2012 Myaamiaki Conference

The fifth biennial Myaamiaki Conference was held on March 31, 2012 at the Shriver Center on Miami University’s campus in Oxford, Ohio.

Theme

eeloniteeheelotaatiiyankwi ("We Reflect")

Presentations and Schedule

Approximately 180 attendees, by far the largest group to attend our conference, enjoyed presentations on research related to the Miami Tribe. This conference was also a celebration of many milestones between Miami people and Miami University.

9:00 am | Welcome and Introductions

Presented by: Daryl Baldwin, Director, Myaamia Project

9:15 am | Your Language isn’t Extinct: The Role of Myaamia in Language Reclamation

Presented by: Wesley Leonard, Associate Professor of Native American Studies, Southern Oregon University

9:50 am | miloniteeheetaawi eehinki pimihkanaweeyankwi ("Let’s Reflect on How Far We Have Traveled")

Presented by: George Ironstrack, Assistant Director and Educational Coordinator, Myaamia Project, Miami University

10:20-10:30 am | Break

10:30 am | The Catholic Calumet: Colonial Conversions in French and Indian North America

Presented by: Tracy Leavelle, Associate Professor and Chair of History Department, Creighton University

11:05 am | Surveying the Sources on the Myaamia Language

Presented by: David J. Costa, Myaamia Project, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Language Committee

11:40 am | Keeping Track of Characters in Myaamia Stories: Word Order and Obviation 

Presented by: Chad L. Thompson, Associate Professor of Linguistics and Director of the Three Rivers Language Center, Indiana-Purdue at Fort Wayne

12:15-1:15 pm | Lunch

1:20 pm | Myaamia Miincipi: Genetic Relationships and Preservation

Presented by: Jake Long, Graduate Student, Botany Department, Oklahoma State University

1:55 pm | Faculty Involvement with the Miami Tribe and the Myaamia Project; Miami University Faculty Panel 

Moderated by: Adolph Greenberg, Department of Anthropology, Miami University

2:30 pm | Computer Science and Language Learning 

Presented by: Douglas Troy, Associate Dean and Professor, Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering and Students, Miami University

3:05 pm | Myaamia Student Experiences at Miami University; Miami Tribal Student Panel 

Moderated by: George Ironstrack, Assistant Director and Educational Coordinator, Myaamia Project, Miami University

Sponsors

• Division of Student Affairs, Miami University
• Miami Tribe of Oklahoma
• The Myaamia Project