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Gakwi:yo:h Farms will be hosting a Cover Cropping and Crop Rotation class on September 16, 2022 at the farm (time to be determined at a later date)! This class is open to community members who have gardens and is strongly recommended by those who had their gardens tilled by Gakwi:yo:h staff this planting season. Stay […]

SENECA NATION Chronology for August – A Look Back in Our History Seneca Nation Archives/Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center – Allegany Territory August 11, 1779 – Col. Daniel Brodhead leaves Ft. Pitt (now known as Pittsburgh, PA) heading up the Allegany River as part of the Sullivan invasion of Seneca territory, specifically, and Hodinöhsöni’ territory, in general. […]

Seneca Nation Selected for ESRI Special Achievement Award in Geographic Information Services Project GoalThe Seneca Nation Geographic Information Services Department creates, compiles and maintains geographic data for utilization by our tribal government and departments for project planning, development and analysis. Our goals are to provide, maintain, and secure spatially accurate geographic data sets for all […]

PRESS RELEASE – 08/04/2022 | Cattaraugus County Health Department In coordination with the Cattaraugus County Department of Health, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA/APHIS Wildlife Services) seeks to control and eliminate terrestrial rabies through the wildlife oral rabies vaccination (ORV) program. The oral wildlife rabies vaccine (ONRAB®) is contained in green baits comprised of […]

Community Planning and Development Department Environmental Health Unit Housing Authority Dear Parents, It is very important to bring awareness of the dangers of lead in our environment. The Seneca Nation was one of thirteen awardees to receive the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Tribal Healthy Homes Grant. HUD is recognizing that health disparities correlate to […]

Submitted By Nicole Martin Deadiwënöhsnye’s Gëjóhgwa’, meaning They Protect the Language, is a Seneca Adult Immersion Program located on the Territories of Allegany & Cattaraugus. About our admissions process: there is no prerequisite for entrance into the program, however, you will need to pass the Admissions Test and have ALL application materials submitted by the […]

On July 26th, several of the ACC Summer rec youth took a step back in time; they visited an archaeological site located at Canticle Farms in Allegany NY. The site is home to multiple longhouses which date from 5000 years ago to just as recent as 800 years ago. The discovery of these sites is […]

Caryn is a recent graduate from Syracuse University with a dual major, earning a bachelor’s degree in both Marketing Management and Entrepreneurship & Emerging Enterprises. She also minored in Native American & Indigenous Studies. Caryn resides on the Allegany Territory of the Seneca Nation. She enjoys hiking, volunteering, and creating positive impacts. Caryn joins us […]

Onondaga Nation, N.Y., July 13, 2022–FEMA Region 2 held the 2022 Nation to Nation Tribal Summit at the Onondaga Nation Fire House. Regional Administrator David Warrington (fourth from right) met with Nation representatives from the state of New York: Rene Rickard (Tuscarora Nation), Kelly Dennis and Dan Collins (Shinnecock Nation), Paul Elm (Onondaga Nation), Daniel […]

The Seneca Nation Advocate Program will be submitting an application for the Fiscal Year 2023 funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Interested persons may review the draft model plan between August 15 – 19, 2022Cattaraugus and Allegany Tribal Advocate Offices. For further information, please contact the Cattaraugus or Allegany Advocate Program […]