s new property in Oxford to learn about Myaamia foods from Zach McCoy, a senior in the Myaamia Heritage Program.

Her work has exposed the crisis of violence in Indigenous communities and the devastating impacts of intergenerational trauma stemming from Indian Residential Schools.