July 11, 2025 issue
Submitted by Patti Brisley This summer the Allegany YES Program has had a busy summer! On July 17th they were provided a workshop in Financial Literacy by SNIEDC group John Zurek, Annie Tallchief and Kayla Huff. The SNIEDC team made it a lot of fun playing trivia buzzer games followed by Spending Frenzy, a ‘life […]
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 […]
International Overdose Awareness Day is coming up on Friday, August 30. OVERDOSE AWARENESS PLANTING CEREMONY: Please join the Seneca Nation Prevention Unit and Seneca Strong for an Overdose Awareness Planting Ceremony at the Cattaraugus Health Center Pond. Event starts at 11am on Thursday, August 29th. For more information, call the Prevention Unit at 716-532-8223, ext. […]
Tribal Business News: GSA’s $1.7M deal with Seneca Environmental Marks 1st-Ever Use Of Tribal Energy Program August 3, 2024 | By Rosana Francescato A contract announced Aug. 2 by the General Services Administration (GSA) has led to a seven-figure deal with a tribally owned energy firm, marking the first use of a decades-old program aimed […]
World Indigenous Suicide Prevention Conference Reprint from Buffalo News | By Scott Scanlon | Jul 22, 2024 Pictured above: WISPC Committee Members L-R Corbett Seneca, Councillor Arlene Bova, Elissa Parker, Natalie Stahlman Presley Redeye has seen a lot of tragedy in his 18 years with the Seneca Nation Fire Department. Medical emergencies. Serious motor vehicle […]
Seneca Nation Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center Selected Amongst Several Organizations to be the Collections Partner for a Community Archiving Workshop Submitted by the Seneca Nation Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center This archiving workshop is an exciting opportunity offered as part of the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums (ATALM) conference this upcoming November. As the collections partner, […]
Breaking: Illegal Encampment Removal Beginning 8/8 on the Allegany Territory Beginning at 9 a.m. yesterday morning, the Seneca Nation in partnership with the City of Salamanca began the removal of multiple illegal vagrant encampments across the Allegany Territory. These encampments present a risk to community health, safety, environment, and are in direct violation of Seneca […]
World Indigenous Suicide Prevention Conference Opening Ceremony Poem Submitted by Ja:no’s Bowen Poem written by Gahsëni’de’ H. M. Hubbell (pictured below), Beaver Clan, Seneca Nation Recited at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2024 World Indigenous Suicide Prevention Conference I Am From I am from the Seneca Nation. From the peepers few to the peepers plenty. […]
From The Jacobs School And The Seneca Nation Education Department Students and faculty from UB’s health sciences units introduced middle and high school students to a wide range of health care professions July 24, 2024 | By Ellen Goldbaum | buffalo.edu BUFFALO, N.Y. — It was August 2021 and Amanda Bahgat had just started medical […]
The Cornplanter Exhibit opened for the Seneca community on Friday, August 2nd at the Onöhsahgwë:de’ Cultural Center. Descendants of Cornplanter and community members gathered to get a sneak peak of the new exhibit featuring new artwork and relics of the past come together to portray the historic leader. This exhibit will be a permanent feature […]