Miami Nation of Indiana

COMMISSIONERS RECOGNIZE MIAMI NATION WITH PROCLAMATION

By SHEILA RHOADES
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 8:49 AM EDT

Members of the Miami Nation of Indians of Indiana were honored by Wabash County Commissioners on Monday, with a proclamation acknowledging their ancestors’ contributions and sacrifices to both the United States and to their tribal heritage.

“The Board of Commissioners of Wabash County is pleased to recognize the sovereign Miami Nation of Indians of Indiana,” the proclamation began. “The Miami Nation of Indiana is the present-day incarnation of the clans, bands, and divisions historically known as the Miami Indians, they have lived in the lands now known as the State of Indiana, County of Wabash, since the tribe’s early existence.”

The proclamation continues, “The Miami Nation of Indiana has a culture rich in tradition and a heritage that has been handed down from one generation to the next. They have maintained their sense of community from the days of treaties until the present day despite social, economic, and military instabilities.”

The Miami Nation “has faithfully served when called upon to bear arms in protection of their fellow Hoosiers and Americans. The tribe honors many veterans who served in World War I, WWII, Korean, Vietnam, Iraq, and many other areas of conflict,” the proclamation reads.

“A treaty close to the heart of the Miami Nation, the Treaty of Greenville, stating promises of peace and perpetual friendship, lives in the hearts of the Miami people today, as it did when the U.S. and the Miami pledged this commitment to one another ... .”

The commissioners commended the tribe3 for its many valuable contributions to the county, state and country, and said the resolution was “prepared for the tribe as an expression of highest esteem from the County of Wabash.”

(Pictured below are Chief Brian J. Buchanan, Wabash City Mayor Robert Vanlandingham, and Vice-Chief John Dunnagan at the Wabash City Council Meeting. The City Council also presented the tribe with a proclamation recognizing the Miami of Indiana within the city of Wabash at thier meeting on the evening of Monday, August 24th. )