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Meetings will occur every 2nd and 4th Monday of each month. Meetings are open to ALL members of the Pinewoods Community to meet and share ideas on how to protect our community.

Salamanca Students Celebrate Native American Heritage Month Repost from Salamanca City Central School District FB In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, the Salamanca Student Activists and Indigenous Youth Council are proudly flying the Hiawatha Belt Flag on the student flagpole throughout the month of November. The Six Nations Confederacy Belt, also known as the […]

Located at 12557 Route 438, Irving, NY Food pantry just made our first delivery! Anyone who wants to donate please do, people are not getting their food stamps and are needing to feed their littles, accepting nonperishables or monetary donations. Check out the flyer below for their upcoming Hope Challenge, taking place Saturday, November 29th!

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 […]

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 • […]

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!

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.”

(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 […]

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.

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 […]