Pictured above: L to R: House Minority Leader Jeffries, Councillor Abrams, Councillor Gill, Councillor Porter, and Congressman Kennedy On September 28th, 2024, Councillors Tina Abrams, Jeff Gill, and Odie Brant Porter attended a campaign event at the Curtiss Hotel in Buffalo hosted by U.S. Congressman Tim Kennedy (N.Y. 26th District), with special guest U.S. House […]
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Canandaigua Treaty Commemoration
230th Anniversary took place on Monday, November 11, 2024 This year marked the 230th anniversary of the historic, federal Canandaigua Treaty of 1794. The annual commemoration took place on the front lawn of the Ontario County Courthouse. The annual commemoration serves to “polish the chain of peace and friendship” between the Hodinöhsö:ni’ (Iroquois or Six […]
United States Apologizes to Native Nations
Seneca Nation Statement on United States’ Apology to Native Nations for Native American Residential Boarding School Policy Pictured: The former Thomas Indian School (October 28, 2024) ALLEGANY TERRITORY, SALAMANCA, N.Y. – On Friday, during a visit to the Gila River Indian Community, United States President Joseph Biden issued a formal apology to Native Nations within the […]
Councillor Gill Offers Testimony on Capitol Hill on Behalf of Seneca Nation
On May 7th, 2024, Councillor Jeffrey Gill offered testimony on Capitol Hill regarding some Congressional budgetary matters that affect the Seneca Nation: Testimony of Jeffrey Gill, Councillor, Seneca Nation. Before U.S. Congress, House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies – May 7, 2024 “On behalf of the Seneca Nation, thank you for […]
Opioid Crisis
Exclusion Order: Excluding Donel Cathcart from Seneca Nation Territories WHEREAS, The Seneca Nation has the inherent right to exclude individuals from the Territories of the Seneca Nation who cause harm or pose a threat to the health and safety of the Seneca Nation and its community members; and WHEREAS, the Seneca Nation Council has adopted […]
Opioid Crisis
Executive Order: Excluding John Oyler from Seneca Nation Territories WHEREAS, The Seneca Nation has the inherent right to exclude individuals from the Territories of the Seneca Nation who cause harm or pose a threat to the health and safety of the Seneca Nation and its community members; and WHEREAS, the Seneca Nation Council has adopted […]
USET/USET SPF Impact Week 2024
March 30, 2024 | Repost from WISPC FB Seneca Nation Councillor Presley Redeye, along with Project Facilitator Natalie Stahlman, and WISPC Executive committee member Peter Wilson traveled to Washington D.C. last month to participate in the 2024 USET/USET SPF Impact Week. They are pictured here with Justin Mohamed, Ambassador for First Nations People, Department of […]
Ja:göh Councillor Odie Brant Porter!
Councillor Odie Brant Porter Named to the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Advisory Council The Smithsonian Institution recently named Odie Brant Porter, a Seneca Nation Council member, to the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Advisory Council, whose board met on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. In December 2020, Congress established a comprehensive women’s history museum within […]
Dog Park Interest ON Territory
Comment Period Ends May 1st, 2024 Nya:wëh Sge:nö’, I am writing to engage the community’s interest and support to construct a dog park on the Allegany Territory. I have heard from a handful of members that travel to other dog parks, such as Jamestown and Ellicottville, on a weekly basis that would love to have […]
Congressman Langworthy Meets w/Nation Officials
December 21, 2023 | oleantimesherald.com IRVING — U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy has met with the Seneca Nation Council to discuss the needs and priorities of the Seneca Nation, as well as provide legislative updates. “I’m proud to partner with the Seneca Nation Council to build a better future for the Seneca Nation and our region […]