Miami Indian Lifeways Showcased by Friends of Hopewell Culture

A representative of a historical tribe in Ohio gave a presentation in Chillicothe on how they are renewing their traditional lifeways.

The “Friends of Hopewell Culture National Historical Park” hosted a citizen of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma on January 7th, 2026, as part of the Friends’ ongoing presentations and events. 

Dani Tippman explained traditions and passed around items to show how the Miami are growing and harvesting plants and more for food and crafts, on land near Fort Wayne, Indiana – managed by their nation’s Cultural Resources Extension Office.

See photos of the show-and-tell session, as well as its flyer, below.

(Along with the Shawnee, Delaware (Lenape), Wyandot, and Mingo, the Miami nation lived in territory in frontier Ohio. They were pushed westward, and the Miami now have two representative organizations in Indiana and Oklahoma – but with members still living in Ohio.)

Extended interactions and extra content are sometimes available for members of the Friends of Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. They have a website and Facebook page.

The park itself has five units open to the public in Ross County, which are part of the seven areas in Ohio that are part of the World Heritage “Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks.” (That website also lists upcoming events at the parks and more.) 

See the flyer below for upcoming monthly events – including an encore of Gary Argabright’s trolley bus tour of mound sites in Chillicothe.

A past Friends presentation was “Ohio Archaeologist Explores Exciting Discoveries in an Ice Age Find from 1989.” Friends events are often at Ohio University Chillicothe.

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Kevin Coleman covers local government and culture for the Scioto Post and iHeart Media Southern Ohio. For stories or questions, contact Kevin Coleman or the iHeart Southern Ohio Newsroom.