Myaamia Foundation

""Upon their removal they could be seen grabbing handfuls of soil. So I think the connection to place and their feelings for this place and their deep, deep history in this place was something that was very, very difficult for them to sever with," said Daryl Baldwin."

1838 Treaty Found & Returned to Miami Tribe "These documents are tied to a period of time that our ancestors were struggling to stay within their homeland," said Daryl Baldwin, Cultural Resources Advocacy Committee, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. "They didn't really have choices in that period. Often times the tribes were forced into signing these…

Eewansaapita is one of our favorite projects and one that we were honored to fund for the Miamis in Kiihkayonki this summer. Take a look!

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Projects | Myaamia Foundation ProjectsEewansaapita Kiihkayonki 2010-2013Since 2010 the Myaamia Foundation has supported the initial implementation of the Eewansaapita Summer Educational Experience in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The program originated in 2005 near Miami, Oklahoma and has been expanded into the homeland in order to respo...