August 30 2024 Issue

Save the Date: Tuesday, September 10, 20245:30pmAllegany Community Center – Multipurpose Room Meeting purpose: To establish a Neighborhood Watch Program

Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 19, 2024! The Jimersontown Presbyterian Church will be holding their 63rd Annual Native Foods Dinner at the Seneca Nation Administration Building (SAAB) Grand Hall from Noon-2:30pm. DINE-IN or TAKE-OUT You MUST Preorder: Marilyn George | 716.474.6387 (cell) | marilyn_george@yahoo.com Gloria Heron (VENDORS) | 716.307.6672 (cell) | gjheron@hotmail.com Sue Blacksnake […]

Haudenosaunee & Indigenous Matrilineality Symposium Indigenous non-profit organization Rematriation is hosting an academic symposium in collaboration with Syracuse University’s Center for Global Indigenous Cultures and Environmental Justice from February 28 through March 2, 2025. Syracuse University is located on Onondaga Nation lands in the heart of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. The purpose of the symposium is […]

People have been asking about Beth Smoke’s boxing trunks and noticed how stunning they appear in the ring! Fabricated by Seneca Nation member Shelly Keyes! These boxing trunks were designed by Team Smoke Boxing and fabricated by Seneca Nation of Indians member Shelly Keyes. The idea was to incorporate the influence of the turtle island […]

Exhibit Installation underway thanks to Guest Curator, Luanne Redeye August 5, 2024 | Binghamton University Art Museum Guest curator, Luanne Redeye, who currently resides in California, guides preparation staff and volunteers on the installation of the exhibition. Redeye is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Art Practice at the University of California, Berkeley and […]

Amanda Austin is taking on a new role as Academic Cultural Coordinator (Native American Education Program Coordinator). Samantha Scanlan is joining us as a tutor under the My Brother’s Keeper grant.

Route 438 and Versailles Plank Road, Cattaraugus Territory Submitted by Marilyn Anderson Hamburg Fair is over and the State Fair is over too!! The Seneca Fall Festival begins on September 13 – is it fall already?? Students definitely know that it’s back to school time. Some stores have Halloween decorations on display. Why the rush? […]

12557 Route 438, Irving, NY Submitted by Kathy Bloom – Many Nya:wëhs to all who donated, supported, were involved in, brought their children to, and prayed for the Daily Vacation Bible School held at the Saylor Building last week! A more thorough report will be in the upcoming issue. Brother Mike Gates will be our […]

Supporting Instructor for Native Culinary Herbs: Online Gardening Course! August 14, 2024 | Repost from Sweet Flag Herbs FB Ken is a well-known champion of native plants in the WNY area, and I’m thrilled to incorporate his expertise into this course. Ken is a passionate Indigenous horticulturalist and member of the Seneca Nation of Indians. […]