The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma expects to be included in NAGPRA consultations regarding the following counties of present-day Michigan.

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Our NAGPRA Consultation Map is designed to provide a quick visual reference for museums, universities and federal agencies responsible for consultation on collections from counties within each state within our homeland regions. While the Miami Tribe expects to be notified about collections or inadvertent discoveries in every county that is colored, we do prioritize our consultation based on our 30 plus years of research into our habitation and migration (forced or voluntary) history. The benefits of that research led us to this comprehensive consultation map.

Red Zone (1):

This area represents the most concentrated habitation space of our ancestors throughout time. In consultation, we do expect those ancestors to be affiliated with the Miami and we will advocate for repatriation and legal possession with the intent to bury.

Orange Zone (2):

This area represents temporary migration or movement where permanent or long-term villages were constructed. Factors for this expansion include warfare, European intrusion, resource exhaustion and climate issues. Consultation, based on the archeological record available and discussion with other participating tribes, will move to affiliate those ancestors to the Tribe. In this zone, repatriation and legal control for the purposes of burial can be negotiated with other affiliating tribes based on potential reburial location and logistical considerations.

Yellow Zone (3):

This area represents the farthest known expansion of our tribal existence. This area represents temporary encampment for non-habitation situations, including trade, council fires, war party movements and removal, among other situations. In consultation, we would, based on the archeological record available and discussion with other participating tribes, likely defer to a tribe with a stronger affiliation claim and offer to support their efforts towards reburial of the ancestors.
Within all color zones, the Miami believe that all ancestors should be repatriated and buried respectfully. The Miami will, therefore, affiliate and repatriate any ancestor(s) that remain unclaimed, for any reason, in our ancestral homelands.

For more detailed information, please view the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Repatriation Guidelines Manual on the Manual page.