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Cultural Puppet Show Highlights Storytelling for Students

The 4th grade students of Seneca Intermediate School were happy today to watch a puppet show that highlights traditional Seneca storytelling in a contemporary way. They smiled at the puppets’ humor, learned valuable character lessons, and even danced in their seats to the music. Nya:wëh to Kari Kennedy from Three Heron’s Co. for putting on […]

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The Sing at Coldspring 2025 by Randee Spruce

This work by Randee Spruce shows us a Haudenosaunee Sing, in which representatives from different nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy gather to share song and medicine. The setting is the new Coldspring Longhouse in Steamburg, New York. The previous Longhouse sat on ancestral homelands protected by a 1794 treaty, but was flooded by the US […]

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Silver Creek Students Honor Culture With Indigenous Food Tradition

November 28, 2025 | Repost from observertoday.com Middle School Native American Mentor/Tutor Samantha Scanlan, left, and Native American Education Program Coordinator Amanda Austin, right, are among the staff members at Silver Creek that participated in an Indigenous food tradition earlier this month. SILVER CREEK — Each year, Silver Creek High School celebrates Native American Heritage […]

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Gowanda Star Students for November

Fifth-graders of Gowanda Middle School continue to impress with positive behavior in November 2025. These students were selected by their teachers for exhibiting responsibility, kindness toward others, perseverance, working hard, good behavior, punctuality, being respectful and a willingness to try new challenges. Congratulations to:▪️Toby Bylbie▪️Chris Yohe▪️Gaia Stafford▪️Kailyn Smith▪️Landon Forest-Church Keep up the outstanding work, Panthers!

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Bringing Indigenous Recipes to School Food Menus

Repost from Chef Ann Foundation | Article by Jamie Rudd Food services manager John Haley from Salamanca City Central School District in New York shares how its Native American Curriculum Team and local Indigenous partners have helped provide more culturally relevant meals for their students. John Haley is a graduate of Chef Ann Foundation’s Healthy […]

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Olivia Porter Wins National Political Science Award

Olivia Gawehnidi Porter has been selected as a 2026-2027 American Political Science Association (APSA) Diversity Fellow, awarded to students applying to doctoral programs in political science. Olivia is a current graduate student at Stanford University, pursuing an MA in philosophy with a focus on ethics and political philosophy. She earned her BA in political philosophy […]

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Exciting Haudenosaunee Scholars Opportunity!

Roswell Park is seeking candidates for the 2026 Haudenosaunee Summer College Paid Internship. This program offers hands-on experience, housing, and a stipend for rising juniors and seniors enrolled in an accredited college or university. Deadline to apply: March 31, 2026 Travel to and from Buffalo, NY is not included. Scan the QR code, or enter […]

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News From The Four Corners United Methodist Church

Rte. 438 and Versailles Plank Road, Cattaraugus TerritoryPO Box 182, Versailles, NY 14168Sunday Worship Service – 9a.m. As Christmas approaches many of us can remember church and school plays featuring our children and in the next few weeks some of us will be attending Christmas concerts, cookie exchanges and family gatherings. Be sure to include […]