This November for Native American Heritage Month Submitted by Amy O’Connell, Anderson-Lee Library Anderson-Lee Library, located at 43 Main Street in Silver Creek announces the schedule for the annual speaker series in honor of Native American Heritage Month. All programs are free and open to the public. Please register for the programs by calling 716-934-3468, […]
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Haudenosaunee & Indigenous Matrilineality Symposium PROPOSAL CALL
Calling all Matrilineal Thought Leaders! Rematriation’s first Haudenosaunee & Indigenous Matrilineality Symposium will be held February 28th – March 2, 2025. The symposium is focused broadly on the ways traditional matrilineal knowledge can bring balance to the world—with the earth, with each other, and with all living beings, an understanding not widely known. Proposals from […]
Lake Shore High School Takes a Visit to Penn State
Lake Shore High School: Surrounding Onöndowa’ga students/descendants had the incredible opportunity to experience a visit to Penn State, PA, and learn about all of the incredible opportunities on campus. In a visit arranged by former Lake Shore staff member, Jacinta Garcia (who now serves as the Indigenous Coordinator at Penn State) along with graduates – […]
Veterans Day Events
Veterans Comedy Night – Saturday, November 9th at 7:30pm – at Salamanca SG&E Seneca Nation Veterans Day Event – Monday, November 11th from 11am-1pm at Iroquois Post #1587 Veterans Day Remembrance – Saturday, November 9th at 6pm – at Red House Memorial Chapel We salute our Veterans. Nya:wëh for your service.
University at Buffalo Native American Student Outreach Day
University at Buffalo Native American Student Outreach Day is November 8, 2024. This is for current high school students interested in attending the University at Buffalo. Program Includes: Learn about applying to UB Learn about the Department of Indigenous Studies, University at Buffalo Learn about Indigenous student support and cultural programming Meet Indigenous faculty & staff Meet current […]
Seneca Diabetes Foundation Supports First-of-its-kind Treatment Center
October 8, 2024 | Repost from Kaleida Health FB Groundbreaking was held yesterday for a first-of-its-kind wound treatment center on the downtown medical campus, opening next year in Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute. This critical hospital expansion will provide patients with advanced treatment for persistent wounds that do not respond to standard medical care. […]
Student View: Empowering Indigenous Voices
A Seneca Nation advocate’s journey from community roots to law school leadership September 26, 2024 | msutoday.msu.edu Rory Wheeler (pictured above) is a third-year student in the MSU College of Law. As a proud citizen of the Seneca Nation, Turtle Clan and a descendant of multiple tribes, including the Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation, Cayuga Nation, […]
‘It feels good to be recognized’:
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day across Western New York October 14, 2024 | By Derek Heid | wkbw.com BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day in Western New York. 7 News is amplifying the voices of Native Americans and asking them “What does this day mean to you?” Chef Lorinda John from the Seneca Nation […]
“Pottery Pete: Hodinöhšo:ni:h Pottery” premiered at The Buffalo International Film Festival!
This past Indigenous People’s Weekend “Pottery Pete: Hodinöhšo:ni:h Pottery” premiered at The Buffalo International Film Festival! Ja:göh Jocelyn Jones (Onöndowa’ga, Gota:tö:nih) of Ancient Voices Media and her sister Cami Jones (Onöndowa’ga, Gota:tö:nih) to tell part of their uncle, Peter B. Jones’ (Onondaga/Seneca) story. This piece was produced through The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger […]
Anderson-Lee Library to Host Speaker Series
in November for Native American Heritage Month Submitted by Amy O’Connell, Anderson-Lee Library Anderson-Lee Library, located at 43 Main Street in Silver Creek announces the schedule for the annual speaker series in honor of Native American Heritage Month. All programs are free and open to the public. Please register for the programs by calling 716-934-3468, […]