The Sing at Coldspring 2025 by Randee Spruce

This work by Randee Spruce shows us a Haudenosaunee Sing, in which representatives from different nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy gather to share song and medicine. The setting is the new Coldspring Longhouse in Steamburg, New York. The previous Longhouse sat on ancestral homelands protected by a 1794 treaty, but was flooded by the US government in 1966 to build the Kinzua Dam. Yet, the community persists. Spruce's great-uncle Derlan, at far right, wears a ribbon shirt expressive of Native pride. A turtle shell rattle used by the Seneca in ceremonies hangs on the back wall, alongside a corn pounder and cooking paddle.

Silver Creek Students Honor Culture With Indigenous Food Tradition

November 28, 2025 | Repost from observertoday.com Middle School Native American Mentor/Tutor Samantha Scanlan, left, and Native American Education Program Coordinator Amanda Austin, right, are among the staff members at Silver Creek that participated in an Indigenous food tradition earlier this month. SILVER CREEK — Each year, Silver Creek High School celebrates Native American Heritage Month with a tradition that brings everyone to the table – the lunch table. Earlier this month, the halls were filled with the smell of freshly made frybread and the sweet aroma of strawberry juice. Since 2016, staff, students, and sometimes family members have proudly prepared and served

Gowanda Star Students for November

Fifth-graders of Gowanda Middle School continue to impress with positive behavior in November 2025. These students were selected by their teachers for exhibiting responsibility, kindness toward others, perseverance, working hard, good behavior, punctuality, being respectful and a willingness to try new challenges. Congratulations to:▪️Toby Bylbie▪️Chris Yohe▪️Gaia Stafford▪️Kailyn Smith▪️Landon Forest-Church Keep up the outstanding work, Panthers!

Dylan Isaacs Memorial Smoke Dance

Bring your amazing vibes back to Seminole Tribal Fair this January 30th-February 1, 2026 in Hollywood, Florida for another round of smoke dance in memory of Dylan “Teebz” Isaac’s.

Bringing Indigenous Recipes to School Food Menus

Repost from Chef Ann Foundation | Article by Jamie Rudd Food services manager John Haley from Salamanca City Central School District in New York shares how its Native American Curriculum Team and local Indigenous partners have helped provide more culturally relevant meals for their students. John Haley is a graduate of Chef Ann Foundation’s Healthy School Food Pathway Fellowship. Located on the Allegany Territory of the Seneca Nation of Indians in New York, Salamanca City Central School District serves a large Native American student population and works to incorporate Indigenous language, history, and culture into school curriculum, operations, and cafeterias. Situated among the forests

Olivia Porter Wins National Political Science Award

Olivia Gawehnidi Porter has been selected as a 2026-2027 American Political Science Association (APSA) Diversity Fellow, awarded to students applying to doctoral programs in political science. Olivia is a current graduate student at Stanford University, pursuing an MA in philosophy with a focus on ethics and political philosophy. She earned her BA in political philosophy from Syracuse University, where she graduated magna cum laude with honors. She plans to continue this research in a PhD program by studying the relations between Haudenosaunee political thought and Western political philosophy. Olivia is a member of the Turtle Clan from the Allegany Territory. She is

Italian Magazine Features photo of Ganöndi:ye’s “Charli Rae” Hill

Repost from Tisha Thompson I have a story to share, back in the spring Seeing Red Media and Lang Models hosted a model call here in Akwesasne, I happened to be working on my porcupine corset and Diane Lang asked if she could take a picture and send to a photographer Raphael Mazzucco. A very long story short I was invited to Connecticut and asked to bring the corset. Off to Connecticut we went with my ride or die Shari Bigtree Adams, we brought other designers work and my personal beadwork collection, not really knowing what we were getting into… A 4

Exciting Haudenosaunee Scholars Opportunity!

Roswell Park is seeking candidates for the 2026 Haudenosaunee Summer College Paid Internship. This program offers hands-on experience, housing, and a stipend for rising juniors and seniors enrolled in an accredited college or university. Deadline to apply: March 31, 2026 Travel to and from Buffalo, NY is not included. Scan the QR code, or enter the link: (https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSdcXf6kJb64tg…/viewform) to apply today! Email: indigenouscancerhealth@roswellpark.org Phone: 716-845-5814

News From The Four Corners United Methodist Church

Rte. 438 and Versailles Plank Road, Cattaraugus TerritoryPO Box 182, Versailles, NY 14168Sunday Worship Service - 9a.m. As Christmas approaches many of us can remember church and school plays featuring our children and in the next few weeks some of us will be attending Christmas concerts, cookie exchanges and family gatherings. Be sure to include attendance at church services since the birth of Jesus Christ is “the reason for the season”. Four Corners invites you and your family to join us as we hear the Christmas story - Christmas Candlelight ServiceSunday, December 21, 20256 p.m.Potluck to follow the service.(Please note that we

Forge Project

December 5, 2025 | Repost from Forge Project FB Forge Project is pleased to announce its open call for applications for its 2026 funded fellowship program for Indigenous cultural workers, organizers, scholars, artists, researchers, and educators! Forge Project is seeking a 2026 cohort of six Indigenous individuals that represent a broad diversity of cultural practices, participatory research, organizing models, and geographical contexts that honor Indigenous pasts as well as build Native futures. Two of the six fellowships are awarded to enrolled tribal members, First- and Second-Line Descendants of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians in recognition of the peoples on whose homelands Forge

Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Update

Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, 12557 Route 438, Irving, NY Please come celebrate with us….“The Baby Jesus” A Christmas Choir with a Delicious Lunch Afterwards! When: Sunday, December 21st at 11:00 AM Sunday, December 21st at 11:00 AM For unto us a Child is born….and His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. ~Isaiah 9:6

Kindred:

Works from the Burchfield Penney Art Center and Seneca-Iroquois National Museum Collections This collaborative exhibition marks the debut of Burchfield Penney Off Center Gallery at K Art, the first site of the museum’s new Off Center initiative. You are invited to a free Opening Celebration on December 13, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. in the reimagined space at 808 Main Street in Buffalo! Burchfield Penney Off Center is a new initiative designed to build cultural partnerships and bring collaboratively designed exhibitions directly into Western New York communities. Following the opening celebration, the first Off Center exhibition at K Art will be open Thursdays through

New York Foundation for the Arts

December 2, 2025 | Repost from the New York Foundation for the Arts FB Applications for the NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship are now open! This unrestricted cash grant of $8,000 is available to artists living in New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located therein. The 2026 award disciplines are Craft/Sculpture, Digital/Electronic Arts, Nonfiction Literature, Poetry, & Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts. The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is not a project grant but is intended to fund an artist's vision and voice and encourage the continuation of their practice. Details HERE!

OJI:SDA’ Installs 2025 Board

ITHACA, NY – OJI:SDA’, a nonprofit organization focused on promoting traditional Indigenous teachings, has installed its 2025 board members and officers. Founded in 2020, OJI:SDA’ offers educational experiences and programming to promote tools for self-healing and community support, and school curricula rooted in Indigenous perspectives. Indigenous women founded and lead the organization. Board members are Barbara Abrams (Tonawanda Seneca), president; Kayla Matos, ttreasurer; Leisha Conners Bauer (St. Regis Mohawk), secretary; Mindy Magyar (Mi’kmaq, Sipekne’ First Nation); and Linda Grace-Kobas. Tahila Moss (Yoeme), OJI:SDA’ founder, is executive director. OJI:SDA’ has reached thousands of participants through initiatives such as its Center for Intergenerational Learning. It

Upcoming Seneca Nation Closings:

Mark your calendars! Seneca Nation Offices & Buildings will be CLOSED on the following dates for the upcoming holidays: December 4th - Seneca Nation BirthdayDecember 24 - Early dismissalDecember 25 - ChristmasDecember 26 - HolidayDecember 31 - Early dismissalJanuary 1 - New Year'sJanuary 2 - Holiday