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2026 RBERN West Legacy Award Goes To Andrea Cooke!

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Repost from Salamanca CSD Native Programming & Services

Our very own Andrea Cooke is the 2026 RBERN West Legacy Award recipient. Andrea is a Native American Instructional Coach in the Salamanca City School District and serves on the Native American Curriculum Team. Andrea has more than 30 years of experience teaching Seneca language and culture. She is known for her dedication to her students and for supporting fellow educators in teaching Indigenous language and culture. Her work helps sustain and honor the traditions and identities of Indigenous communities.

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Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Awareness Day

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May 5th, 2026, was Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Day of awareness. Across the territories, we gathered together in strength and visibility to heal through connection, culture and community. The SNI Human Services Division held a healing space designed for reflection and remembrance, honoring the relatives who never made it home. There was a […]
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Teacher Appreciation Week

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Submitted by Nancy Williams, Allegany Education Director Thank you to the Seneca Nation Council for the lovely computer bags! Pictured are the gifts given to the Allegany Education Department for Teacher Appreciation Week which were presented to the staff by Councillor Tina Abrams on behalf of the Council. (Ja:göh Tami Watt, who designed the artwork […]
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Seneca Nation Commemorates Signing of Buffalo Creek Treaty of 1842

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Treaty restored Seneca lands, affirmed Nation’s sovereignty May 15, 2026 WEST SENECA, N.Y. – Seneca Nation leaders gathered with local officials and neighbors today to commemorate the importance of the Buffalo Creek Treaty of 1842, which forever shaped the history of both the Seneca Nation and Western New York. The treaty restored Seneca possession of […]