Miami People



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Various Spellings: Miami, Miame, Meamie

The Miami Tribe is primarily associated with the state of Oklahoma.

Tribal Headquarters
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma P.O. Box 1326 Miami, OK 74355 Phone: 1.918.542.1445 Fax: 1.918.542.7260


 * The Sovereign Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Tribal Website

Brief Timeline
1703: Miami village at Detroit

1711: Three villages: St. Joseph, Maumeee and Wabash.

1763: Moved to Indiana

1790-1775: Little Turtle's War ended with the Greenville Treaty

1827: Sold land in Indiana and moved to Kansas, some of the tribe stayed in Indiana, where in 1872 land was divided among the remaining members.

Additional References to the History of the Tribe
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Miami tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.

Ohio History Central article on the Miami Indians

Agency Records
In Ohio

Fort Wayne Agency

Indiana Agency

Miami Subagency

In Kansas

Osage River Agency - to 1871

Shawnee Agency 1871

In Indian Territory

Quapaw Agency1871-80

Treaties

 * 1795
 * 1803
 * 1805
 * 1809
 * 1809 Supplementary Treaty
 * 1814 with the Wyandot
 * 1815: with the Wyandot
 * 1818
 * 1826
 * 1828
 * 1834
 * 1838
 * 1840
 * 1854
 * 1867 with Seneca, Mixed Seneca, Shawnee, Quapaw, Etc,

Vital Records

 * Quapaw Agency (M595) births and deaths 1924-1932
 * Shawnee Agency (M595) births and deaths 1910-1934
 * Osage Agency (M595) births and deaths 1924-1931

Important Web Sites

 * Constitution of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma
 * The Sovereign Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Tribal Website
 * Miami Tribe Wikipedia