From the Pinewoods Community Association To all the helpers, volunteers, those who donated, and helped make the Pinewoods Community 2023 Easter Egg Hunt a huge success, we would like to say thank you (Nya:wëh) – You are the Best!
Community News
First-Year Rory Wheeler Secures Prestigious Udall Native American Congressional Internship
April 6, 2023 | By Jake Jenkins | law.msu.edu Michigan State College of Law student, Rory Wheeler, ’25, has secured the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Native American Congressional Internship. The Udall Internship honors the legacies of Morris Udall and Stewart Udall, whose careers had a significant impact on American Indian self-governance and […]
A.C.E. Mentoring Program
Salamanca School District Submitted by Leeora White, Salamanca’s A.C.E. Mentoring Program Consultant The Salamanca School District is developing a mentoring program focused on young native boys to engage, promote, and strengthen our community’s Indigenous culture. Building relationships with students through mentoring is the primary focus of Salamanca’s A.C.E. Mentoring program. Salamanca School District launched this […]
Designer Purse BINGO!
Save the Date: Sunday, May 7, 2023 Stop down to the Allegany Community Center (ACC) on Sunday, May 7th and play Designer Purse Bingo! Must be at least 18 years of age to play. Doors will open at 11am and Bingo starts at Noon. There will also be a silent chance auction, 50/50 raffle, mystery […]
Native Motion: Art Exhibit Focuses on Diversity in Native America
Dr. Rodney Haring’s Lacrosse Art Collection Featured on the West Coast! newsfromnativecalifornia.com An exhibit, Native Motion, celebrates resistance and cultural resilience. The artists in this exhibit represent only a small snapshot into the diversity that is Native America. These artists were selected because their work reflects both cultural tradition and contemporary innovation. Their work demonstrates […]
Marie Watt Will Display New Public Artwork for the City of Portland
Converge 45 Reveals the Artist List for Its 2023 Biennial, Titled “Social Forms: Art as Global Citizenship” wweek.com Converge 45, the Portland-based, nonprofit arts organization, has revealed the artist list for the upcoming edition of its biennial program, which is titled Social Forms: Art as Global Citizenship. Opening August 24, 2023, the citywide exhibition will […]
SCCSD working with Seneca Nation hoping to keep ‘Warriors’ name
March 28, 2023 | By Jaurdyn Johnson, Anthony Reyes | wkbw.com In November 2022 the New York State Education Department called for school districts across the state to eliminate Native American team names, logos, and/or imagery. According to the National Congress of American Indians, New York State had 113 schools with Native American mascots, logos, […]
St. Bonaventure Students Explore Seneca Nation Culture
March 30, 2023 | By Elizabeth Egan | Photo credit: Nicolas Gelyon | tapinto.net ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — When Nicolas Gelyon had the opportunity to make a long-form video production piece, he knew expanding his SBU-TV segment on the Seneca Nation Indigenous People in Salamanca would make for the perfect project. Gelyon, along with nine […]
“And So We Walked: An Artist’s Journey Along the Trail of Tears”
Friends of Ganondagan has collaborated with GEVA Theatre in Rochester, NY to provide Indigenous programming around the performance. Rochester, NY— DeLanna Studi, Cherokee performance artist and activist, shares a powerful, multi-faceted dramatic memoir in And So We Walked: An Artist’s Journey Along the Trail of Tears. This frank, heartwarming and inspiring story recounts the experience […]
Soup & Sandwich Sale
Wright Memorial Church Submitted by Luane Spruce Stop down to the Wright Memorial Church in Irving, NY on Saturday, April 15th and enjoy the warm comfort of various soups such as wild onion, cream of potato, taco soup, chili, cabbage soup, chicken noodle, and more with a side sandwich! Sale starts at 4pm! DINE-IN OR […]