Miami people
More recently Wayne's legacy has been criticized due to his actions against Native Americans. According to "Indian Country Today", "It was General Mad Anthony Wayne who led the first wave" of Indian removal in the United States, writing that the Miami people "maintain that celebrating Wayne glosses over and ignores his role in the genocide of Native Americans". At a February 2019 city council meeting in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the 6-3 approval of an Anthony Wayne Day was criticized by City Councilman Glynn Hines, who stated Wayne's actions were part of a "genocide of Native Americans".