Pictured above: Glen Lay at Lacrosee Hall of Fame induction 2019

Glen Lay is the son of the late Edgar T. Lay & late Myrtle (Cook) Lay. Growing up in Newtown with his siblings Veronica “Ronnie” Cook-Williams, Jeffrey Gill, and Douglas Lay. Lacrosse was always around during his upbringing. Having an older brother, Jeff, many uncles, cousins and a father who all played.

Glen’s lacrosse career started when his dad signed him up for Newtown Golden Eagles and he began playing for the Newtown Minors System. He played for his local high school team, Gowanda – as a midfielder. In 1982 the Gowanda Boys Varsity Lacrosse Team had a winning season of 10 wins and 1 singular loss to clinch to Western New York League Championship and furthering them to State Semi-Finals, securing the win against Rush-Henrietta Sperry. The team to beat after that was West Genesee. Gowanda could not come out with the victory and ended their season.

In 2025 the 1982 Gowanda Boys Varsity Lacrosse Team was induced into the Gowanda Central School District Hall of Fame. Lay was also awarded the High School All-American in 1981 & 1982. In 1982 Glen also received The Chuck Rowan Award, while playing for Newtown Golden Eagles. This award is given annually since 1966 to a midget or intermediate player that demonstrates a high proficiency in box lacrosse combined with outstanding achievement in citizenship, together with high standards in academics or chosen profession. Lay was also playing for the Junior A Team, Oshawa Green Gaels.

Throughout his lacrosse career he also had gone to Can-Am’s Presidents Cup numerous times and played on the Champion team twice. Once in 1994 and another in 2000. In 1994 Lay played with the Tuscarora Thunderhawk team in Hamilton, ON, playing against the Burnaby Lakers (WCSLA). The team was inducted into the Can Am Hall of Fame in 2019. Then again in 2000 while playing for the Newtown Golden Eagles. These games took place in Kahnawake, QC and the team took victory over the Brooklin Merchants (OSBLL) with a final score of 13-6.

The most noted milestone of his lacrosse career is his 1993-1995 run as a Buffalo Bandit. Glen Lay had secured 12 goals and recorded 7 assists in his 17-game career with the Buffalo Bandits. He began playing during the 1993 season and last took the field during the 1995 campaign. The Buffalo Bandits secured a Major Indoor Lacrosse League (MILL) Championship in 1993 against the Philadelphia Wings.

Lay also coached various teams and would play for the Newtown Masters. He has since retired from his lacrosse career but enjoys helping the community and hanging out with friends and family. He still has love and passion for the game and encourages all youth to get out there and do their best. Sharing knowledge, skills and techniques with those who ask.

By Norah Stevens

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A production by G. Peter Jemison (Seneca, Heron Clan) and Plasticiens Volants

Choreography by William Crouse Sr. (Seneca, Hawk Clan)

With performances by Skywoman Iroquois Dance Theater

Produced by Sonia Kozlova Clark, Unicycle Productions and Plasticiens Volants

Presented by Friends of Ganondagan under the direction of Jeanette Jemison (Mohawk, Snipe Clan)

• Date – July 4, 2026, 4:00 PM
• Location – Seneca Nation of Indians
  Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center, 82 W Hetzel
  Street, Salamanca, NY 14779
• Admission – Free and open to the public

About the Production
An outdoor interactive spectacle combining a giant inflatable Turtle sculpture designed by renowned artist and culture worker G. Peter Jemison (Seneca, Heron Clan) and the monumental inflatable expertise of Plasticiens Volants, live music, dance, and Indigenous storytelling by Skywoman Iroquois Dance Theater, Turtle Island transforms the Haudenosaunee Creation Story into a free public event carrying the message of peace — a message that resonates profoundly in today’s world.

Unlike conventional theater confined within buildings, Turtle Island unfolds directly within the public realm. The monumental Turtle inflatable drifts above audiences while Haudenosaunee dancers, storytellers, and musicians guide audiences through the Creation Story — the story of Skywoman, her descendants the twins, the animals, and the formation of Turtle Island itself.

Turtle Island reflects a growing international movement toward artistic work created specifically for public space — accessible, communal, and deeply connected to the environments and communities in which it is presented. By presenting an Indigenous creation story in shared civic spaces, Turtle Island affirms that public art is not simply entertainment, but a form of cultural gathering and civic dialogue.

In Their Own Words
“I would like to thank the Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center for hosting the Turtle Island Performance – sharing the Message of Peace, foundational to our Creation Story.”

“While other humans in the world focused on great monuments of stone, the Haudenosaunee began with our human nature and the importance of the message of peace. This struggle of the destructive and positive life forces has been with us since the beginning. It is in our human nature to find the balance between these two opposing forces. The Creation Story teaches us this. It is my desire through the Turtle Island performance to remind us of these forces and reinforce the importance of the message of peace.”
— G. Peter Jemison, Creator and Cultural Advisor

“These songs have been passed down generation to generation within the families of our Iroquois communities, and they are the songs referred to as Ohwǫjagehká, or dances of the earth. We use them as social dances when we gather, usually during the evenings of our ceremonies in our longhouses across Iroquoia, and we are honored to share them with the public.”
— William Crouse Sr. (Seneca, Hawk Clan), Choreographer

About the Artists
G. Peter Jemison (Seneca, Heron Clan; b. 1945) | Visual Artist and Cultural Advisor
A seminal figure in Native American arts, Jemison’s work is represented in major collections including the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Carniegie Museum of Art, and the Denver Art Museum. His paintings, videos, and mixed media embody Orenda, the Haudenosaunee belief in the spiritual force that animates all life. As a curator, administrator, and cultural leader, Jemison has shaped Indigenous representation in contemporary art for decades. This collaboration extends his vision into the realm of public space, where his work can reach new, large-scale audiences.

William Crouse Sr. (Seneca, Hawk Clan) | Choreographer and Director, Skywoman Iroquois Dance Theater – A faithkeeper, singer, and speaker of the Coldspring Longhouse, Crouse is a culture bearer, singer, lecturer, dancer, and founder of Skywoman Iroquois Dance Theater. As group leader with the Allegany River Seneca Dancers, he has performed throughout the United States and Canada, with international engagements in Rome, Italy, and Würzburg, Germany.

Plasticiens Volants & Air-Fabric, France | Stage Director and Inflatable Art
For over 50 years, Plasticiens Volants has transformed skies into canvases for poetic storytelling with giant inflatable sculptures. With Air-Fabric, their fabrication studio dedicated to monumental inflatable design, the company collaborates directly with artists, curators, and institutions to craft flying, fixed, or carried sculptures that elevate artistic work into new dimensions — museum plazas, public parks, and even entire cityscapes.

Turtle Island Video: Created by, Ansley Jemison (Seneca, Wolf Clan)
Images: Press Images and Media Folder (photo credit: Alex Hamer Photography)
Press Contact: Sonia Kozlova Clark, Unicycle Productions, LLC
unicycleproductions@gmail.com | 917-685-7853

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Lake Shore High School held a celebration of culture, cooking, and community. Students from our Traditional and Contemporary Indigenous Cooking Methods Workshop hosted a beautiful strawberry social to thank our Life Skills classes for sharing their kitchen space. Under the guidance of Chef Lorinda John, students prepared an incredible menu featuring chocolate-covered strawberries, strawberry shortcake with biscuits, homemade whipped cream, maple butter, and fresh strawberry juice.

The gathering was an authentic reflection of collaboration across our high school programs, bringing together our student community. In addition to the delicious food, students proudly displayed the beautiful, custom ribbon aprons they created in partnership with Bonnie Anticola during the workshop.

Our culinary artists and crafters poured immense pride into this gathering, turning a cooking milestone into a meaningful community moment.

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The donor-funded Chief Mungo Martin Chair draws graduate students from afar to UVic for learning and mentorship, expanding research in Indigenous mental health and ultimately reducing health disparities for Indigenous communities.

When Alix Printup started researching potential grad schools to attend, the University of Victoria wasn’t initially on his radar. He had never been to the West Coast before, let alone Victoria, BC. Then he heard of the unique work UVic is doing to develop mental-wellness research informed by engagement with Indigenous partners and communities, and suddenly UVic was the only place he could imagine himself.

Alix is a member of the Seneca Nation who grew up on the Allegany Indian Reservation near Buffalo, New York. He completed his undergraduate degree in psychology and philosophy at the College of Wooster in northeastern Ohio, where he was one of the only Indigenous students on campus. His thesis focused on the historical trauma of Indigenous people and decolonial psychology.

“My thesis was trying to separate [PTSD and historical trauma] on a fundamental level by not only defining what is PTSD and historical trauma, but also why people are confusing them as the same thing… When you’re talking about historical trauma, you’re talking about trauma, intergenerational transmission of trauma, and trauma on the entire community level as well.”

When he graduated, Alix found that the path to grad school was an ever narrowing one, particularly in the wake of the US administration’s ongoing cuts targeting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, federal research programs and Indigenous education funding.

Alix’s college advisor suggested UVic as a possible next step. They had gone to grad school with Emily Haigh, who took up the position of Chief Mungo Martin Research Chair in Indigenous Mental Health at UVic in 2022.

Alix was convinced it was the right move for him after an interview with Emily. “I thought, ‘OK, I have to come here. There’s no other way. There’s no other place I belong.’”

Psychology through an Indigenous lens
The Chief Mungo Martin Research Chair position was established through a $1.5-million gift from UVic alumnus and ɬíɬəl ʔa kʷs ƛ̓kʷəxnəq Skʷukʷəlstəŋəƛ̓ | SIÁMĆEȽ | 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Bruce McKean. That gift was driven by Bruce’s recognition of the historical and continuing impacts of colonialism on Indigenous Peoples.

Emily, who is the daughter of an English father and Anishinaabe mother from the Thessalon First Nation and surrounding Sault Ste. Marie Métis community, teaches her students the mainstream psychology curriculum while simultaneously encouraging them to take a critical look at that curriculum through the lens of Indigenous perspectives.

“It’s about advocating for alternative perspectives in psychology, not only just for Indigenous people, but for everyone. Because I think that is the most efficacious way to deliver psychology.”
—Alix Printup

Last year, Alix was one of only six students accepted into the clinical psychology training program from a pool of more than 350 applicants. He’s completed the first year of a seven-year PhD in clinical psychology.

“[As a psychology undergrad] I was scared to do Indigenous work,” Alix says. “I thought I’d be looked down upon, like ‘Oh, it’s an Indigenous kid doing Indigenous work… he’s not that serious.’ But it’s a growing field.”

Alix says the downstream effects of having scholars like Emily Haigh at UVic is huge. He and his fellow students are committed to the work and creating a strong base of research.

Everyone at the table
One of those students is Jayden Bousfield, who grew up in Dunnville, Ontario on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe and Neutral (Attawandaron/Chonnonton) peoples. She completed her psychology undergrad at the University of Waterloo where she was a varsity athlete on the women’s rugby team.

As a non-Indigenous person, she says Truth and Reconciliation is the responsibility of everyone. Coming to UVic to pursue her degree under Emily’s supervision is part of her commitment to reconciliation within clinical psychology.

“There’s a shift in psychology happening right now towards having a more integrated perspective, paying attention to sociocultural factors, looking beyond just Western frameworks,” says Jayden, who was recently awarded a Canadian Graduate School Master’s Scholarship to promote culturally safe, anti-racist and respectful mental health services for Indigenous People in Canada. “That shift can’t happen without research at the foundation, and Emily’s one scholar who’s pouring that foundation in a really meaningful way here.”

“In doing research that is focused on Indigenous mental health and wellbeing, Emily is unique in her philosophy that more is more, and this work needs everyone at the table, and that’s why I’m here. She was very intentional in taking Alix and me at the same time and having one Indigenous student, one non-Indigenous student to do this work… Truth and Reconciliation does require everybody. Everybody needs to be contributing.”
—Jayden Bousfield

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Tuesday, June 30th
2:00 – 4:00 PM & 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Saylor Bldg. Dining Room

Hope to see you there!

Purpose of this gathering is to voluntarily convene fellow dispo owners to discuss establishing a donation fund & committee to grant donation requests in the community.

To establish a Community Donation Fund from the sale of cannabis on territory to organize & establish a coalition for good.

If you have questions or inquiries please call Holly John at 716 864-8565.

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Please join us in congratulating Shylor Maybee, No. 6 of the Class of 2026!

Son of Christina Hilbourn and Dana Maybee, hey plans to join the workforce and join the Carpenter’s Union after high school.

Shylor was a member of National Honor Society, Indigenous Honor Society and National Technical Honor Society! His goal is to work in the construction field, focusing on carpentry.

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• 9am – Registration Opens
• 10am – Shotgun Start
• 3pm – Dinner & Auction

$650 per foursome, includes golf, lunch on the golf course, dinner, player gift bag and prizes.

Scramble format with prizes for the following:

• Top Team Men, Women, Coed
• Longest Drive Men & Women
• Closet tot the Pin Men & Women

Registration fee is non-refundable. Payment received after July 25, 2026 is $700 per foursome.

Registration closes Friday, July 17, 2026.

For questions, sponsorship form, team registration for, etc – CALL OR TEXT 716-440-3044 or 716-940-1783 OR Email 6NAGOLF@gmail.com.

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Raised with traditional Longhouse teachings, language classes, and the knowledge passed down by her mother, Gahsëni’de’ also spent three summers interning for the Seneca Nation at the Faithkeepers School Montessori Seneca Language Nest, the Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center, and what was formerly known as the Allegany Language Department. At the APS, her project will explore how language revitalization can be integrated into archival cataloging to ensure these records serve as active, empowering resources for her community.

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Join us at the Cornplanter Family Picnic on Saturday, August 1, 2026, starting at 1pm at the OCC. Bring a dish to pass, bring an auction item and bring your family and appetite!

RSVP or Questions: (716) 790-0859 or join our Facebook Group: Cornplanter Descendants Association.

Call for Volunteers! Seeking descendants of Chief Cornplanter – join our event planning team & together we can grow.

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