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Seneca Nation Makes Donation to Fund New K-9 Officer Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office to secure Narcotics dog Photo: President Armstrong pictured with Eric Butler of the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office. (October 24, 2024) ALLEGANY TERRITORY, SALAMANCA, N.Y. – The Seneca Nation in partnership with the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Department announced the donation of $30,000 to […]

Photo credits: Seneca Media & Communications Center Nya:wëh to everyone that came out this past weekend for our October Festival. The activities included a trunk or treat, smoke dance competitions, hayrides by Seneca Nation Gakwi:yo:h Farms, and the evening concluded with scary stories by the fire told by Josh Johnny-John inside the Living Longhouse. The […]

Allegany Territory Submitted by Seneca Nation Department of Transportation Nya:wëh Sgë:nö’. If you live in the Jimersontown and Steamburg area, you may have noticed speed signs in your neighborhood. SNDOT purchased the speed signs as part of a speed management project. These speed signs are just the first of many, SNDOT received Tribal Transportation Program […]

Language is crucial to cultural preservation, and the Onöndowa’ga:’ Gawë:nö’ education programs are leading the way for our community. From infants to high schoolers to adults and beyond, there are so many opportunities for our people to reconnect with our language. Housed in the Cattaraugus Early Childhood Learning Center, the Ëyetinëtšinéhshö’ Immersed Learning Nest (ËILN) […]

Classes led by Rosy Simas (Seneca, Heron Clan), and Sam Aros- Mitchell (Yaqui) Family Heirlooms Exhibit: Deadline for exhibit items is November 15th! Winter Art Crawl: Call for Vendors The Onöhsagwë: de’ Cultural Center (OCC), is offering free classes for youth, and Elders Due to circumstances beyond the Museum’s control, the October 25, 26, and […]

Seneca Allegany Department of Education Nya:wëh sgë:nö! My name is Nizhoni Kennedy and I am the Higher Education Coordinator for the Seneca Allegany Department of Education. I am a Class of 2020 Salamanca High School Alumni and actively pursuing my Bachelor’s of Science in Sports Management with a Native Studies Minor through Southeastern Oklahoma State […]

Help us keep our community warm this winter Seneca Arts & Learning Center (SALC) As the weather gets colder, let’s come together to help those in need stay warm! We are excited to announce our Winter Coat Drive running now and throughout the month of December. If you have items to donate, please drop them […]

The Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center awarded $64,000 grant through the National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) Submitted by The Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center The award will fund the research and development of a multiplatform digital storytelling series about Seneca history, language, and culture tentatively titled Our Ancestors, Ourselves: Stories from the Western Door. The series is envisioned […]

Submitted by Samantha Jacobs Looking for something fun to do during the month of November? Stop down to the Stanley Huff Heritage Center – “the Sully” and participate in any of the free classes being offered. To register for any of the classes, contact Sam Jacobs at 716-532-8162 or email her via samantha.jacobs@sni.org. Sign-up today! […]