May 16, 2025 issue
My near-princess experience and my hope to elevate Native women’s contributions and achievements By YANENOWI LOGAN | Reprinted from indiancountrytoday.com Photo: Yanenowi ‘She Guards the Corn’ Logan (Courtesy image) Yanenowi Logan – Seneca Nation of Indians, New York State Fair Indian Village Princess An annual highlight of Labor Day weekend at the New York State […]
The Native American Heritage Association was started in 1993, by David G. Myers, as a charitable non-profit organization dedicated to helping Native American families in need, living on sovereign lands in South Dakota and Wyoming. (naha-inc.org) Their mission is to help as many families as possible with basic life necessities and self-help programs. In support […]
By Nicole Martin What does it take to become a speaker of a language you were not raised up with from infancy and how long would it take to become proficient? Naturally language transmission happened being surrounded in the community by loved ones where we learned from watching and mocking others on their sounds and […]
September 30th, 2021 – Orange Shirt Day In remembrance of those who have been impacted by the residential school system.
Save the date: October 2, 2021 Watch for more details and information. Current flyer posted below.
August 2021 News Submitted by Jacky Snyder ANNUAL FIELD DAY 2021August 22nd was a great day in Pinewoods! Community members from near and far came to help us enjoy the loosened reigns of the Covid-19 pandemic once again. The PCA Event Committee formed a well-planned event from morning to evening with many activities for everyone […]
Many indigenous artists are creating public artworks that invite communities to engage, rather than keeping them at a distance Source: https://www.fastcompany.com/90657314/the-invention-of-a-new-america-traditional-monuments-get-a-dramatic-overhaul Pictured above: Artist Jeffrey Gibson’s Because Once You Enter My House It Becomes Our House at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens [Photo: Scott Lynch/courtesy the Artist; Socrates Sculpture Park; Sikkema Jenkins, New York; Kavi […]
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Submitted by Carolyn Steele The J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University has named Seneca Tribal Member Michalyn Steele as the new Associate Dean for Research and Academic Affairs. Michalyn is a tenured professor who teaches Federal Indian Law, Constitutional Law, the Law of Evidence, and Civil Rights. She has written many scholarly […]
Due to the increased transmissibility of the Delta variant, and out of respect for children under 12 and immunocompromised individuals who cannot be vaccinated, the Seneca Nation Health System encourages our community to get vaccinated, mask up, and stay safe. This has never been just an individual fight, however, our actions as individuals will define […]