Photo above: Matt Pagels being sworn in as Treasurer, Canvass Day – November 2018. The Seneca Nation will be utilizing the virtual online platform GoToMeeting for safe access for the Canvass Day event to be held on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 10 a.m. This event will include the certification of election results and swearing […]
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COVID-19 Update from President Armstrong – 11/06/20
President Armstrong speaks on potential COVID-19 exposures at a private Halloween party on the Cattaraugus Territory and advises people possibly affected to get tested. He encourages everyone to remain vigilant and protected against the growing spread of the coronavirus. #SenecasStaySafe For more information on the Seneca Nation’s COVID-19 response, see https://coronavirus-response-sni-gis…. See video message below:
A message from President Rickey L. Armstrong, Sr.
Nya:wëh Sgë:nö’, It has been an honor and a privilege to have served as President for our great Seneca Nation and Members these last two years. During my previous term as President (2002-2004) we opened up the Seneca Niagara Casino which was a very exciting time and gave us the ability to be able to […]
Canawaugus Territory- Horseshoe Solar Energy Project
By Jason Corwin. Edited by Joe Stahlman. Photos by Seneca Media The Canawaugus Territory is one of several reservations along the Genesee River retained by the Seneca in the 1797 Big Tree Treaty. It was lost following a fraudulent treaty in 1826 that was never accepted by the Seneca and illegally ratified by Congress without […]
Halloween Safety!
#SenecasStaySafe Parents! COVID statistics are on the rise! Make sure to keep your family’s Halloween experience as safe as possible. For more details see https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays/halloween.html Love giving Halloween treats? COVID-19 cases are rising all around so follow these tips to be extra safe! For more about managing the holiday season safely see https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays.html Check out our Halloween […]
President Armstrong’s Anti-Drug Message
President Armstrong outlines the Seneca Nation’s response to the ongoing drug crisis. https://www.senecahealth.org/seneca-s… See video message below:
Update from President Armstrong 10/19/20
President Armstrong speaks on the health and stability of the Minors Trust Fund, the temporary closure of the Cattaraugus ECLC for deep cleaning, remaining vigilant about COVID-19, and the recent appointment of the first Seneca as CEO of the Seneca Gaming Corporation. He also offers reflections on the past two years of his administration including […]
Remember the Removal 2020 – Honoring our Past, Protecting our Future
By Tami Watt, Editor Due to COVID-19, the Remember the Removal (RTR) Committee hosted a Virtual Day of Remembrance this year within the Seneca Media Facebook page. The purpose of the this event was to encourage community members to walk on their own or in family groups at the location or lost community (i;e; Old […]
Ralph Elliot Bowen is inducted into the NYS Senate’s Veteran’s Hall of Fame
Jimersontown resident and Seneca Nation member Ralph Elliot Bowen, a sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, was inducted into the New York State Senate’s Veterans’ Hall of Fame by Senator George M. Borrello Friday during a ceremony at the Seneca-Allegany Event Center on the Seneca Nation’s Allegany Territory. Mr. Bowen, […]
2020 Veterans’ Hall of Fame Ceremony Honoring Ralph Bowen
Speech by Rebecca Bowen. October 2, 2020. Seneca Allegany Casino. Nya:wëh sgë:nö’swagwe:go’. Rebecca Bowen ni’gya:hsöh. Onödohwa’ga:’ni’ah Gogwe’ö:hweh Agkgehjöhni’-ga:h koh.Annabell Clark Bowen yehya:hsöh neh agk-kno’ëh. Ralph Bowen haya:hsöh neh ha’nih. Let me begin by saying our family is very grateful for this day. It will be a family memory for his grandchildren to share with their […]