March 27, 2026 issue
January 2, 2024 | By Tina MacIntyre-Yee | Farmers’ Advance | farmersadvance.com Photo above: Gerry Fisher, acting Director at Seneca Nation’s Gakwi:yo:h Farms, tosses some corn to the other end of the pile. The only sound was the rustling of husks, carefully pulled down to save the three strongest for braiding the corn together. This […]
Submitted on behalf of Agwadeyësta Do:gë:h “In our teachings of our traditional ways, families never inflicted violence towards each other or the children. Our people believe that the children are gifts from the creator and we are not the “owners” but the caretakers of them. We were given these children to teach them, to be […]
January 6, 2024 | Repost from Jesse’s Home and Gifts in Gowanda, NY FB Meet our newest local artisan, Bernadette Scott (Seneca, Cattaraugus Territory). We are thrilled to have Bernadette’s traditional Iroquois cornhusk creations at Jesse’s. We will be hosting a cornhusk art class at the store in February, stay tuned for the class info. […]
December 23, 2023 | Reposted from Iroquois Post 1587 American Legion FB On December 18, 2023 Iroquois Post 1587 American Legion Chaplain Marvin Abrams, Post Commander Ronald Cook Jr, and Legionnaire DJ Huff paid a visit to Post member and Vietnam War Veteran SSGT Dennis Logan at the Gowanda Nursing Home. As we chatted about […]
Submitted by Whitney Ann Henry Photo above: First Lady Jill Biden, Cancer Moonshot Rodney Haring, PhD, MSW (Seneca Nation), Roswell Park Chair of Indigenous Cancer Health, was one of just 200 experts invited to participate in a recent Cancer Moonshot update call with First Lady Jill Biden, EdD, focused on federal support for cancer patient […]
Tah-won-ne-ahs or Governor Blacksnake December 26, 2023 | Repost from Erie Canal Museum FB Today our #CanalConnection is with Tah-won-ne-ahs or Governor Blacksnake. Blacksnake was a member of the Seneca Nation, born in the mid-1700s near Seneca Lake. During the American Revolution he fought alongside the British and was part of Haudenosaunee diplomatic missions that […]
Apply by February 28, 2024 Whether you are considering applying for an IHS scholarship, seeking an extension of your existing scholarship or are a Health Professions scholarship recipient looking to fulfill your service commitment, you’ll find all of the information you’ll need here. Start your new year off right by applying to the IHS Scholarship […]
January 2, 2024 | Submitted by Kathy Bloom Greetings from Pleasant Valley Baptist Church! We are excited to share our upcoming events and good news with you! You are invited to worship with us every Sunday morning starting with Bible classes for adults and teens at 10am, complete with coffee and snacks, followed by the […]
Attention ALL Seniors, Parents, Guardians! January 4, 2024 | Repost from Gowanda Central School District FB The Counseling Center of Gowanda High School will host a FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION NIGHT for seniors and their parents/guardians on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, between 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the GHS library. PLEASE NOTE: Families MUST register by January 19, […]
Team of Indigenous experts meets need for services in research, patient navigation, healthcare and education roswellpark.org Photo above: “Our biggest news of 2023 is explained in greater detail below. Why the evolution of our center into a stand-alone department is significant to our mission of lessening the burden of cancer in Indigenous communities. We are […]