July 25, 2025 issue
President Pagels speaks on Tuesday’s law enforcement incident and Thursday’s Pride Month flag raising, as well as acknowledging all the high school graduates. He provides good news about COVID statistics, availability of the Pfizer vaccine for ages 12-17, and group dining resuming at AOA. See video message below:
Photos by Seneca Media On Monday, May 31, 2021, the Iroquois Post 1587 & Auxiliary, along with the Seneca Nation, co-hosted a Memorial Day commemoration at the Seneca Allegany Administration Building. Post Director, Ron Cook Jr welcomed everyone and words were offered by Seneca Nation President, Matthew Pagels. The customary Tolling of the bell & […]
CATTARAUGUS TERRITORY, IRVING, N.Y. – Seneca Nation President Matthew Pagels issued the following statement regarding the discovery of the remains of 215 children buried on the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia, Canada. The school, which operated between 1890 and 1969, was once Canada’s largest Indigenous residential school, which hundreds […]
Nya:wëh sgë:nö gagwe:göh, June (O:yaikeneh) is here and time for celebration as high school students prepare for graduation. It’s hard to believe what these soon to be graduates have accomplished over the last year and a half during a pandemic. Everything drastically changed overnight as schools closed and instruction went to remote learning. Many exciting […]
President Pagels speaks on the recent news about the discovery of the graves of 215 Native children at a residential school site, as well as noting the Memorial Day event presented by Iroquois Post 1587 and the Seneca Nation. He provides a COVID update, information about June regular session of Council, and closes with a […]
Gas station convenience store will operate from 6 a.m.-10 p.m. daily BUFFALO CREEK TERRITORY, BUFFALO, N.Y. – With the unofficial start of the summer tourism and travel season just a week away, area motorists can now take advantage of the Seneca Nation’s latest investment in downtown Buffalo to help meet their needs. Nation officials gathered […]
Nya:wëh sgë:nö’, I’m so happy for warmer weather. Summer is one of my favorite season’s. I enjoy seeing everyone out walking, running and playing sports. Many of the COVID protocols have been lifted in the surrounding areas giving everyone more opportunity to get out and about. At this time our 10 day snap shot shows […]
President Pagels announces the availability of the Pfizer vaccine for ages 12-17 in early June through the Seneca Nation Health System. He also notes the recent return of the Red Jacket Peace Medal, tonight’s college graduates celebration event, and the official opening tomorrow of the new Seneca One Stop at the Buffalo Creek Territory. See […]
As Re-Opening Accelerates, Focus On Public Health Protocols Critical To Protect Nation And Neighboring Communities Alike CATTARAUGUS TERRITORY, IRVING, N.Y. AND ALLEGANY TERRITORY, SALAMANCA, N.Y. – With vaccines in wide distribution and COVID-19 infections dropping, the Seneca Nation is donating hand sanitizer to school districts near its Cattaraugus and Allegany territories, recognizing that a continued […]
In an April 29 editorial, The News called for the U.S. Department of Interior’s Office of Indian Gaming to expedite a legal review of the Seneca Nation’s gaming compact with New York State. But the editorial failed to recognize that both the Nation and the state must agree to submit the compact for that review […]