January 2025
Below you fill find Chief Marshal Thompson’s Monthly Report for January 2025.
Cattaraugus Marshals Monthly Report
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Wahda’ Tapping in Time for Spring Arrival
March 28 2025 Issue
Submitted by Keri Pierce, Director of Ceremonial Culture Photo above: Vern “Duey” Longboat tapping maple The Ceremonial Culture Department began tapping tree’s in late February. This process is headed by apprentice’s Vern “Duey” Longboat and Kurtis Dowdy. They look forward to this time of year and enjoy this age old Haudenosaunee tradition. In our longhouse […]
Cattaraugus Marshal Community Outreach Program
March 28 2025 Issue
Graduating this Spring? $500 Scholarship Opportunity Available Scholarship opportunity available for 3 graduating seniors attending a Tri-District school; Gowanda, Lakeshore, Silver Creek. There will be 1 scholarship winner from each school, and they will receive a $500 cash scholarship to assist them in their 1st semester of higher education learning. Applications are available HERE! Applications […]
Ja:göh Aryien Stevens and Megan Kennedy
March 28 2025 Issue
Representing Deadiwënöhsnye’s Gëjóhgwa’ Seneca Immersion Program at the Indigenous Language Institute Conference at the Minneapolis American Indian Center in Minnesota. This was a three-day workshop to teach how to develop language teaching guides (curriculum) with the Big Purpose as the goal. Participants learned to design language activities (lesson plans) that help develop speaking abilities, founded […]