In 1846, when some of the Miami people living in Indiana were forcefully removed to reservation lands west of the Mississippi River, the tribe split into two groups.

Subsequent migration between the two areas has made it difficult to track tribal affiliations and further complicated the Miami's history and governing authority.

Since that time, the Indiana Miami have continued legal efforts to reinstate their status as a federally recognized tribal group.

The treaty also allotted portions of the Miami reservation lands in Indiana to individual members of the tribe, a move that would protect many of them from removal in 1846.

[11][12][13] Under the treaties made with the Miami, individuals and families who received allotments of land in Indiana were allowed to stay.

In 1845 the Congress passed a resolution that allowed 22 descendants of Frances Slocum and her husband, Shapoconah (Deaf Man), to remain in Indiana.

[17] In 1852 Congress bypassed the Indiana Miami's tribal government to add 68 names to the tribe's annuity rolls.

[24] In 1872, Congress passed legislation to allow the Miami reservation near Peru, Indiana, to be allotted into individual farms.

On November 23, 1897 he ruled that the Indiana Miami had not been recognized as a tribal group since 1881, when the annuity fund established under the treaty of 1854 was fully distributed.

[31][32] After passage of the Indian Reorganization Act (1934) the eastern Miami renewed efforts to seek federal tribal recognition.

However, Congress consistently refused to authorize federal recognition for the Indiana Miami every year from 1938 until 1942, when the tribal council temporarily suspended their lobbying efforts during World War II.

In 1966 and 1969 the Indiana Miami were awarded additional settlements for land cession treaties made between 1809 and 1818 that amounted to a total of $2,500 paid to each of the 3,066 members enrolled on its tribal registers.

[36] In July 1984, the Indiana Miami filed a formal petition for federal recognition with the Bureau of Indian Affairs;[37] however, on July 12, 1990, they were informed the group did not meet two of the seven criteria needed to achieve federal recognition: "sufficient evidence of governance" and "evidence of a distinctive community.

"[38] Additional documentation was provided to substantiate the petition, but the Bureau of Indian Affairs confirmed the determination against federal recognition for the tribe on June 9, 1992.

538) to recognize the Indiana Miami at the federal level, but he withdrew support due to constituent concerns over gambling rights.

Federally recognized tribes in other states have established gambling casinos and related facilities on their sovereign lands.

[39].The Miami Nation of Indiana does not have federal tribal recognition, but the state legislature introduced Senate Bill No.