Join us Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Indiana University Kokomo, when invited delegates of Indiana Native tribes gather on ancestral homelands here to discuss the history and heritage of Native peoples past, present and future.
Also attending will be representatives from the Indiana Native American Indian Affairs Commission (INAIAC). Two panel discussions are planned at IUK at 2:30 and 6 p.m.
“Kokomo has a unique place in Indiana history, being the last-named county seat of the last-named county in the state,” said Tyler Moore, mayor of the City of Kokomo and a citizen of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. “We will be honored with the presence of our many tribal neighbors here. The gathering will be an ideal opportunity to discuss Native unity and sovereignty.”
According to Gil Porter, a local history writer representing the Kokomo Early History Learning Center, Inc., Kokomo and all of Howard County today lie within the Great Miami Reserve, the last communal land of the Miami Tribe of Indians.
This panel will be an historic event. Don't miss it!
