Departments

Remember the Removal is an annual event to mark the time six decades ago when the Army Corps of Engineers bulldozed and burned our communities in order to build the Kinzua Dam. The lives and livelihoods of hundreds of Seneca families were irreparably damaged, yet through strength and resilience, picked up the pieces. This year’s […]

September 30, 2022 – Students and staff at the Seneca Arts & Learning Center (Allegany) and the Early Childhood Learning Center (Cattaraugus) wore orange and organized walks around their respective campuses to recognize #OrangeShirtDay. Orange Shirt Day is a day of awareness for the #EveryChildMatters movement. It is an opportunity to shed light on the […]

Seneca Nation of Indians Economic Development Company Native CDFI Network | @nativecdfis NCN sits down with Jonathan Zurek, who serves as Executive Director of the Seneca Nation of Indians Economic Development Company (SNIEDC), a federally certified Native CDFI based in Salamanca, New York. In this insightful conversation with NCN, Jonathan shares how SNIEDC works in […]

Seneca Fire held their annual “Installation of Officers” dinner to acknowledge the department for 2021, on delay due to the pandemic. A special dedication of the T-Rex 6 Ladder truck was held in the name of Steve “Sauce” Schindler for his 23 years of service at the time of his passing. President Matthew Pagels gave […]

Below you’ll find both Allegany and Cattaraugus Territory office flyers . Call for an appointment: for a phone conference, new claims, appeals, retirement and other business. SSI Representatives will be available on the days listed. See your respective territory flyer for additional information. Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Social Security Administration is still closed […]

Collections being accepting thru October 31, 2022 It’s about that time of year again! Help us, help those in NEED this winter by donating coats, hats or gloves! Drop offs will be accepted 7 days a week. See flyer below for times and contacts. Email Chelce.finch@sni.org OR Liz.smith@sni.org for more information.

Tšiwëdak’ah – Friday, September 30th, Deadiwënöhsnye’s Gëjóhgwa’ Seneca Language immersion hosted a field day at the Saylor Building on Cattaraugus Territory for all levels of speakers to taking part in ongoing language revitalization efforts. On the day recognized internationally as Truth and Reconciliation Day, it was heart warming to have children, adult and fluent elder […]

Thursday, October 20, 20226:00 pm – 7:30 pm In collaboration with Local Learning: The National Network for Folk Arts in Education and The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes Location: Stanley “Sully” Huff Heritage Center, 12857 Route 438, Irving, New York 14081Free and open to the public | Advance registration encouraged Join us for […]

Good oral health habits need to be formed from an early age to keep children from developing tooth decay. On top of this, if we can encourage children to build healthy habits from an early age they will carry these with them throughout their lifetime and keep their chances of developing decay low. On Friday, […]

Hosted by the Seneca Nation Fish & Wildlife Department Come out on Thursday, October 20th and learn from William “Billy” Abrams at the annual deer processing class! See flyer below for details: