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Facts for Kids: Miami Indians (Miamis) (1359 words) |
 | Miami Indian men were hunters and sometimes went to war to protect their families. |
| Miami men usually shaved their heads in the Mohawk style and wore a porcupine roach. |
| Miami hunters and warriors used bows and arrows, tomahawks, and spears. |
| Miami Indian Tribe History (1076 words) |
| As the Miami and their allies were found later on the Wabash in Indiana and in northwest Ohio, in which latter territory they gave their name to three rivers, it would seem that they had moved southeast from the localities where first known within historic times. |
| The Miami men were described in 1718 as "of medium height, well built, heads rather round than oblong, countenances agreeable rather than sedate or morose, swift on foot, and excessively fond of racing." The women were generally well clad in deerskins, while the men used scarcely any covering and were tattooed all over the body. |
| Only 57 Miami were officially known in Indian Territory in 1885, while the Wea and Piankashaw were confederated with the remnant of the Illinois under the name of Peoria, the whole body numbering but 149; these increased to 191 in 1903. |
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