The Miami Indians had their original home land in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Ohio. However, many of them were forced to move to Oklahoma during the Indian Removals. Here is a map showing Miami, Wea, and Piankashaw Indian migrations. Today, there are two Miami Indian communities: one in Indiana, and one in Oklahoma.
The official abbreviation for the word associate/ association is : assoc..   As found in the Instant Spelling Dictionary published by Career Institute, Inc.
Definition of associate. 1  1 : closely connected (as in function or office) with another : sharing in responsibility or authority associate judges. 2  2 : having secondary or subordinate status associate membership in a society. 3  3 : closely related especially in the mind faith and its associate virtues.