July 11, 2025 issue
Mark Your Calendar: Saturday, July 5, 2025 This special event celebrates the shared history of the town’s residents and the Seneca Nation honoring the ancestors who lived on this land over 200 years ago. The day will feature native dance performances, lacrosse exhibitions, museum exhibits, hands-on children’s activities, food vendors, arts and crafts vendors, and new this year – […]
Indian Village at the New York State Fair Submitted by Mary Jacobs The Six Nations Agricultural Society is asking you to consider being a sponsor at our 7th Annual Golf Fundraiser to benefit the New York State Fair Indian Village. This event will be held on Sunday, July 27, 2025, at the Seneca Hickory Stick […]
Prof. Steele is the editor of the 2024 Native American law handbook June 11, 2025 | By Melissa Jenson | news.byu.edu Pictured above: Michalyn Steele – Photo by Abby Shelton/BYU Photo With 574 tribes, countless treaties and evolving court decisions, Native American law can be a complex maze. BYU law professor Michalyn Steele has spent […]
June 4, 2025 | By Noelle E.C. Evans | wxxinews.org Pictured above: Oral historian Gerry Ebalaroza-Tunnel, left, stands with Seneca elder Elliott Tallchief. More than half a century after the Thomas Indian School closed, local remaining Native American survivors of the institution are telling their stories as part of a national oral history project. The […]
We have been busy the last few months. We have some fascinating family presentations for the rest of the year. At our May meeting, we interviewed three elders from the Cattaraugus Territory: Maria Corwin, Joyce (Maybee) Gates and Jean (Parker) Jemison. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed hearing their stories of their life growing up, going to school […]
May 30, 2025 | Repost from The Buffalo History Museum FB page & Forest Lawn FB page Ely S. Parker Commemoration Ceremony at Forest Lawn CemeteryMay 30, 2025 | Repost from The Buffalo History Museum FB page & Forest Lawn FB page On the morning of May 30, 2025, Buffalo History Museum Executive Director Melissa […]
June 13, 2025 | Repost from spectrumlocalnews.com The Castellani Art Museum at Niagara University has launched a new exhibit exploring the horrific history of Native American boarding schools that were unknown to most until a few years ago. “This exhibition is about community, told by community, and supported by community.” Through paintings, ceramics, photographs, digital […]
School Life: 1961-1962Grade Four-Five – Allegany Indian School Submitted by Win Bowen The pictured posted below was brought in by Win Bowen of the Allegany Territory, complete with photo identification. It is of grades 4-5, 1961-1962, at the Allegany Indian School. Who remembers this time, back in 1961-1962? Check it out! Nya:wëh, Win for sharing […]
June 18, 2025 | Repost from Iroquois Post 1587 FB Page On June 4, 2025, Iroquois Post 1587 American Legion color guard, took part in Grand entry, representing the Seneca Nation and Veterans during a series of reenactment events in recognition of a historical meeting between Chief Red Jacket and General Lafayette in Buffalo, NY, […]
June 2, 2025 | By Mathew Adams | Repost from 607newsnow.com ITHACA, NY – Big Red researchers will set out to solve the “Seneca Drums” mystery. Cornell University and SUNY ESF have received nearly $13,000 in state funding to study holes found at the bottom of Seneca Lake. They’re trying to determine if the release […]