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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 […]

Submitted by Samantha Jacobs Brought to you by the National Endowment of the Arts Register for one of the many upcoming classes that will be held at the Stanley “Sully” Huff Heritage Center throughout the month of September. Choose from one of the following classes: Star Ornament & Pincushion Basket Class Class (w/Penny Minner) – […]

July 23, 2024 | Repost from @femaregion2 FEMA Regional Administrator David Warrington was at Seneca Nation of Indians to meet with tribal leaders and emergency managers to discuss resilience and mitigation measures and using this knowledge to serve all FEMA Region 2 tribal nations. Pictured center (above) is Seneca Nation Emergency Management Director Michael Gates.

The Seneca Nation Education Department’s Leadership Program participants presented their social policy improvement ideas to wrap up this summer’s Enrichment activities. Our youth are the leaders of tomorrow, and deserve a shot at getting their voices heard. Some of their ideas include more support for post-secondary students, an animal shelter & veterinary clinic on the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]