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Have you listened to Neepwaantiinki: Stories from Myaamia Revitalization?

In my admittedly biased opinion, listening to the podcast is a great way to learn more about our revitalization efforts. Since it’s available online and major podcast streaming services, such as Spotify, you can listen anywhere. I’m partial to listening while crocheting or traveling.

What is Neepwaantiinki: Stories from Myaamia Revitalization?

This podcast started as a way to communicate information about the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and our relationship with Miami University in response to COVID gathering restrictions. Our first season sprouted from presentations that Myaamia Center staff gave various university audiences. Since those first episodes, we have looked at all of the work going into our revitalization efforts and the impact of the relationship with university on that work.

Over the last 2.5 seasons, we have discussed the history of the relationship between the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and Miami University, the beginning of our revitalization efforts, how we’ve worked with documentation to revitalize our language, and the impacts of cultural revitalization.

In the half of a season mentioned, we have mini discussions on several events. My personal favorite is the Myaamiaki Conference episode where we hear from community members who were able to travel to Oxford, OH for the event. In our upcoming season, which is currently in production, we’ll be exploring the revitalization of artistic endeavors such as ribbonwork and hide painting.

Kara Strass, George Ironstrack, and I act as hosts for the podcast, but we also invite guests to share their knowledge and experiences with us on the topics. So far, we’ve been joined by Julie Olds, Daryl Baldwin, David Costa, Haley Shea, and Ian Young. We also have a wonderful lineup of guests for our upcoming season!

Where can I listen?

The podcast is available online through Buzzsprout and many popular podcast streaming services.

Do you have topic suggestions?

We are always open to ideas for future episodes! If you have something you want to hear about, please email me the suggestion at MarksKM@MiamiOH.edu.

We may also use your suggestion as a discussion topic for a future Aatotantaawi event for community members.