Submitted by: Darcy Scott, Cultural Peer Advocate at Allegany Seneca Strong My name is Darcy Scott. I’m 39 years old, from the Seneca Nation – of the deer clan and I am an addict. I am not defined by calling myself an addict, it’s a disease that can only be self-diagnosed and is treatable one […]
Submitted by Michele Redeye, EMT, Director of EMS Operations – Seneca EMS Human beings should strive to make the world a better place than they found it. We hear about it almost daily, the opioid epidemic is here and it isn’t going away. The Seneca Nation is no exception to this and we ask ourselves, […]
In August of 2020, a group of Seneca mothers gathered in front of a residence on Route 438, on the Cattaraugus Territory, in protest of illegal drug activity. That was the formation of the Seneca Mothers Against Drugs (S.M.A.D.). In September of 2020, the Council established the Seneca Nation Drug Taskforce (SNDT), to address the […]