Myaamia Heritage Museum Archive Assessment and Technical Assistance

FAIN: PG-271806-20

Miami Tribe of Oklahoma (Miami, OK 74354-1004)
Meghan Dorey (Project Director: January 2020 to September 2023)

The hiring of a consultant to undertake a preservation assessment and provide training to staff, and the purchase of preservation supplies for a collection on the history, language, and culture of the Miami people. The archival collections measure approximately 375 feet and are grouped into Tribal Records, Historical Reference Materials, Manuscript and Family Papers, and Museum Objects. They document the tribal community that was removed to Kansas in1846, with sources pertaining to genealogy, art, music, language, and culture, and twentieth-century tribal government, among other topics, and are used by the tribal community, the public, researchers, and students, and teachers.

The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma would like to complete an assessment of the Myaamia Heritage and Archive and receive techincal assistance for building storage boxes for oddly shaped artifacts and collection items.