Block grant applications are available NOW! They are due by Monday, September 9, 2024. For more information, contact Block Grant Coordinator Caitlin John at 716-945-5035, ext. 3309. Note: This program is first come first serve and is income based. If you are currently on Block Grant you must re-apply for this up-coming year. See flyer […]
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Notice of Public Comment
The Seneca Nation Advocate Program will be submitting an application for the Fiscal Year 2024 funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Interested persons may review the draft model plan for discussion/comments to be considered for the finalization of the model plan between August 19-23, 2024 at the Cattaraugus and Allegany Advocate […]
Seneca Nation Partners with Buffalo Scuba for Public Safety Diver Training
Repost from Buffalo Scuba FB Seneca Nation of Indians are establishing an URT (Underwater Rescue Team). Buffalo Scuba is training their divers all the way through the process to be an official Public Safety Dive Team. It’s a long road with many months of classroom and in water training. We will be posting on their […]
Social Security Assistance
Seneca Nation Disability Services Cattaraugus residents can now call for an appointment for a phone conference for New Claims & Appeals. A SSI Representative will be available on the dates listed below. Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Social Security Administration is still closed to the public. Feel free to contact the Seneca Nation Disability […]
Community Needs Assessment
YOUR VOICE MATTERS! The Seneca Nation Community Planning and Development Department in conjunction with Crescendo Consulting Group, is in the process of doing a COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT to provide our leaders with a look at what strategies and programs are currently in place, and identify areas in need of improvement. Join us at our upcoming […]
RTR Commemorative Potluck
The Remember the Removal Committee commemorative potluck has been RESCHEDULED to Thursday, August 15th. An updated flyer with details will be posted soon. For more information, contact Reesa Abrams, reesa.abrams@sni.org or call (716) 945-1790, ext. 3064.
Gayëntwahgöh Exhibition Opening
Seneca Artists Will Pay Tribute to Cornplanter at New SINM Exhibition Submitted by the Seneca Nation Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center The Seneca-Iroquois National Museum, the showcase of the Seneca Nation Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center, is set to open a new exhibition titled Gayëntwahgöh: Cornplanter on Saturday, August 3, 2024. While the original Cornplanter monument, first erected on […]
Nation Eyes Resettlement of Seneca Lands in Kinzua Take Area
1365 Resettlement Committee Preparing Initial Report, Planning Community Meetings and Discussions Pictured – Seated L to R: Rebecca Bowen, 1365 Resettlement Committee, Jaime Pinkham, Principle Deputy Asst. Sec. of the Army for Civil Works, Quana Higgins, Acting Asst. for Tribal and Regulatory Affairs, Office of the Asst. Sec. of the Army for Civil Works, Clerk […]
Seneca Holdings Update
– Summer 2024 Pictured above: Seneca Holdings summer interns: Jillian Rea, Nia Nephew, Josh Lepsch, Hayden Hoag, Marshall Purvis, Keelan Seneca. Not pictured: James Cox, Camden Farmer Seneca Holdings continues to make good progress on our mission, which is to build a portfolio of profitable businesses that delivers long-term, sustained income and economic self-sufficiency to […]
SINM Elder Spotlight
June 2024’s Seneca-Iroquois National Museum Elder Spotlight featured Artist and Basket Maker, Nettie Watt Nettie Huff Watt (1901-1987) was Turtle Clan and from the Allegany Reservation. A renown basket maker, many of her pieces can be found in the collections of famous institutions such as Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian and the New […]