Local Seneca Activist Ross John Sr. along with Activist John Kane teamed up together to create a documentary called The Long Hope. The Long Hope is a documentary on an activist’s position on Sovereignty and the Rule of Law. The film was created by Iron Rose Productions in Conjunction with Iroquois Productions. The film Director […]
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Join the Seneca Youth Dancers (S.Y.D.)
Want to take part in traditional Hodinöhsyo:nih songs and dances? How about social dance events and field trips? Come join the Seneca Youth Dancers (S.Y.D.) — open to all students in the district! SYD Dates for the 2025–2026 School Year: Dec 18 • Jan 15 • Feb 12 • Mar 12 • Apr 23 • […]
Congratulations!!
A big shout to my son! Submitted by Jacquelyn C. Lay On October 24th, 2025, PVT Joshua John graduated from Basic Training with the Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Training Brigade at Fort Benning, Georgia. He is now continuing a 16-week Advanced Training and will graduate in February 2026. Ja:göh!
November Is Native American Heritage Month
Repost from Gowanda Central School District FB Please join Gowanda Central School District in celebrating rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and acknowledging the important contributions of Indigenous people. The theme for 2025 is “Weaving together our past, present and future.”
WNYIEAN Summit Visits the Seneca Nation
(Western New York Indigenous Education Advocacy Network) Repost from the Salamanca CSD Native Programming & Services Is a collaborative network of local Nations/Territories and surrounding school districts in the Western New York region that serve Indigenous students On Thursday, October 23, 2025, educators and support staff from seven districts came together to sponsor a student […]
Cooking Over the Coals
Honoring Indigenous Culture Join us for this amazing event. This is free and open to the public, no rsvp is required. It is located in Allegany State Park on the Red House side at Camp Allegany.
Native American Heritage Month
Reposted from History.com. By History Editors Native American Heritage Month is a federal observance held each November to honor American Indians and Alaska Natives. Congress first recognized the designation in 1990, and presidents have issued subsequent proclamations every year through 2024. Early Origins of Native American Heritage MonthEfforts to formally recognize Native Americans began in […]
New Treatment for Diabetes Seneca Community Presentation
Do you, a family member or friend have diabetes, neuropathy, leg and feet pain, tingling, numbness, chronic kidney disease or other chronic conditions? You’re invited to attend a community presentation about Physiologic Insulin Resensitization or PIR. Thursday, December 4th from 6-8 pm Cattaraugus Territory Volunteer Fire Department Community Center 12879 Rt. 438, Irving Refreshments will […]
The Canandaigua Treaty of 1794
The Canandaigua Treaty is a treaty between the United States of America and the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy – Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk and Tuscarora. It was signed in Canandaigua, New York on November 11, 1794 by sachems representing the Grand Council of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy and by […]
World War II Veteran Warrior Radiomen 2nd Class Arnold White
Seaman Arnold White enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1940 as a Radio Operator and participate in six sea battles, including combat operations aboard the U.S.S. O’Brien (DD 725) during World War II. The combat destroyer vessel U.S.S. O’Brien would be assigned to Task Force 54 in support of the invasion of Kerama Retto islands […]










