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Friday, June 6th, 2025 All are welcome to the annual Pride Flag Raising Ceremony! Representation matters, and as a Nation, we embrace all community members that make our people strong and diverse. Show up and show your support for our LGBTQIA+ brothers and sisters! Allegany Celebration takes place at the Seneca Allegany Administration Building at […]

New York State Apologizes to Seneca Nation for State’s Role in Thomas Indian School President J. Conrad Seneca and Governor Kathyy Hochul Meet with Survivors and those Still Impacted by Thomas Indian School’s Atrocities during Governor’s Historic Visit to Cattaraugus Territory CATTARAUGUS TERRITORY, IRVING, N.Y. – Nearly 70 years after the Thomas Indian School closed […]

A notice from the Seneca Nation Environmental Protection Department: Organic fertilizer application is an annual process permitted by the Environmental Protection Department. Organic fertilizers (such as manure) may produce strong odors, but this smell dissipates quickly once properly tilled into the soil. Farmers on territory are required to use only plant-based, organic fertilizer certified as […]

Tribal Employment Rights Office Submitted by Bryan Gonzales, TERO Director, Cattaraugus Territory ARC Building Partners were recently selected as the Construction Manager by SGC and approved by Council for renovation work to be performed on both SGC Properties SNC & SAC.  See flyer below for more information. Asplundh Tree Service is a contractor of National […]

New York State Native American Day May 12th was Native American Day in the State Senate. It was an honor to welcome members of Native American tribes from across New York, including my friends and neighbors from the Seneca Nation. The day featured a thoughtful roundtable discussion on the issues facing Native communities, as well […]

Submitted by Rosemary Patterson The next Commission Meeting will be held June 11th at 12pm at the William Seneca Building – 2nd floor conference. Nya:wëh.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Press Release On May 16th, 2025, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner announced more than $9 million in Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) funding for eligible Native American Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) in New York to carry out affordable housing activities […]

May 12, 2025 | Repost from Seneca Nation Conservation – Fish & Wildlife Bipalium is a genus of large predatory land planarians. They are often loosely called hammerhead worms or broadhead planarians. Things to know: Dangerous or not: Are hammerhead worms dangerous?Yes, hammerhead worms can be dangerous. They secrete a toxin, tetrodotoxin, similar to that […]

Seneca Training Center Earlier this month, the Training & Employment Resource Center held a graduation ceremony for the graduates of the Seneca Training Center’s Construction Technology Program. Students completed the 25-week program, starting in the basic class at the training center in Steamburg, and graduated from on-the-job advanced classes/projects around the territory. Ja:göh! Congratulations to […]

Seneca Media joined the Seneca Nation Conservation – Fish & Wildlife team for their seasonal electrofishing trip on the Allegany Reservoir. A short electric current is sent into the water, temporarily stunning fish for safe collection. This allows for population monitoring and tagging for future study. Among the species collected were walleye, pike, and sauger. […]