page_title: Miami people
section_title: Locations
hierarchical_section_title: Miami people / History / United States and Tribal Divide / Locations
caption_attribution_description: The grave of Miami Chief Francis Godfroy located at Chief Francis Godfroy Cemetery, Miami County, Indiana. This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 84001203
context_page_description: The Miami are a Native American nation originally speaking one of the Algonquian languages. Among the peoples known as the Great Lakes tribes, it occupied territory that is now identified as North-central Indiana, southwest Michigan, and western Ohio. By 1846, most of the Miami had been deported to Indian Territory. The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma is the only federally recognized tribe of Miami Indians in the United States. The Miami Nation of Indiana is an unrecognized tribe.
context_section_description: United States years
  1785 – Delaware villages located near Kekionga (refugees from American settlements)
  1790 – Pickawillany Miami join Kekionga (refugees from American settlements)
  1790 Gen. Harmar marches on Kekionga to punish the Miami, Delaware, and Shawnee villages.  On October 17, Harmar found the seven villages deserted. The rear guard, left to destroy the returning villagers, was defeated by Little Turtle's warriors.
  1790 – Mississinewa (Mississinewa River below the Wabash, southeast of Peru, Indiana)
  1791 Gen. Arthur St. Clair moves on Kekionga. Little Turtle destroys the US Army (1400) near the future Fort Recovery.
  Kentucky Militia destroy Eel River villages.
  1793 December — General Anthony Wayne moves to Fort Recovery to prepare to destroy Kekionga.
  1794 August — Fort Defiance (Defiance, Ohio) built on the Maumee River, site of deserted Shawnee village of Blue Jacket. 20 August Battle of Fallen Timbers, Blue Jacket loses to Wayne.
  1794 – Kekionga site abandoned
  Mississinewa towns become the center of the nation.
  1809 – Gov. William Henry Harrison orders destruction of all villages within two days' march of Fort Wayne. Villages near Columbia City and Huntington destroyed.
  17 December – Lt. Col. John B. Campbell ordered to destroy the Mississinewa villages.  Campbell destroys villages and kills women and children.
  18 December, at second village, Americans repulsed and return to Greenville.
  1810 July – US Army returns and burns deserted town and crops.
  1817 Maumee Treaty — loose Ft. Wayne area (1400 Miami counted)
  1818 Treaty of St. Mary's (New Purchase Treaty) - lose south of the Wabash — Big Miami Reservation created.  Grants on the Mississinewa and Wabash given to Josetta Beaubien, Anotoine Bondie, Peter Labadie, Francois Lafontaine, Peter Langlois, Joseph Richardville, and Antoine Rivarre.  Miami National Reserve (875,000) created.
  1818 Eel River Miami settle at Thorntown, northeast of Lebanon).
  1825 1073 Miami, including the Eel River Miami
  1826 Mississinewa Treaty — loose between the Eel and the Wabash to create a right of way for the canal.  Eel River Miami leave Thorntown, northeast of Lebanon, for Logansport area.
  1834 Western part of the Big Reservation sold (208,000 acres (840 km²))
  1838 Potawatomi removed from Indiana.  No other Indian tribes in the state.  Treaty of 1838 made 43 grants and sold the western portion of the Big Reserve.  Richardville exempted from any future removal treaties.  Richardsville, Godfroy, Metocina received grants, plus family reserves for Ozahshiquah, Maconzeqyuah (Wife of Benjamin), Osandian, Tahconong, and Wapapincha.
  1840 Remainder of the Big Reservation (500,000 acres (2,000 km²)) sold for lands in Kansas.  Godfroy descendants and Meshingomesia (s/o Metocina), sister, brothers and their families exempted from the removal. 800 Miami
  1846 – October 1, removal was supposed to begin. It began October 6 by canal boat.  By ship to Kansas Landing Kansas City and 50 miles (80 km) overland to the reservation.  Reached by 9 November.
  1847  Godfroy Reserve, between the Wabash and Mississinewa
  Wife of Benjamin Reserve, east edge of Godfroy
  Osandian Reserve, on the Mississinewa, southeast boundary of Godfroy
  Wapapincha Reserve, south of Mississinewa at Godfroy/Osandian juncture
  Tahkonong Reserve, southeast of Wapapincha south of Mississinewa
  Ozahshinquah Reserve, on the Mississinewa River, southeast of Peoria
  Meshingomesa Reserve, north side of Mississinewa from Somerset to Jalapa (northwest Grant County)
  1872 Most reserves were partially sold to non-Indians.
  1922 All reserves were sold for debt or taxes for the Miamis.
caption: The grave of Miami Chief Francis Godfroy, located at Chief Francis Godfroy Cemetery, Miami County, Indiana
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