Join the Church of Good Shepherd, located at 12114 Route 438, Irving, NY for their upcoming events. See flyer below for details: Upcoming Halloween Costume Party Stop out on Sunday, October 30th for some Halloween Fun at the Church of the Good Shepherd located in Irving, NY. For more information contact Anita at 716-421-9795. See […]
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Buy Native, Buy Local
We are looking to create a business directory that will be shared with the local community to find and support the Indigenous-owned small businesses of WNY. To add your business, please visit: https://linktr.ee/UBindigenousstudies Please feel free to share the form with others.
Shared Light: G. Peter Jemison and Charles E. Burchfield
On View thru Dec 31, 2022 burchfieldpenney.org Charles E. Burchfield is known for his profound connection to nature. It had a spiritual quality that he communicated through his art so others might appreciate all its dynamic qualities. Interpreters consider Burchfield one of the last pantheists, individuals who believe nature embodies sacred, transcendent meaning. Not only […]
Native American Studies Program Hosted 30th Anniversary Peace Tree Ceremony with Guest of Honor Marie Watt
September 8, 2022 | eberly.wvu.edu MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University Native American Studies Program held its annual Peace Tree Ceremony Wednesday, September 21 at the WVU Peace Tree. Marie Watt, an American artist and citizen of the Seneca Nation with German-Scot ancestry, was the guest of honor. Watt is a nationally renowned contemporary […]
61st Annual Indian Foods Dinner
We’re Back!……Kinda Join the Jimersontown Presbyterian Church for their 61st Annual Indian Foods Dinner to be held Saturday, October 22, 2022 from 12pm-3pm at the Seneca Allegany Administration Building (SAAB). See flyer for details:
The Thomas Indian School
Narrative Sovereignty and Healing By Joe Stahlman and Hayden Haynes with Jocelyn Jones SUMMARY: A photo essay and exhibition proves powerful for a community looking at the aftereffects of one Indian Boarding School. This photo essay by Hayden Haynes is part of the culmination of a community looking at the effects and aftereffects of one […]
Six Nations Agricultural Society – Ohi:yo’ Meeting
When: October 11th, 2022Time: 6:00pmWhere: Allegany Community Center – Multipurpose Room 18 years or older. $5 Membership Fee. Enrolled with one of the Six Nations in NYS. Live on a Six Nations Territory.
A Sculpture by Internationally-Renowned Artist Peter B. Jones is Coming to Front Street this Fall
Peter B. Jones is the internationally-renowned Onondaga artist who created a statue that many Akronites know fondly. The bronze-cast Native American man hoisting a canoe, located on the corner of Merriman Road and North Portage Path, helps engage passersby with the history of the region. Now, a new public art initiative is bringing Jones’ work […]
Two-Year Grant Brings Indigenous Artists to SUNY JCC
September 19, 2022 | sunyjcc.edu Above: Kaycee Colburn shares the history behind her art at the Welcome Back Picnic held recently on the SUNY JCC Jamestown campus. Creatives Rebuild New York recently placed two Native American artists in residence for two years on the SUNY Jamestown Community College campus. The Jamestown project is funded by […]
Action Needed: Sign The Protect ICWA Petition
September 2022 | http://www.indian-affairs.org This November, #SCOTUS will hear arguments for Haaland v. Brackeen — the case that could overturn the decades-old and widely supported Indian Child Welfare Act. Unfortunately, #ICWA is not a mainstream issue. Outside of Native peoples, child welfare experts, and some policymakers, ICWA is unknown and misunderstood. We need to bring […]










