This summer we’ll be learning about kiikinaana ‘our homes’ in all four of our programs: Saakaciweeta (6-9), Eewansaapita (10-16), Maayaahkweeta (17-18), and Neehsapita (18+). Over the course of these weeklong programs participants make personal connections with Myaamionki ‘Myaamia lands’ through exploring how the structures that we live in have changed over time. These connections include…
Author: George Ironstrack
George Ironstrack has participated in Miami language renewal projects as both a student and a teacher since the late 1990s.
In July 2008, George joined the Myaamia Center as Assistant Director and Education Coordinator.
George is a citizen of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and has assisted in the organization and administration of the Tribe’s Eewansaapita Summer Educational Experience since its inception in 2005. George received an M.A. in Origins and History of the United States from the Department of History at Miami University. His graduate work centered on the Miami Indian village of Pickawillany, which was located in western Ohio near the city of Piqua.
1 wiihkoowia kiilhswa (2023)
Posted by George Ironstrack on May 22, 2023 noonki kaahkiihkwe tikawi ceeliteeki (78℉) aalahkwahki ahsenisiipionki. noonki peehkonteeki saakiwa wiihkoowia kiilhswa (keešaakosita). neemani-nko kati wiihkoowia kiilhswa? tookinanto oowaaha -> wiihkoowia kiilhswa neemani-nko kati aakalaahšimaataweenki? toohkinanto mihtahkiši.‘For English, scroll down.’ 1 Whippoorwill Moon (2023)‘1 wiihkoowia kiilhswa (2023)’ Today, it is a little warm (78℉) and cloudy in the Great Miami River Valley.‘noonki…
nakaani-kaloosioni: meetaathsoopionki ‘Old Word: Washington D.C.’
Myaamia people have been visiting, and eventually living in, Meetaathsoopionki ‘Washington D.C.’ for as long as the city has existed. Built on the the homelands of eastern Algonquian speaking peoples, the city we know today as Meetaathsoopionki was officially named the capital of the United States in 1790. Construction began three years later and the…
10 cecaahkwa kiilhswa (2023)
Posted by George Ironstrack on MAY 1, 2023 noonki kaahkiihkwe teehkanki (46℉) waapinkolaanki neehi aalahkwahki ahsenisiipionki. noonki peehkonteeki kiinte napale waawiyiisita tipehki kiilhswa (keešaakosita). neemani-nko kati cecaahkwa kiilhswa? tookinanto oowaaha -> cecaahkwa kiilhswa neemani-nko kati aakalaahšimaataweenki? toohkinanto mihtahkiši.‘For English, scroll down.’ 10 Sandhill Crane Moon (2023)’10 cecaahkwa kiilhswa (2023)’ Today, it is cool (46℉), drizzling, and overcast in the Great…
20 aanteekwa kiilhswa (2023)
noonki kaahkiihkwe peehki kiišikahki (77℉) aahsanteeki ahsenisiipionki. noonki peehkonteeki napale neepiki aanteekwa kiilhswa (peemineeta). taaniši kiišikahki niiyaaha eepiyani?neemani-nko kati aanteekwa kiilhswa? toohkinanto oowaaha -> aanteekwa kiilhswa neemani-nko kati aakalaahšimaataweenki? toohkinanto mihtahkiši.‘For English, scroll down.’ 20 Crow Moon (2023)’20 aanteekwa kiilhswa (2023)’ Today, it’s a beautiful day (77℉) and sunny in the Great Miami River Valley.‘noonki…
27 mahkoonsa kiilhswa (2023)
noonki kaahkiihkwe tikawi ceeliteeki (49℉) neehi aahsanteeki ahsenisiipionki. noonki peehkonteeki myaalisiwa mahkoonsa kiilhswa (peemineeta). taaniši kiišikahki niiyaaha apiyani? neemani-nko kati mahkoonsa kiilhswa? tookinanto oowaaha -> mahkoonsa kiilhswa neemani-nko kati aakalaahšimaataweenki? toohkinanto mihtahkiši.‘For English, scroll down.’ 27 Young Black Bear Moon (2023)’27 mahkoonsa kiilhswa (2023)’ Today, it’s a little warm (49℉) and sunny in the Great Miami…
8 mahkoonsa kiilhswa (2023)
noonki kaahkiihkwe tikawi ceeliteeki (74℉) tikawi aalahkwahki ahsenisiipionki. noonki peehkonteeki napale waawiyiisita mahkoonsa kiilhswa (keešaakosita). weehki-kihkatwe! taaniši kiišikahki niiyaaha apiyani? neemani-nko kati mahkoonsa kiilhswa? tookinanto oowaaha -> mahkoonsa kiilhswa neemani-nko kati aakalaahšimaataweenki? toohkinanto mihtahkiši. ‘For English, scroll down.’ 8 Young Black Bear Moon (2023) ‘8 mahkoonsa kiilhswa (2023)’ Today, it’s warm (74℉) and partly cloudy…
28 waawiita kiilhswa (2023)
noonki kaahkiihkwe tikawi ceeliteeki (57℉) aalahkwahki ahsenisiipionki. noonki peehkonteeki neepiki waawiita kiilhswa (peemineeta). kinšimi kati saakiwa mahkoonsa kiilhswa. kinšimi kati weehki-kihkatwe! taaniši kiišikahki niiyaaha apiyani? neemani-nko kati waawiita kiilhswa? tookinanto oowaaha -> waawiita kiilhswa neemani-nko kati aakalaahšimaataweenki? toohkinanto mihtahkiši. (For English, click below)
21 waawiita kiilhswa (2023)
noonki kaahkiihkwe tikawi ceeliteeki (55℉) aahsanteeki ahsenisiipionki. neepiwiki ahsenaamiša. mayaawi seekalaanki eehsenaamišipoohkiaanki. noonki peehkonteeki napale neepiki waawiita kiilhswa (peemineeta). taaniši kiišikahki niiyaaha apiyani? neemani-nko kati waawiita kiilhswa? tookinanto oowaaha -> waawiita kiilhswa neemani-nko kati aakalaahšimaataweenki? toohkinanto mihtahkiši. (For English, click below)
17 waawiita kiilhswa (2023)
noonki kaahkiihkwe tikawi ceeliteeki (61℉) aalahkwahki eelaamhsenki ahsenisiipionki. noonki peehkonteeki kiinte waawiyiisita waawiita kiilhswa (peemineeta). taaniši kiišikahki niiyaaha apiyani? neemani-nko kati waawiita kiilhswa? tookinanto oowaaha -> waawiita kiilhswa neemani-nko kati aakalaahšimaataweenki? toohkinanto mihtahkiši. (For English, click below)
Aacimotaatiiyankwi 