October 30, 2026 issue
Sylvia L. Jock (“Beege”), Turtle Clan from the Cattaraugus Territory is running for Collins Town Justice on November 3, 2026. Sylvia was first appointed to office as a Peacemaker Judge in Nov. 2016 and then ran for the public office in November 2017 and was elected to a four year term. She then ran for […]
Seneca Media & Communications Center | October 8, 2026 At the 57th Annual National Indian Education Association Conference, Dr. Lori V. Quigley (Wolf Clan) was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award presented at this year’s Awards Ceremony. Across 40 years in education, Dr. Lori V. Quigley has served as a teacher, university president, professor, and […]
The Seneca Youth Dancers lit up the stage during the National Indian Education Association Convention and Trade Show. All members are students at the Salamanca City Central School District ranging from grades K-12. Not only do they perform locally but nationally as well. The Salamanca City Central School District funds field trips and travel for […]
By News10NBChttps://www.whec.com/top-news/indigenous-peoples-day-columbus-day-celebrations-around-rochester/ Local communities celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day. The Rochester Museum and Science Center hosted an Indigenous People’s Day celebration Monday afternoon. The event honored Native American history with displays, vendors and food. Activities included creating suspension bridges, highlighting the engineering from Inka, Quechua and Aymara Indigenous groups, and testing out the Navajo codes created […]
Repost from St. Bonaventure University As a Franciscan university, we are called to honor the communities with whom we share our home and build relationships rooted in respect and understanding. On Indigenous Peoples Day, we embrace that calling as we honor Indigenous peoples, especially our Seneca neighbors, on whose ancestral homelands St. Bonaventure University stands. […]
For the past 10 years, the Anderson-Lee Library in Silver Creek has dedicated programming each November to celebrating Native American Heritage Month. What began a decade ago as an idea shared by the late Cristine Huff and fellow library staff has grown into a much-loved community tradition. From the beginning, one of the most important […]
Reposted from First Peoples Festival | October 6, 2026 We are honored to introduce Dallin Maybee, an accomplished Northern Arapaho and Seneca artist, attorney, educator, public speaker, and performer, who is Chair of the 2027 First Peoples Festival Art Market Committee. Raised on the Cattaraugus Territory of the Seneca Nation in Western New York, Dallin […]
Repost from United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. Fb Participants continued their journey of learning, leadership, and environmental stewardship with a nature walk at Allegany State Park, youth environmental project presentations, and a recognition ceremony. Through reflection, collaboration, and shared commitments, participants celebrated their growth and strengthened their dedication to protecting Mother Earth and creating […]
The first discovery of oil in America by European settlers occurred here near Cuba, New York in 1627. The oil spring is located near the spillway end of Cuba Lake on the Oil Springs Reservation, Allegany County, New York where oil oozes from the earth’s crust as commonly found throughout the region. This is the […]
Reposted From Seneca Media & Communications | Seneca Diabetes Foundation Seneca Nation officials, Kaleida Health, and the Seneca Diabetes Foundation proudly celebrated the grand opening of the Geraldine Memmo Center for Wound Care at Buffalo General Medical Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday afternoon. This new Center, made possible by the generous support […]