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Tuesday, September 10, 2024
5:30pm
Allegany Community Center – Multipurpose Room

Meeting purpose: To establish a Neighborhood Watch Program

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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 | 716.801.1540 (cell) | sblacksnake65@gmail.com

See flyer below for details:

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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 to share Haudenosaunee and Indigenous matrilineal knowledge as a praxis to address critical global challenges. Proposals from all disciplines are encouraged. Indigenous, non-Indigenous, all genders, and non-gendered peoples are all invited and encouraged to submit proposals, attend and participate.

Registration opening soon! Please share with those who may be interested in submitting a proposal!

Proposals can be submitted via Rematriation website at www.rematriation.com/symposium-presenters.

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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 indigenous peoples ribbon skirt.

Beth is Kanien’kéha:ka aka Mohawk wolf clan, which is a part of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. This culture has inhabited the Eastern Woodlands of the Northern United States for millennia. She sports the black trunks with the colors of the medicine wheel; red, white, yellow, and black. These are representative of the number four, which has multiple sacred meanings in various cultures. It can be the elements of earth, wind, water, and air. It can be the four directions of the north, east, south, and west. Often, cycular attributes are given to the number four.

Beth takes pride in her culture and the connection of the ribbon skirt to the resiliency of the indigenous matriarchs. We hope to make this a reoccurring theme as we grow our focus on indigenous women in combat sports!!!

Beth took home the gold at the 2024 USA Boxing Women’s Championship in Lafayette, Louisiana.

She trains in Niagara Falls and is in the female intermediate heavyweight division and is currently ranked #1 by USA Boxing.

Beth is wearing her ribbon skirt boxing trunks designed by Beth and made by Shelly Keyes Seneca Nation of Indians member. The ribbon skirt plays an important role in Haudenosaunee and all turtle island indigenous culture and is a symbol of resilience of indigenous women and an icon of matriarchal strength!!!

Ja:göh, Shelly!

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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 guest curator of the exhibition. Primarily a figurative artist, her work intersects autobiography and community. An enrolled member of the Seneca Nation of Indians and Hawk Clan, Luanne grew up on the Allegany Indian Reservation in Western New York. It is from there that she draws inspiration – incorporating community, family, and culture into her artwork, giving her pieces a strong personal and emotional component. Whether her art touches on the native experience, identity, or resiliency, Luanne’s work is always created through a native lens sharing her experiences, knowledge, and perspective of navigating a modern world as a native woman.

Homelands: Contemporary Haudenosaunee Art Across New York Opening reception: Thursday, September 5, 5-7pm

Homelands: Contemporary Haudenosaunee Art Across New York unites multigenerational Haudenosaunee artists and knowledge holders who center their historical relationship and reciprocity to the land, air, and waters across New York State. Working through diverse practices including photography, painting, sculpture, basketry, beadwork and documentary, the landscape is not a backdrop, but integral to Haudenosaunee culture and lived experience, which is woven into the work. The exhibition serves as a visual form of Indigenous knowledge sharing. It reclaims space and history through art, inviting visitors to reconnect with the land beneath their feet.

Guest curated by Luanne Redeye (Seneca), Assistant Professor, Department of Art Practice, University of California, UC Berkeley. Generous support is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional assistance provided by Joshua DeMarree and the E.W. Heier Teaching and Research Greenhouses, and the Binghamton Native American and Indigenous Studies Working Group.

Ja:göh Hayden Haynes (Seneca, Deer Clan). They used his photo The Spirit of the Corn, 2023, for the exhibition poster. (Pictured left)

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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?

The Seneca Hymn Singers’ rehearsal is on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the church fellowship hall. Everyone who is interested in joining this interdenominational group is invited to join them. Not only will you learn songs in Seneca, but you will enjoy the fellowship that the singers experience. You do not have to be Seneca to become part of the group.

As the seasons change, please remember that there are always people who need our prayers – those suffering from addiction or illness, those who are mourning, those who are homeless, those who are victims of child abuse or domestic violence, those who are still suffering the effects of the boarding school trauma. Prayer is powerful.

Worship services at Four Corners are held every Sunday at 9 a.m. followed by coffee time in the fellowship hall. You and your family are invited to join us for this time of worship and song. Pray for peace and unity in the world. Psalm 133:1 says, “How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity!” Peace be with you.

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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 guest speaker for Sunday, September 1st!

Happy Labor Day – especially to those who work hard for a living! Remember to take time to relax with family and friends and to thank the Lord for the strength He gives us to work. And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Genesis 2:2

You are always welcome to join us each Sunday morning for fascinating Bible classes for adults and teens at 10am complete with coffee and snacks, followed by the worship service at 11am. Junior Church for ages 4-9 is available each Sunday as well (with the exception of this Sunday 9/1). Bring the whole family!

Catch us live on Facebook each Sunday morning at 11am under Glenn Bloom’s profile! (note: service will not be livestreamed this Sunday 9/1 but will resume the following Sunday)

Missionary Pastor Glenn Bloom III: (716) 471-6784

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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. He’s a New York State Certified Nursery Landscape Professional (CNLP) and a Green Infrastructure Program Trainer. He has spent much of his life devoted to growing, installing, teaching, and promoting indigenous plants of North America.

I’ve most recently crossed paths with Ken through the WNY Native Plants Collaborative, an organization he spearheads. He’s also the grower and nursery manager at @englishgardenerwny, a nursery in Buffalo, NY.

For more info, visit:
https://sweetflagherbs.com/native-culinary-herbs-online-gardening-course

Ken Parker – Supporting Instructor
Ken is a passionate Indigenous horticulturalist and member of the Seneca Nation of Indians. A New York State Certified Nursery Landscape Professional (CNLP) and a Green Infrastructure Program Trainer, Ken has spent much of his life devoted to growing, installing, teaching and promoting indigenous plants of North America.

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