Seneca Nation Archives/Onöhsagwë:de Cultural Center- Allegany Territory 1794, November 11 – The Canandaigua Treaty, a.k.a. Pickering Treaty, was signed by Seneca chiefs Handsome Lake, Little Beard, Half Town, Captain Key, Stinking Fish, Big Sky, Little Billy (a.k.a. Green Grasshopper), Farmer’s Brother, Red Jacket, Heap of Dogs, and Cornplanter. The negotiations and signing took place at […]
November 8, 2022 | scott.af.mil 1st Lt. Marcus Abrams grew up on the Allegany Indian Reservation in western New York until lacrosse and a desire to serve his country brought him to the Air Force. He is a member of the Mohawk of the Haudenosaunee, which is parent to six tribes or territories—often referred to […]
By Tara Muenz The Seneca Nation of Indians is empowering its youth and community members to become water protectors who will increase the tribal nation’s natural resilience to environmental stressors. To that end, the Emergency Management Department, with funding from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, reached out to Stroud Water Research Center in 2019 for […]