Miami Tribe Essay

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Miami comes from the Miami-Illinois word Miyaamia meaning “allies.” The Miami tribe is a Native American nation that speaks one of the Algonquian languages. Among the Native American tribe the Great Lake, it lived in the territory now known as Indiana, southwest Michigan, and western Ohio. By 1846, many of the people from the Miami tribe had been removed to the Indian Territory, which is now Oklahoma. The Miami tribe in Oklahoma is the only federally recognized tribe of Miami Indians in the United States. The unrecognized tribe is the Miami nation of Indiana. When French Missionaries first confronted the Miami’s in the 17th century. The natives were living around Lake Michigan. The Miami had moved because of the pressure from the Iroquois further …show more content…

He was born in Eel River, Indiana. His father was a Miami chief and his mother was a Machican. The Miami’s lived in villages of small oval houses which were made of woven reeds. The men were hunters and some went to war to protect their family. The women were farmers, cooks, and mostly took care of the children. Both men and women did storytelling, artwork and music, and traditional medicine. At this time, only men could be Miami chiefs but women had important roles of watching religion festivals, and negotiating peace treaties. One traditional story told in the tribe is about a possum having a fight with a rabbit. Miami hunters and warriors used bows and arrows, tomahawks, and spears. The tribes were known for quillwork, beadwork, and embroidery.
The Miami food was corn, beans, and squash before supermarkets came. The men hunted buffalo. Their dishes are soup, cornbread and stews. Miami women wore skirts with leggings. The men wore breechcloths and on as shoes they wore leather moccasins. The Miami’s didn’t wear headdresses but they wore beaded headbands with red feathers. Both the men and women painted their face for different occasions and tattooed themselves permanently. The men shaved their hair into a Mohawk and wore a porcupine roach. Before cars, the Miami’s made dugout canoes by digging up big trees. Some of the Miami’s used dogs as pack

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