noonki kaahkiihkwe neepanki (34℉) aalahkwahki ahsenisiipionki. kooniki neehi aapooši manetwa piihsaaci. noonki peehkonteeki kiinte saakiwa waawiita kiilhswa (keešaakosita). taaniši kiišikahki niiyaaha apiyani? neemani-nko kati waawiita kiilhswa? tookinanto oowaaha -> waawiita kiilhswa neemani-nko kati aakalaahšimaataweenki? toohkinanto mihtahkiši. (For English, click below)
Author: George Ironstrack
George Ironstrack has participated in Miami language renewal projects as both a student and a teacher for the past twelve years.
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.
Eemamwiciki Summer Programs 2021 Dates
The staff of the Miami Tribe’s Eemamwiciki Summer Programs are excited to announce the dates for this summer’s programs. The Cultural Resources Office has not made a decision about face-to-face programming for this summer, but for planning purposes we want to get the dates on everyone’s calendars. Two, week-long learning from home sessions will be…
28 mahkwa kiilhswa (2021)
noonki kaahkiihkwe neepanki (34℉) aahsanteeki ahsenisiipionki. noonki peehkonteeki myaalisiwa mahkwa kiilhswa (peemineeta). kapootwe kati saakiwa waawiita kiilhswa. taaniši kiišikahki niiyaaha apiyani? neemani-nko kati mahkwa kiilhswa? tookinanto oowaaha -> mahkwa kiilhswa neemani-nko kati aakalaahšimaataweenki? toohkinanto mihtahkiši. (For English, click below)
iiši peesintamankwi aalhsoohkaana ‘How we Listen to Winter Stories’
In a normal year, our Myaamia community usually spends early January preparing for our Winter Gathering events. One of the highlights of those gatherings for many of us is getting to spend time together listening to Aalhsoohkaana ‘Winter Stories.’ COVID-19 has forced our community to cancel face-to-face gatherings this winter, but we still want to…
17 mahkwa kiilhswa (2021)
noonki kaahkiihkwe tikawi ceeliteeki (49℉) aalahkwahki aašoohkoonawahkiki peetilaanki ahsenisiipionki. noonki peehkonteeki kiinte waawiyiisita mahkwa kiilhswa (peemineeta). taaniši kiišikahki niiyaaha apiyani? neemani-nko kati mahkwa kiilhswa? tookinanto oowaaha -> mahkwa kiilhswa neemani-nko kati aakalaahšimaataweenki? toohkinanto mihtahkiši. (For English, click below)
teekwahkahki ‘There is Frost”
The arrival of teekwahkahki ‘frost’ signals the end of neepinwiki ‘summer’ and the beginning of peepoonki ‘winter.’ The hard frost occurs during the period of seasonal transition called teekwaakiki ‘autumn’ in Myaamiaataweenki. This frost typically kills off the last of the green growth on plants and animals start to become less active. From a Myaamia cultural…
