tipeelinkiikaani ‘Headquarters’ of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, Miami, Oklahoma
Northeastern Oklahoma is now the seat of government for the sovereign nation of the Miami Tribe. The Nation maintains a 1,400-acre land base and many tribal businesses in and around Miami, OK and through these establishments creates the resources necessary to maintain the integrity, both cultural and political, of the Nation. Through the establishment of the Cultural Resources Office, the Miami Tribe has taken responsibility for the status of their resources and, in full knowledge of the devastating effects of the many assimilation tactics forced on them by the U.S. government over the past 150 years, has recognized that their heritage language and cultural knowledge must be restored to the people so their identity as Myaamia will live on. The Cultural Resources Office works under the following areas of need: reclamation, restoration, revitalization, preservation, and perpetuation.
Photo Courtesy of Miami University, Scott Kissell