Celebrating Miami: Tribe and University Week features special events at King Library, Western Dining Hall
Myaamia Historical Narratives, Let’s Eat Myaamia Food are opportunities to connect with Miami Tribe
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The Let's Eat Myaamia Food event is part of Celebrating Miami: Tribe and University Week, which runs through Nov. 4.
Celebrating Miami: Tribe and University Week features special events at King Library, Western Dining Hall
Myaamia Historical Narratives, Let’s Eat Myaamia Food are opportunities to connect with Miami Tribe
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Published
As the end of the Halloween season and the first days of November quickly approach southwestern Ohio, the Myaamia Center in partnership with the Miami Athletics Department will host Celebrating Miami: Tribe and University Week from Oct. 30, through Nov. 4 around campus.
The week will be composed of a variety of events that celebrate Myaamia language and culture, and two happenings that members of the Miami community can attend are the Myaamia Historical Narratives on Nov. 2 from 3-5 p.m. at King Library in room 320, and Let's Eat Myaamia Food on Nov. 3 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in Western Dining Hall.
The Myaamia Historical Narratives event is a reading of stories that have occurred throughout the history of the Tribe, and they have been written down and preserved today to educate others about the lives of their ancestors.
Stella Beerman, communication specialist at the Myaamia Center, emphasized that, "(The narratives) are really heavily connected to place… so for non-Myaamia people in the audience, it gives them a really good opportunity to understand how deeply connected to this space here (where) we all go to school.”
This event began a couple of years ago when King Library connected with the center to spread the stories to a wide variety of audiences, and about 50 people come every year for a multitude of reasons, from wanting to learn more about the Tribe to filling a requirement for a course. However, the initiative has been incredibly successful as the activity continues to evolve since the first Celebrating Miami: Tribe and University week in 2019.
The Let's Eat Myaamia Food event is a time where students, faculty, and staff are able to try dishes prepared with traditional Myaamia ingredients by Miami University chefs, and there will be many items that directly relate to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. Myaamia people will be visiting campus throughout the majority of the week, and they will travel together to Western Dining Hall on Tuesday to enjoy the food that has been made to compliment their culture and heritage.
All Miami personnel, especially undergraduate students who eat at the dining hall within the three-hour time period, can try various hominy dishes with cheese, fry bread fish tacos, roasted squash with maple syrup and sumac, grape dumplings, and bison meatballs. There will be signage throughout Western Dining Hall displaying lots of information about the food, and the Myaamia Center is looking forward to opening up the horizons of the community to the strong partnership that Miami University and the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma have maintained over the last 50 years.
Beerman hopes that these events throughout the week will continue to make a difference to individuals on campus well after the activities have concluded. She said, "The biggest impact is exposure, and being able to expose Miami staff, faculty, undergrads, graduate students, and so many people to Miami Tribe culture throughout the week."
The week will be composed of a variety of events that celebrate Myaamia language and culture, and two happenings that members of the Miami community can attend are the Myaamia Historical Narratives on Nov. 2 from 3-5 p.m. at King Library in room 320, and Let's Eat Myaamia Food on Nov. 3 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in Western Dining Hall.
The Myaamia Historical Narratives event is a reading of stories that have occurred throughout the history of the Tribe, and they have been written down and preserved today to educate others about the lives of their ancestors.
Stella Beerman, communication specialist at the Myaamia Center, emphasized that, "(The narratives) are really heavily connected to place… so for non-Myaamia people in the audience, it gives them a really good opportunity to understand how deeply connected to this space here (where) we all go to school.”
This event began a couple of years ago when King Library connected with the center to spread the stories to a wide variety of audiences, and about 50 people come every year for a multitude of reasons, from wanting to learn more about the Tribe to filling a requirement for a course. However, the initiative has been incredibly successful as the activity continues to evolve since the first Celebrating Miami: Tribe and University week in 2019.
The Let's Eat Myaamia Food event is a time where students, faculty, and staff are able to try dishes prepared with traditional Myaamia ingredients by Miami University chefs, and there will be many items that directly relate to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. Myaamia people will be visiting campus throughout the majority of the week, and they will travel together to Western Dining Hall on Tuesday to enjoy the food that has been made to compliment their culture and heritage.
All Miami personnel, especially undergraduate students who eat at the dining hall within the three-hour time period, can try various hominy dishes with cheese, fry bread fish tacos, roasted squash with maple syrup and sumac, grape dumplings, and bison meatballs. There will be signage throughout Western Dining Hall displaying lots of information about the food, and the Myaamia Center is looking forward to opening up the horizons of the community to the strong partnership that Miami University and the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma have maintained over the last 50 years.
Beerman hopes that these events throughout the week will continue to make a difference to individuals on campus well after the activities have concluded. She said, "The biggest impact is exposure, and being able to expose Miami staff, faculty, undergrads, graduate students, and so many people to Miami Tribe culture throughout the week."
Established in 1809, Miami University is located in Oxford, Ohio, with regional campuses in Hamilton and Middletown, a learning center in West Chester, and a European study center in Luxembourg. Interested in learning more about the Myaamia Center? Visit the website for more information.