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Nation-to-Nation Red Ribbon Skirt Exchange

NAIWA members -Who would like to participate in the ribbon skirt exchange? Seven Dancers Coalition will once again be doing a red ribbon skirt exchange in honor of National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Awareness Day on May 5th. Skirts are due by April 11th, 2025.  For more information contact 716-201-1421 or email sam@seven-dancers.com.

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Beaded Bird Workshop Opportunities!

Join us for a special Beaded Birds workshop with Barb Thomas! Learn the art of traditional Haudenosaunee beadwork in a free, hands-on class. Erie County: April 9, 16, 23, 30 Niagara County: April 10, 17, 24, May 1 5:30pm – 8:30pm Limited to 10 participants per county! Call Arriana, Colleen, or Dakota at 716-874-2797, ext. […]

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Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Update

12557 Route 438, Irving, NY Submitted by Kathy Bloom Plans are underway for Resurrection Sunday! The adult and children’s Easter Choirs have begun their rehearsals and will be ready to present the gospel come Sunday, April 20th at 11am! Pastor Glenn will share the Good News! Mark your calendars and come celebrate with us! Movie […]

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‘Being Alive Well’: an Indigenous approach to well being

February 21, 2025 | By Julia Müsseler, Contributing Writer | alleghenycampus.com Pictured above: Participants learn how to make corn husk dolls from mother-daughter duo Antoinette Scott and Mary Denea. During the program “Being Alive Well” members of indigenous tribes presented their holistic conception of well-being among others at the Doane Art Gallery in the Henderson […]

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News From The Four Corners United Methodist Church

Rte. 438 and Versailles Plank Road, Cattaraugus Territory | PO Box 182, Versailles, NY 14168 Submitted by Marilyn Anderson On Tuesday, March 4 we celebrated “Fat Tuesday” at Four Corners with delicious cakes, pies and chili. Our friends from Gowanda UMC and Hamburg UMC joined us for the eve of Lent. On March 5 we […]

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Congrats to Shawn M. Ralston!

Shawn M. Ralston, of the Cattaraugus Reservati on, recently received his Master’s Degree (Cum Laude) in Indigenous Education from Arizona State University. Shawn serves as the Manager of Curriculum Design at the Close Up Foundation. Among his many responsibilities, Shawn oversees the curriculum design of Close Up’s annual program on Native Youth including the United […]

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Ja:göh Molly Shaw

Ja:göh Molly Shaw, Onöndowa’ga, Gota:yö:nih, daughter of Matt and Melissa Shaw, took the oath and was inaugurated as Silver Creek School District, first ever student representative on the Board of Education. The Silver Creek School Board had been looking into the idea of student representation for some time. NYS released information not long ago that […]

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Ja:göh Keagan VanEvery Jaelyn Nelms

Ja:göh Keagan VanEvery, Hodae’ö:ga:’ (He is Heron Clan), Onödowa’ga:’, trombone player, and Jaelyn Nelms, Godae’ö:ga:’ (She is Heron clan), Onödowa’ga:’, bass drum player. They recently had the opportunity to showcase their musical talents with the Iroquois Indian Concert & Marching Band at the Albany FireWolves lacrosse game on February 15th for Indigenous Celebration Night! The […]

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Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Update

12557 Route 438, Irving, NY Submitted by Kathy Bloom Several people turned out for the Hope Challenge youth event at the CCC on Saturday, March 1st! Students in grades 6-12 from the Cattaraugus territory attended as well as a group from Tuscarora and Lockport! There was a 3v3 basketball contest, foul shot contest, bar bell […]