August 29, 2025 issue
I would like to acknowledge the Seneca Nation EMS for their service, more than once this year but lately on May 8th, they responded to my work and transported me to Buffalo General while I was having a stroke. Each time, the professionalism of the crew was able to put me at ease, as I’m […]
Yanenowi (Onöndowa’ga) recently shared “So happy to finally share that I have joined the FAO North America Office as a Research Intern under the North American Indigenous Liaison for the remainder of 2025. My work will focus on Indigenous Knowledge, food systems, and tribal partnerships! Working at the UN is a dream come true and […]
12557 Route 438, Irving, NY Submitted by Kathy Bloom Nobody likes a liar. Yet, we are all guilty of it. Some of us more than others. What does God’s Word say about it? A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who speaks lies will not escape. Proverbs 19:5 The Ten Commandments are given […]
June 27, 2025 | sbu.edu Newsroom St. Bonaventure University has been awarded a four-year, $2.3 million federal grant to expand and strengthen the behavioral health workforce in rural communities across Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania.St. Bonaventure University has been awarded a four-year, $2.3 million federal grant to expand and strengthen the behavioral health workforce […]
Mark Your Calendar: Saturday, July 5, 2025 This special event celebrates the shared history of the town’s residents and the Seneca Nation honoring the ancestors who lived on this land over 200 years ago. The day will feature native dance performances, lacrosse exhibitions, museum exhibits, hands-on children’s activities, food vendors, arts and crafts vendors, and new this year – […]
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 […]
Prof. Steele is the editor of the 2024 Native American law handbook June 11, 2025 | By Melissa Jenson | news.byu.edu Pictured above: Michalyn Steele – Photo by Abby Shelton/BYU Photo With 574 tribes, countless treaties and evolving court decisions, Native American law can be a complex maze. BYU law professor Michalyn Steele has spent […]
June 4, 2025 | By Noelle E.C. Evans | wxxinews.org Pictured above: Oral historian Gerry Ebalaroza-Tunnel, left, stands with Seneca elder Elliott Tallchief. More than half a century after the Thomas Indian School closed, local remaining Native American survivors of the institution are telling their stories as part of a national oral history project. The […]
We have been busy the last few months. We have some fascinating family presentations for the rest of the year. At our May meeting, we interviewed three elders from the Cattaraugus Territory: Maria Corwin, Joyce (Maybee) Gates and Jean (Parker) Jemison. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed hearing their stories of their life growing up, going to school […]
May 30, 2025 | Repost from The Buffalo History Museum FB page & Forest Lawn FB page Ely S. Parker Commemoration Ceremony at Forest Lawn CemeteryMay 30, 2025 | Repost from The Buffalo History Museum FB page & Forest Lawn FB page On the morning of May 30, 2025, Buffalo History Museum Executive Director Melissa […]