January 15, 2021 issue
By Robbie Jimerson I hope this writing finds you and your family healthy and in good spirits. I thank you for taking the time to read this and I am writing in an effort to bring to light and educate others about the concerning situation that faces the Steelhead that travel and spawn in our […]
Rte. 438 and Versailles Plank Road, Cattaraugus TerritoryPastor – Rev. David Rood | 941-5703, dgrood62@yahoo.comSubmitted by Marilyn Anderson 2020 is history!! 2021 will bring us new challenges – continuing to cope with Covid 19, finding the new “normal”, deciding to vaccinate or not and keeping our New Year’s resolutions to lose weight, exercise more, save […]
Submitted by Flip White Agwadeyësta’ Do:gë:h is happy & humbled to announce that we were awarded an Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Esther Martinez Initiative (EMI) grant. The following are the objectives of this 5 year comprehensive, long term language grant: To serve children up to the age of twelve and in preparation for the […]
October 29, 1936 – December 19, 2020 Submitted by Michelle Cronin Shirley Mae, 84, of the Onondaga Nation passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2020 after a brief stay at Upstate Hospital. She was a citizen of the Seneca Nation Wolf Clan. Her traditional Haudenosaunee name was Gaeñhyaweñthwa. Gaeñhyaweñthwa is survived by her children David […]
By Kellen M. Quigley | Dec 28, 2020 | Reprinted from salamancapress.com SALAMANCA — Four years ago, longtime city resident Michael “Smitty” Smith approached his new role as mayor with one uniting message: “Salamanca Pride.” At the Common Council’s final meeting of the year Dec. 17, Smith’s own Salamanca Pride was beaming as he thanked […]
December 14, 2020 | www.ncai.org WASHINGTON, DC | The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) commends today’s announcement by the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Cleveland to retire its “Indians” name and mascot, which the team has used for more than a century. Cleveland arrived at this landmark decision following an extensive, multi-faceted process […]
‘I’ll be fierce for all of us’ By Aliyah Chavez, Indian Country Today | Dec 17, 2020 | Reprinted from indiancountrytoday.com Photo above: Rep. Deb Haaland, Laguna and Jemez Pueblos, is poised to be selected by President-elect Joe Biden to lead the Department of Interior. (Photo by Haaland for Congress) President-elect Joe Biden, in a […]
Submitted by Don “Flip” White To our valued Customers, Donors, and Community: Agwadeyësta’ Do:gë:h wants to take a moment and offer our thanks and appreciation to all of you. We have been blessed to live in a loving and generous community; our growth and success is only possible through all of you. Our volunteers totally […]
Originally Published: November 3, 2020 | Reprinted from www.nhonews.com WASHINGTON — On Nov. 11, The National Museum of the American Indian will open the new National Native American Veterans Memorial. The moment will be marked with a short virtual message to honor the service and sacrifice of Native veterans and their families. The message will […]
Reprinted from Senator Chuck Schumer’s Facebook Page | December 7, 2020 Navy Veteran Annette Marie Repicci (right)—a member of the Seneca Nation—from Buffalo, New York served her country for 24 years, starting in 1988, working as Aircraft Division Chief, Flight Deck Coordinator, Quality Assurance Chief, and Senior Command Chief. Native Americans and Alaska Natives serve […]