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.
10. a person having a subordinate position in or admitted to only partial membership of an institution, association, etc. adj (prenominal). 11. joined with another or others in an enterprise, business, etc; having equal or nearly equal status: an associate director.. associate-any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate. accompaniment, concomitant, co-occurrence, attendant-an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another.