The Miami people call the Wabash “Waapaahsiki Siipiiwi,” or the reflective waters, a reference to the sandstone bottom that catches the light. Waapaahsiki Siipiiwi Mound Historical Park preserves two ceremonial mounds from the Late Woodland Era, A.D. 500 to 1650. Miami, Wea, Piankashaw, Potawatomi, and Shawnee tribes hunted and traded along the Wabash long before European contact.
A walking trail loops past the larger mound on the north side of the road and a smaller mound on the south side. The grounds hold a medicine wheel, tribute gardens, a ceremonial ring, and chainsaw-carved animals and prayer totems along the path. The Sullivan County American Indian Council hosts drum ceremonies and educational gatherings on the property.
Indiana Michigan Power donated the 30-acre property to the council in 2022; the council owns and operates it as a 501(c)(3). Admission is free, donations welcome. The Wabash runs half a mile west at the Narrows, a documented crossing during the War of 1812.
