Veteran Affairs (VA) claims and benefits assistance now available! Submitted by Millie Fox, Seneca Nation Veterans Department The Seneca Nation Veterans Department is pleased to announce that Veteran Service Officer (VSO) Steve McCord will be available one day per month on each Territory to assist you with your VA claims and benefits. If you would […]
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Need to get rid of your Halloween Pumpkins?
Repost from Seneca Nation Gakwi:yo:h Farms FB If you would like to get rid of your pumpkins (whole or carved), the bison farm will have the dump trailer set up at the Salamanca One Stop and a bin will be placed in front of the farmhouse on Taylor Hollow Rd. PLEASE, NO pumpkins that were […]
Family Engagement Night
Hosted by the Allegany Territory Education Department Join us Wednesday, November 13th from 5pm-7pm at the ACC-MPR for a spaghetti dinner, social and to learn about the services we offer. The social will be held from 6:30pm-7pm | Table Vendors from 6pm-6:30pm Please RSVP by Monday, November 11, 2024. Door prizes Community Survey Attendance incentive […]
United States Apologizes to Native Nations
Seneca Nation Statement on United States’ Apology to Native Nations for Native American Residential Boarding School Policy Pictured: The former Thomas Indian School (October 28, 2024) ALLEGANY TERRITORY, SALAMANCA, N.Y. – On Friday, during a visit to the Gila River Indian Community, United States President Joseph Biden issued a formal apology to Native Nations within […]
Sheriff’s Department K-9 Donation
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 […]
October Festival at OCC
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 […]
Speed Signs Update
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 […]
Ëyetinëtšinéhshö’ Immersed Learning Nest (ËILN)
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) […]
Upcoming Classes/Events at the OCC
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 […]
Please Welcome our new Higher Ed Coordinator
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 […]










