Miami

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The Miami are a Native American people originally from the Great Lakes region, known for their central role in resistance to U.S. expansion during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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Miami canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of North America
Native American people
activePeriodInResistance early 19th century
late 18th century
associatedWithPlace Fort Wayne, Indiana
Kekionga
colonialContactWith British colonists
French colonists
United States government
culturalInstitution Myaamia Center at Miami University (Ohio)
culturalRevitalizationEffort Miami-Illinois language revitalization
currentFederallyRecognizedTribe Miami Tribe of Oklahoma
currentStateRecognizedTribe Miami Nation of Indiana
ethnonym Miami
experiencedProcess forced removal
involvedInConflict Battle of Fallen Timbers
Battle of the Wabash
Northwest Indian War
languageFamily Algonquian languages
nativeName Myaamia
notableLeader Francis Godfroy
Jean Baptiste Richardville
Little Turtle
Mishikinakwa
originalRegion Great Lakes region
present-day Illinois
present-day Indiana
present-day Michigan
present-day Ohio
present-day Wisconsin
playedRoleIn resistance to United States expansion in the Old Northwest
primaryLanguageHistorically Miami-Illinois language
relatedEthnicGroup Illinois Confederation
Peoria
Piankashaw
Wea
removedTo Indian Territory
Kansas
present-day Oklahoma
signedTreaty Treaty of Greenville
Treaty of St. Marys (1818)
Treaty of Wabash (1840)
surface form: Treaty of the Wabash (1840)
traditionalHousing longhouses
wigwams
traditionalReligion Midewiwin practices
animism
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering wild plants
hunting
maize agriculture

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