aatotankiki myaamiaki, Vol. 5, No. 4 (2002)

Miami Tribe, Miami University, Sign Myaamia Collection Agreement [p. 1] PHOTO: Official Signatures: Chief Floyd Leonard and Judith Sessions, Dean of Miami University Libraries, in King Library to sign Myaamia Collection Agreement, with: Kimberly Wade; Bobbe Burke, MU/Tribe Relations Coordinator; Bob Wicks, Interim MU Art Museum Director; Daryl Baldwin, Myaamia Project Director; Joe Leonard, MU Asst. Professor of Management; Julie Olds, Tribal Cultural Preservation Officer [p. 1] NMAI Director, West, Is Guest at University [p. 1] PHOTO: Honored Guests: Chief Floyd Leonard with Dr. Phillip Shriver, Miami University President Emeritus, with Mr. Richard West, Director of the National Museum of the American Indian [p. 1] History Section: From the Archive (Sharon Prescott) [p. 2] Cultural Preservation Project to Interview Tribal Elders [p. 2] PHOTO: Family Archive: Nadiene and Hubert Mayfield, shared items from their family archive with Sharon Prescott during an interview [p. 2] PHOTO: Memory Lane: Sharon Prescott talks with Mary Mae Allen [p. 2] Ceeki eeweemakiki - All My Relations (Sammye Darling, Genealogist) [p. 3] PHOTO: Sammye Darling [p. 3] PHOTO: History Hound: Nadiene Mayfield shares family's history with Sammye Darling [p. 5] PHOTO: Sammye Darling holds family tree [p. 5] Tribal Members Enjoy Community Dinner [p. 5] PHOTO: Good Company- families gather for community dinner [p. 5] Pickawillany Archaeology Project [p. 6] PHOTO: On Site- Daryl Baldwin walks across archaeological project area at the Pickawillany site outside Piqua, Ohio [p. 6] Library Continues Despite Funding Loss (Karen Alexander, Librarian) [p. 6] Join 'Friends of the Library' [p. 6] Natural Farm is a Tribal Affair [p. 7] PHOTO: Soap and Such- Cedar and Sage Soap Set [p. 7] PHOTO: Karen Baldwin [p. 7] Memories of Chief Harley Palmer: An Interview with Chief Palmer's Daughter (Hugh Morgan) [p. 7] PHOTO: Miami Girl- Mary Elizabeth Palmer Couler, daughter of Late Chief Harley Palmer [p. 7] PHOTO: Harley Palmer with two unidentified women [p. 7] PHOTO: Harley Palmer [p. 7] Myaamia Project Report (Daryl Baldwin, Myaamia Project Director) [p. 8] PHOTO: Fragile History, Chief Floyd Leonard and Daryl Baldwin view family papers [p. 9] PHOTO: Carl Masthay's Edited Kaskaskia Illinois-to-French Dictionary [p. 9] Tribal Member Spotlight: Silver & Stone Gift Shop- Designing and Creating Beautiful Jewelry- All in the Family (Hugh Morgan) [p. 10] PHOTO: Handmade- Peggy McCord [p. 10] PHOTO: Family Business- Bill, Peggy, and Melisa McCord [p. 11] PHOTO: Handmade- Peggy displays jewelry [p. 11] PHOTO: Tools of the Trade- Bill McCord practices his trade [p. 11] Why Should a Tribe Own Land (Dustin Olds, Tribal Land Manager and Kennis Bellmard, Tribal Attorney) [p. 12] Tribal Attorneys Give Necessary Guidance [p. 12] Tribe Purchases 80 Acre Farm [p. 12] PHOTO: Land Purchase- Attorney Kennis Bellmard, Land Mgr. Dustin Olds, Chief Floyd Leonard, James Bruce, Second Chief Tom Gamble, and Juanita Bruce [p. 12] PHOTO: Legal Eye- Tribal Attorney Kennis Bellmard goes over sale purchase with their attorney [p. 12] Kansas Land Issue Returns to Court [p. 13] Tahway Farms Win Oklahoma State Pecan Award [p. 13] Tahway Farms' First Pecan Harvest Underway [p. 13] PHOTO: Pecan Award- Tahway Farms Manager Dustin Olds presents Chief Leonard with second place ribbon won in 2002 Oklahoma State Pecan Show [p. 13] PHOTO: Shake It- Tahway Farms Manager Dustin Olds runs pecan shaker [p. 13] PHOTO: Harvest Time- Alan Alsbaugh on the pecan picker [p. 13] Linguist Writes Book on Miami-Illinois Language, by linguist Dr. David J. Costa [p. 14] Myaamia Heritage Collection Created [p. 14] Clarification of Tribal Scholarships [p. 14] Early 1900's Static Records Tell Story [p. 14] Miami Tribe Students At Miami University Process & Deadlines [p. 15] PHOTO: MU Students- Chief Leonard with Annie Petit, Michale Ritenour, Cory Ritenour, Josh Sutterfield, Amy Ratzloff, and Lindsey Bensonen [p. 15] Northeastern Tribal Health System Annual Progress Report, FY-02 (Ted Bearden, Health Program Director) [p. 16] New Office Space For Businesses [p. 16] BIA Announces Water Resources Technician Training Program [p. 16] PHOTO: Guest Speaker- Dr. G. Michael Pratt, Professor of Anthropology and Director of Historic and Military Archaeology at Heidelberg College visited Miami University; with Dr. Joseph Leonard and Dr. Ronald H. Spielbauer, MU Professor of Anthropology [p. 16] 'Address Unknown' List Totals 91 Members [p. 17] PHOTO: New Employees- Georgia Dick as Grant Writer and Charles Locust as Director of Tribal Social Services Department [p. 17] PHOTO: Cory Foster's print of sandhill cranes [p. 17] Miami Designs Expands with USDA Grant Funds [p. 17] PHOTO: New Equipment: Miami Designs Manager Anna Edwards works with new ZSK embroidery machine [p. 17] Marriages: Tribal member William C. Grimes and Miss Natalie J. Kuhlmann [p. 18] PHOTO: William C. Grimes and Miss Natalie J. Kuhlmann [p. 18] Tribal Member Joins Air Force [p. 18] PHOTO: James E. Pour [p. 18] Deaths: Wade Douglas Ward [p. 18] PHOTO: Wade Douglas Ward [p. 18] Memorial Donations Received [p. 18] Tribal Member Submits Poem for Print (Julie Olds) [p. 18] PHOTO: ahshipehkwa waawaalici- The Seven Pillars [p. 18] PHOTO: Josh Sutterfield [p. 18] Concert Set to Kick off 2003 Pow Wow Weekend [p. 19] PHOTO: Joanne Shenandoah [p. 19] Tribal Member Opens Restaurant [p. 19] PHOTO: Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Business Development Authority receives grant [p. 19] PHOTO: Tribe Awarded Grant- Economic Development Grant from USDA [p. 19] Bill Watson Builds New Display Cabinet for Tribe [p. 19] PHOTO: Master Craftsman- Bill Watson poses by display case [p. 19] PHOTO: Sister Act- Kimberly Wade and Christi Harkey with CD cases [p. 19] PHOTO: Pecan Harvest- Tahway Farms with pecan equipment [p. 20] PHOTO: Ambassador- Tribal Princess Jenna Williams [p. 20] PHOTO: Old Friends- Chief Leonard with Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Neil McCaleb [p. 20] PHOTO: Xmas Kids- Kids from Leonard Learning Center, include Grace Lankford and Sunny Jones [p. 20] PHOTO: Drum Maker- Tribal Spouse Bob Bellmyer with drum [p. 20] PHOTO: Christmas Piloohsa- Taylor Marie Rugger [p. 20].