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https://www.ellis-beauregardfoundation.org/fellowship/ Every year the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation offers a $50,000.00 cash award plus a solo exhibition with our partner institution The Center for Maine Contemporary Art to an artist living and working in the United States. We are enormously pleased to announce that the 2025 Visual Arts Fellowship Award has been granted to Marie Watt. Marie […]

Repost from Salamanca Rehabilitation and Nursing Center We are blessed to be able celebrate this incredible milestone with you! A hundred years of life, love, and laughter is truly something to cherish. Your contributions to the community are so special and deeply appreciated. You have touched the lives of so many during your days as […]

Submitted by Franchesca Jones Attention! The Grief Support Group is now meeting in both Erie & Cattaraugus Counties! Starting in October 2024, we will be meeting in Salamanca! 2nd Thursday of each month (Irving) – at the Four Corners United Methodist Church 3rd Tuesday of each month (Salamanca) – at 983 R.C. Hoag Dr.

Markey Jimerson, a Seneca Elder from the Cattaraugus Territory submitted this photo, circa 1920’s or 1930’s, for inclusion into the Newsletter. He is seeking the public’s help. Can anyone identify any of these individuals in this photo? If so, please email Gail Kennedy at g.kennedy@sni.org OR the Newsletter office at 716-945-1790, ext. 3029, sninews@sni.org with […]

Submitted by Friends of the Turtle In celebration of Native American Month, the Friends of the Turtle gathered for a candle lighting in front of The Turtle in Niagara Falls on November 1st, 2024. The Friends of the Turtle’s mission is to re-awaken the Turtle as a space for Indigenous arts, culture, and heritage. Among […]

Saturday | December 14, 2024Time: 10am – 4pm | Location: Seneca Art & Culture Center Save the date! We have an exciting program coming up next month that will feature food & tea tastings, storytelling, Indigenous artisan vendors, and more! For more information, visit https://www.ganondagan.org/events.

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, […]

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: 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 – […]