CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Info Reposted from Deli O’s on the Lake Facebook Page | March 2, 2021 To my wonderful Deli O’s friends and family, I’m saddened to send this update, however Deli O’s is no longer operational due to a devastating fire yesterday afternoon. I don’t even know where to begin with the […]
Community News
Seneca Allegany Events Center Hosts Mass Covid-19 Vaccination Site
By Rick Miller, Olean Times Herald | Feb 26, 2021 | Reprinted from oleantimesherald.com SALAMANCA — Another 325 people received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine Friday at the Seneca Allegany Resort and Casino Events Center. The 5,000-square-foot vaccination site with three vaccine administration stations was a cooperative project between the Cattaraugus County Health Department, […]
‘Our Language Is Like Medicine’: Tlingit Immersion School to Provide a Path to Revitalization
Agwadeyësta’ Do:gë:h (We Learn Together) Update By Flip White “With little kids, you speak the language to them and they get it.” Xh’unei Lance Twitchell envisions building an entirely new system in which everything is taught through the medium of Alaska Native languages. “We’re going to teach all of the content that a typical school […]
Faithkeeper School receives donation from Michael Cannon!
Submitted by Darlene Miller & Kari Kennedy In December 2020, Seneca Global Services Company held a charity event for which Michael Cannon was a prize winner. Michael announced that his winnings will be donated to the Faithkeeper School. His support is appreciated and will help with much needed classroom materials and supplies. It has been […]
Gowanda Mural Project: Garden in the Valley Featured Artists (2020-2021)
Ja:goh Samantha Jacobs, Jon-Anne Gaiwasedas Capasso & Jacky Snyder! The Gowanda Mural Project is a grassroots community collective of local artists and volunteers who have been revitalizing neglected areas around this western New York town with creative and colorful murals. One of the murals located on the side of Palm Gardens motel and bar was […]
Missing LADIES Jacket
Blue & White Woman’s Winter Jacket Lost at Recent COVID Clinic A few weeks ago at the Allegany COVID Clinic, Mae Shongo Lindstrom lost her blue & white winter jacket. If you’ve seen it, picked it up or know where it is, can you please help return it to it’s rightful owner? You can reach […]
Ja:goh Carson Redeye!
He has been accepted to the University of Rochester for the Fall 2021 semester to study Biomedical Engineering! Submitted by Michala Redeye Carson Redeye, a Senior at Salamanca High School, has been accepted to and chosen to attend the University of Rochester for the Fall 2021 semester to study Biomedical Engineering. He received the Bausch […]
Agwadeyësta’ Do:gë:h (We Learn Together) Update
There are numerous audio resources available to you and your family By Flip White Sgë:nö’ gagwehgoh! Agwadeyësta’ Do:gë:h would like to take a moment and share more ‘good news’ in regard to the Seneca language; that is the amount of Seneca language resources and materials that are currently available. Many of you may already be […]
IGS Monthly Meetings via Zoom for 2021
(Submitted By Leatha Jimerson) We hope this finds everyone well and healthy. We are keeping those that have lost loved ones in our thoughts and send comfort and strength to them. It has been a difficult year. We have lost some members of our IGS community who supported and contributed to the society. Barbara (Bobbie) […]
Ja:goh Rory Wheeler!
Ja:goh to our very own (Cattaraugus Territory, Seneca, Turtle clan) Rory Wheeler, a member of THE 2021 PATHWAY TO LAW COHORT CILA is thrilled to announce the members of the 2021 Pathway to Law Cohort, a diverse, talented group of indigenous young people pursuing a legal career. This year’s virtual Program runs March 5-6, 2021 […]