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05/17/2022
One Model of Tribal and University Relations
Diverse Education article about the education model shared by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and Miami University.
04/08/2022
Myaamia Center wins grant, celebrates milestone
As it prepares to celebrate a milestone in history, Miami University’s Myaamia Center will tap a grant of more than half a million dollars to support its programming. Babs Dwyer, Oxford Observer, April 8, 2022
03/28/2022
The Two Miamis
A sovereign tribal nation in Oklahoma. A public university in Ohio. And a relationship that has led to the first generation in nearly 100 years learning to speak the Myaamia language. US News and World Report, March 29, 2022
03/17/2022
Myaamiaki Conference to highlight Myaamia language and culture revitalization
The Myaamia Center — the Tribe’s research arm located in Bonham House on the university’s Oxford campus — will hold its ninth biennial conference at the Armstrong Student Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 9. https://miamioh.edu/news/2022/03/myaamiaki-conference-to-highlight-myaamia-language-and-culture-revitalization.html Margot Kissell, Miami University Communications, March 17, 2022
01/10/2022
Myaamia Center - Executive Director's Update - January 2022
Letter from Daryl Baldwin, Executive Director of the Myaamia Center, to update on current activities, recent accomplishments, and future plans of the Myaamia Center at Miami University. https://miamioh.edu/myaamia-center/myaamia-center-newsletters/2022/january/index.html Myaamia Center Staff, January 11, 2022
01/10/2022
Miami Tribe Donates to Myaamia Center at Miami University
In November of 2021, the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma donated $2 million to the Myaamia Center's endowment.
12/10/2021
How neepwaantiinki has led to 50 years of partnership between Miami University and the Miami Tribe
Miami University and the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma first met in 1972 when Chief Forest Olds, having heard about a university in Ohio that shared a name with his tribal nation, showed up on campus unexpectedly during a visit to Cincinnati. What came of that surprise encounter is a nearly 50-year-long partnership between the two Miamis - one they plan to commemorate throughout 2022. https://www.wvxu.org/education/2021-12-10/miami-university-miami-tribe-mark-50-years-of-partnership 91.7 WVXU | By Tana Weingartner Published December 10, 2021
11/19/2021
A Relationship Forged From a Rocky Past
A partnership between Miami University in Ohio and the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma that started nearly 50 years ago has yielded record enrollment of tribe members and better graduation rates. Inside Higher Ed, Sara Weissman, November 19, 2021
11/10/2021
Daryl Baldwin joins National Council on the Humanities
Myaamia Center Executive Director Daryl Baldwin joins the National Council on the Humanities. National Endowment for the Humanities, Paula Wasley, November 10, 2021