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Narrative Sovereignty and Healing By Joe Stahlman and Hayden Haynes with Jocelyn Jones SUMMARY: A photo essay and exhibition proves powerful for a community looking at the aftereffects of one Indian Boarding School. This photo essay by Hayden Haynes is part of the culmination of a community looking at the effects and aftereffects of one […]

When: October 11th, 2022Time: 6:00pmWhere: Allegany Community Center – Multipurpose Room 18 years or older. $5 Membership Fee. Enrolled with one of the Six Nations in NYS. Live on a Six Nations Territory.

Peter B. Jones is the internationally-renowned Onondaga artist who created a statue that many Akronites know fondly. The bronze-cast Native American man hoisting a canoe, located on the corner of Merriman Road and North Portage Path, helps engage passersby with the history of the region. Now, a new public art initiative is bringing Jones’ work […]

September 19, 2022 | sunyjcc.edu Above: Kaycee Colburn shares the history behind her art at the Welcome Back Picnic held recently on the SUNY JCC Jamestown campus. Creatives Rebuild New York recently placed two Native American artists in residence for two years on the SUNY Jamestown Community College campus. The Jamestown project is funded by […]

September 2022 | http://www.indian-affairs.org This November, #SCOTUS will hear arguments for Haaland v. Brackeen — the case that could overturn the decades-old and widely supported Indian Child Welfare Act. Unfortunately, #ICWA is not a mainstream issue. Outside of Native peoples, child welfare experts, and some policymakers, ICWA is unknown and misunderstood. We need to bring […]

AS A MEMBER OF THE SENECA NATION, I WANT TO PERSONALLY SAY “THANK YOU” FROM MYSELF AND THE SHILLINGBURG FAMILY TO THE EXECUTIVES & COUNCIL, AND ALL THEIR STAFF. WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THEY DO FOR THE SENECA NATION. ALSO, THE MONEY IS GREATLY NEEDED AND APPRECIATED BY ALL THE NATION’S MEMBER’S. ~ LTC Chris Shillingburg

Next Leaf Pharma donates proceeds from the Oishei Children’s Hospital Golf Tournament held September 7th at Holiday Valley. Dispensary Owner Mike Redeye and staff pose with a check in the amount of $3,000.00 that was donated. They are pictured here in front of the Allegany Territory Next Leaf Pharma location – 558 Broad St., Salamanca, […]

Rte. 438 and Versailles Plank Road, Cattaraugus Territory | Submitted by Marilyn Anderson The Seneca Hymn singers have resumed their Tuesday gatherings. At 7:00 people gather in the fellowship hall and rehearse and learn Seneca hymns. After singing they enjoy refreshments together. The singers are looking for new members to keep the tradition going. If […]

Native Agriculture & Food Systems Scholarship Deadline to apply: October 18, 2022 To encourage more Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian college students to enter agriculture and food systems fields so that they can better assist their communities with food systems efforts, First Nations will award 20 to 25 $1,000 to $1,500 scholarships to […]

Salamanca City Central School District is proud to present the Seneca Intermediate School Wampum Belt. There were many hands involved in making this a success. Social Emotional Coach Corrine Quin first had the idea after attending Dr. Joe Stahlman’s professional development of Seneca IV and after meetings to brainstorm ways to incorporate the Seneca culture […]