This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. (November 2023) |
Regions with significant populations | |
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United States Indiana | |
Languages | |
English, historically Miami-Illinois and French | |
Religion | |
Christianity, Traditional tribal religion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Peoria, Illinois, Shawnee and other Algonquian peoples |
The Miami Nation of Indiana (also known as the Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana) is a group of individuals who identify as Miami and have organized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The group's headquarters are at Peru, Indiana.
The Indiana Miami, or Eastern Miami, signed a treaty with the United States on June 5, 1854; however, its federal recognition was terminated in 1897. The United States Congress has consistently refused to authorize federal recognition of the Indiana Miami as a tribal group separate from the Western Miami, the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma.