November 14, 2025 issue
Depicting Deep and Personal Commitments to Identity, Community and Storytelling: Heinz Family Foundation Names Jennifer Packer and Marie Watt Recipients of the 30th Heinz Awards for the Arts PITTSBURGH, September 16, 2025 — The Heinz Family Foundation today named Jennifer M. Packer and Marie K. Watt recipients of the prestigious 30th Heinz Award for the […]
ST. BONAVENTURE – Artist Carson Waterman, a cultural icon of the Seneca Nation, will be featured as the centerpiece of the Laine Immersion Arts Exhibition at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts’ 30th anniversary season launch. The event at St. Bonaventure University will take place at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, marking the […]
Saturday October 18, 202512pm to 2:30pm at the Seneca Nation Administration Building – Grand Hall90 Ohi:yo’ Way, Salamanca, NY 14779 MENU: Roast TurkeyRoast VenisonFry BreadBoiled Corn BreadHulled Corn SoupFried Salt PorkMashed BeansGreen BeansButtered SquashCole SlawMashed Potatoes/GravyCranberry SaucePumpkin PieCoffee/TeaWater or Soda MUST PREORDER – CONTACT THE FOLLOWING TO DO SO:Marilyn George (716) 474-6387 – marilyn_george@yahoo.comGloria Heron(Vendors) […]
The Original Peoples podcast just dropped 5 New Episodes on Spotify on September 18. There’s enough posted to keep you all busy for a few days!! As always, I appreciate your support and kind words!! The Original Peoples Podcast has been a fun project to be a part of. All respect and gratitude go to […]
A raised-bed garden project outside at Gowanda Middle School is causing pride to blossom on and off campus. The agricultural project is the result of a brainstorm between a few educators looking for a way to create a collaborative project to give students a hands-on opportunity in understanding how food is grown and where it […]
Join us in October this fall for an evening of instructional painting. As ever changing are our seasons, so are are lives. Thursday, October 9, 2025 starting at 5pm at the Four Corners United Methodist Church, located at 1586 Route, 438, Irving, NY 14081. For more information, contact Franchesca Jones at 716-708-0180.
Saturday, October 4, 2025, at 6pm, The Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 12557 Route 438 Irving, NY 14081 will be hosting a viewing of the film, The Forge. With Free Popcorn and Snacks! The Forge is a faith-filled, inspirational, and heartfelt motion picture you won’t want to miss! Isaiah Wright recently graduated high school […]
Anderson-Lee Library, located at 43 Main Street in Silver Creek, will hold their annual Native American Heritage Month Speakers Series in November. Please join us for the following speakers! More information will be forthcoming, and updates may be found at www.andersonleelibray.org, or by calling the library at716-934-3468. Saturday, November 1 at noon: Whitney Nephew (children’s […]
at Ray Evan’s Theater By Norah Stevens, Reporter With the upcoming premiere of “The Burning of My Coldspring Home” – a film Directed and Produced by Caleb G. Abrams at the Ray Evans Seneca Theater (10 Main St., Salamanca, NY 14779) on September 19, 2025, SNI Newsletter reached out for an interview. Caleb G. Abrams, […]
By Sharon LeBeau Francis “It was the greatest honor of my life to serve.” These words, attributed to my grandmother Marcella LeBeau, feel like the essence of who she was. Whether spoken aloud or simply lived through her actions, they reflect the heart of a woman who dedicated much of her life to her community, […]