July 11, 2025 issue
Friday, June 20th at 7pm | Artpark Mainstage Theater | Doors are at 5pm | Runway starts at 7pm We are proudly presenting our first Indigenous-led runway show and gallery presentation, a powerful celebration of Indigenous excellence in fashion, beauty, and the arts—founded and produced by two visionary Tuscarora women. This event is more than […]
June 3, 2025 | Repost from Sully Huff Heritage Center Not only do our learners get familiar with our languages, they learn the history & the evolution of our people. Elmer & Halz shown here as they headed to meet Jordan Smith at Gowanda to share their knowledge with the Elementary grades. Deadiwënöhsnye’s Gëjohgwa’ – […]
Take the CCLS Road Trip and check out your local Chautauqua and Cattaraugus County LibrariesExplore, have fun, learn, and earn some prizes! Your CCLS Road Trip begins any time from June 1st through August 31st, 2025. Summer is the perfect time to become an explorer in your own backyard, and what better place to explore […]
A FREE family-friendly celebration of Native culture, tradition, and storytelling. On Saturday, June 21, 2025, from 12-4pm at Artpark, enjoy a vibrant and immersive afternoon of music, dance, storytelling, cultural teachings, workshops, and Indigenous artistry. • New: The Circle – Indigenous Teachings & Storytelling• Annual Smoke Dance Competition• The Indigenous Artisan Market• The Indigenous Discovery […]
12557 Route 438, Irving, NY Submitted by Kathy Bloom It’s Father’s Day season! We wish to extend our best wishes and God’s blessings upon each father! Were you blessed with a wonderful father, step father or father-figure? Let’s give thanks for those dads who loved us deeply. Perhaps you did not have a father or […]
Calling any and all health care providers in the Finger Lakes region! Join the Indigenous Health Coalition on June 3rd from 6-8pm in Rochester (location TBD) to start the conversation about how we can provide better health care for the Indigenous communities in our region. See flyer below for more details and to register. Applications […]
at the Rochester Museum & Science Center The Permanent Art Exhibit Opened on December 6, 2024 By Alyssa Coustenis and Norah Stevens, Newsletter Reporters The Hodinöšyö:nih: Continuity, Innovation, and Resilience exhibit at the Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC), curated by Jamie Jacobs (Tonawanda Seneca, Turtle Clan). Rather than portraying Native peoples as relics of […]
May 22, 2025 | Repost from the Department of Indigenous Cancer Health FB Mary and Todd Gates have faced cancer together. They were hoping to ring the Roswell Park Victory Bell together in December, but learned that Todd would require additional treatment. “I waited for him to ring the bell,” Mary said today of her […]
Ja:göh Carson Waterman! May 18, 2025 | Repost from sbu.edu Sr. Margaret Carney, O.S.F., S.T.D., was back on the stage she graced for more than a decade, giving sage advice to nearly 700 graduates of St. Bonaventure University. “Choose your navigational stars with great care,” she said. “Seek the steady light of the public servant […]
Indian Village at the New York State Fair Submitted by Mary Jacobs The Six Nations Agricultural Society is asking you to consider being a sponsor at our 7th Annual Golf Fundraiser to benefit the New York State Fair Indian Village. This event will be held on Sunday, July 27, 2025, at the Seneca Hickory Stick […]