aatotankiki myaamiaki, Vol. 7, No. 1 (2004)

Preparations Underway for 2004 Myaamia National Gathering [p. 1] PHOTO: Chief Floyd Leonard [p. 1] Slide Show of Miami Objects Planned for Family Day Gathering on June 4th [p. 1] PHOTO: Miami Skirt in the collection of the National Museum of the American Indian [p. 1] State of the Nation FY04 (Chief Floyd E. Leonard) [p. 2] PHOTO: Chief Floyd E. Leonard [p. 2] PHOTO: Second Chief Tom Gamble [p. 2] PHOTO: Secretary-Treasurer Julie Olds [p. 2] PHOTO: First Councilperson Judy Davis [p. 2] PHOTO: Second Councilperson J.O. Downing [p. 2] New Tribal Science & Tech R&D Entity Created [p. 3] 'At One Time' A Poem for Today (Chief Oren R. Lyons, Chief of the Onondaga Indian Nation [p. 3] Tribal Vehicles, Part of Growth [p. 3] PHOTO: van for Miami designs sales, Miami Tribe Business Enterprises [p. 3] PHOTO: Well Protected- Chris Reedy, Tribal Attorney for Kansas land, economic development project, and Miami Business Development Authority; Kennis Bellmard, lead Tribal Attorney; Robin Lash, legal expertise for agriculture, science, and technology [p. 3] History Section: Locating, Collecting, Reclaiming, Educating... Our Cultural Preservation Effort [p. 4] PHOTO: NMAI's woman's hairbow collected by Mark R. Harrington [p. 4] PHOTO: NMAI's pipe tomahawk [p. 4] Miami Photo Images in the National Museum of Natural History [p. 4] PHOTO: NMAH Photograph of Chief John Roubidoux and Thomas Richardville [p. 4] Tribal Cemetery Plotting & Design Work Begun [p. 5] PHOTO: Tribal Maintenance man and Grounds Keeper Wayne Mullin mowing the old Tribal Cemetery [p. 5] New Myaamia Cultural Area Designated on Labadie Allotment [p. 5] The Importance of a Tribal Ambassador or the 'princess' [p. 5] PHOTO: Jessie Baldwin, 2002 Senior Pow Wow Princess Lucille Covault, 2002 Miami Tribal Princess Amy Ratzloff, and past Tribal Princess Kimberly Wade participate in Grand Entry [p. 5] Conference on Current Miami Tribe Scholarship Held at MU [p. 6] PHOTO: Miami Scholars: Dr. Leanne Hinton, Melissa Rinehart, Michael Gonella, Dr. Mark Warner, Dr. Beverly Rodgers, Dr. Tracy Leavelle, Wes Leonard, Dr. David Costa [p. 6] PHOTO: Daryl Baldwin with Dr. David Costa setting up PowerPoint Presentation [p. 6] PHOTO: Tribal Secretary-Treasurer Julie Olds, Second Chief Tom Gamble, First Councilperson Judy Davis, Dr. Leanne Hinton keynote speaker, Tribal Elder Mildred Walker, Chief Floyd Leonard, Second Councilperson J.O. Downing, and Myaamia Project Director Daryl Baldwin [p. 7] PHOTO: Tribal students: Chief Leonard, Daryl Baldwin, Julia Wagner, Annie Pettit, Mike Richardville, John Cox, Josh Sutterfield, Mika Leonard, Andrew Strack, Morgan Long, Lindsey Besonen, Corey Ritenour [p. 7] PHOTO: Research Work- Tribal member Gene Hayward and Helen Hayward with daughter Ivalah Allen [p. 7] PHOTO: Tribal member Julia Wagner with mother Cheryl Wagner [p. 7] Tribal member Ivalah Allen Lends Voice to Miami Song [p. 7] PHOTO: Ivalah Allen [p. 7] National Network of Libraries of Medicine Pays House Call to Miami Tribe Library (Karen Alexander) [p. 7] Tribal Students at Miami University Participate in Independent Studies in Miami Tribe History, Language, Culture and Government (Daryl Baldwin) [p. 8] PHOTO: Daryl Baldwin [p. 8] Tribal Family Works to Teach Language [p. 9] PHOTO: Sharon and Ken Prescott teaching language [p. 9] Bureau of Indian Affairs- Office of the Special Trustee Seeking Address Updated for IIM Accounts [p. 9] Environmental Department Update [p. 9] Lead Based Paint Grant to Close Out April 30th, 2004 [p. 9] PHOTO: Tribal members and environmental department employees Wes Gamble and Aubrey Lankford [p. 9] Elder Benefit Plan Extended to 65 and Older, Back-To-School and Scholarship Funds Also Increased [p. 10] PHOTO: Little Turtle Descendants: Scott Willard, Wanda Willard, Marlene Thorton, and Daryl Baldwin review Turtle-Wells family papers [p. 10] Recipe Contest Ends May 31, Winners Announced June 2nd at Language Dinner [p. 10] Tribal Archives Gain Much Needed Space [p. 10] Political Update (Tribal PR Coordinator Carolyn Williams) [p. 11] PHOTO: Carolyn Williams, Public Relations Coordinator [p. 11] PHOTO: Congressman J.D. Hayworth visited Headquarters, with Tribal member Doug Lankford [p. 11] PHOTO: Congressman Brad Carson at Headquarters [p. 11] PHOTO: Republican Senate candidate Kirk Humphreys with Chief Leonard [p. 11] Tribe to Create Membership Business & Professional Directory [p. 12] Tribal Social Services Department Sponsors Family Outings [p. 12] Growth Continues for Tribe's Screen Printing & Embroidery Business [p. 12] PHOTO: Russ Morgan, Manager of Miami Designs, working on embroidery machine [p. 12] New Tribal Committee Structures Final [p. 12] Oneida Singer-Songwriter, Joanne Shenandoah to Perform at Coleman Theatre [p. 13] PHOTO: Joanne Shenandoah [p. 13] Miami Tribal Members, Singer-Song Writers, 'The Davis Brothers' to Perform June 5th at Ottawa County Fair Grounds [p. 13] PHOTO: Craig and Chris Davis [p. 13] Miami Children to Open for Shenandoah Concert [p. 13] PHOTO: Miami children performing puppet show: Wes Leonard, Jarrid and Jessie Baldwin, with others [p. 13] Calendar of events for Annual Gathering of General Council [p. 14] Births- peenaalinta... one who is born: Hannah Mckenzie Taylor [p. 15] PHOTO: Hannah Mckenzie Taylor [p. 15] Births- peenaalinta... one who is born: Treyton Samuel Lewis [p. 15] PHOTO: Treyton Samuel Lewis [p. 15] Family Day Gathering, Fun for Everyone [p. 15] Deaths: waanantakh$inka... lying quietly: Kevin Cordray [p. 15] Tribal Security Of Great Importance [p. 15] PHOTO: Director of Public Safety Jim Battese with wife Sarah [p. 15] PHOTO: New Logo, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, Miami University, Partners in Learning [p. 16] PHOTO: The way it used to be: 1972 photograph with Chief Floyd Leonard and Esther Jay [p. 16] PHOTO: Genealogist Sammye Darling with Chief Floyd Leonard [p. 16] PHOTO: Tribal Business Committee serving chili: Second Chief Tom Gamble, Tribal Attorney Kennis Bellmard, First Councilperson Judy Davis, Second Councilperson J.O. Downing [p. 16].