April 25, 2025 at 10am | Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino

Enrolled Seneca Nation members are invited to join the SGC Board of Directors and members of the Corporation’s management team for the Stakeholders Meeting. We will discuss the ongoing financial health and well-being of the Corporation.

IN PERSON MEETING ONLY – NO VIRTUAL OPTIONS

Questions? Please email: SenecaStakeholders@SenecaCasinos.com.

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(February 26, 2026) CATTARAUGUS TERRITORY, IRVING, N.Y. – The Seneca Nation’s future presence on Grand Island took a significant step forward with a key approval from the United States Department of Interior.

Late Tuesday, the Nation received official notification that its application to place more than 200 acres of its ancestral homelands on Grand Island into Restricted Fee status was approved. The land, located west of I-190 between Long Rd. and Bedell Rd., is now officially recognized as sovereign Seneca Nation territory. The deed will now be recorded by the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs in accordance with the approval.

“We’re excited to take this next step in making this piece of our ancestral homelands a vital part of the Seneca Nation’s future,” said Seneca Nation President J. Conrad Seneca.

In December, William and Michael Huntress, owners of Acquest Development, transferred title to the 207-acre site to the Nation for $1, calling the Seneca Nation “the rightful owners of Grand Island.” “Now that our permanent future on Grand Island is secured, the Seneca Nation will forever be connected to that community,” President Seneca said. “We think there are significant opportunities for how the site can be developed to benefit the long-term future of the Seneca Nation and our people, as well as the surrounding community and region. We look forward to exploring those opportunities in the days ahead.”

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Saturday, March 14^th is National PIE Day. Buy a pie, or make a pie! Bring it over to the Wini Kettle Senior Center from 11am-4pm, and come on over and have some pie with the elders and play some games!

Bringing a Pie sign-up so we don’t have doubles – see form below. We hope to see you!

~ 28 Thomas Indian School Dr.

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• Time: 9am – 7pm

Polling/Voting Locations:

Allegany Territory – Seneca Fire
8184 East Loop Rd., Salamanca, NY 14779

Cattaraugus Territory – Seneca Fire
12879 Route 438, Irving, NY 14081

Eligible Enrolled Seneca voters 18 and older require a valid photo ID.

Upcoming VIRTUAL MEETING:

Due to recent public safety concerns, the upcoming In-Person Public Meetings regarding the Constitutional Amendment (Referendum) Questions, originally scheduled for March 3rd at Seneca Buffalo Creek and March 5th at Seneca Allegany, will now be held virtually on March 16th at 7 p.m. A link will be posted for enrolled Senecas with registration details soon.

All referendum questions and supporting materials are available at https://sni.org/about-our-government/referendum/.

Community members are encouraged to submit their questions to referendumqs@sni.org. 

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Supply prices have risen over the past year due to increasing consumption of electricity and natural gas. With the colder-than-normal weather we’re experiencing, demand is climbing even higher and pushing supply prices up. You may have noticed that supply rates have increased. For example, on January 30, 2026, electricity supply rates were 44% higher than on the same day last year. This means that even if your electricity or natural gas use stayed the same, your total charge is likely higher this year. Here are a few examples..

• A standard residential customer using 716 kWh of electricity in February would see about a $14 increase (23%) in supply costs compared to last year.
• A natural gas customer using 175 ccf in February would see an increase in supply costs of approximately $60 (81%) compared to last year.

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Throughout our day, we provide an atmosphere that best supports the children’s developing language, inspired by the land, seasonal changes, and our ceremonial way of life.

We want to acknowledge it has come to our Fifth year of operation here on the Seneca Nation Territory. We began in February 2021 with the first pilot which included one student along with one teacher for only a few hours of full Seneca Immersion class work time. Our program is still working to grow.

We have serviced a total of 15 children from 10 families since that first pilot. We are now hosted within the Seneca Nation’s Early Childhood Learning Center, which allows us access to this facility’s amenities, but also access to the beautiful Clear Creek landscape and an abundance of wildlife to witness throughout our daily excursions.

This program would not have been possible without the help from all the people involved. We are thankful to each and everyone of you that have been a teacher, volunteered time/speakership. We want to acknowledge the elders that have joined in for classroom time or assisted the teachers with the words to help make our program thrive. We appreciate all the hard work our families continue to do to help in supporting this program. We see the dedicated work you all have done for the language revitalization, to make it possible for our program to become a reality.

We always welcome guests to observe the classroom or if want to help support in anyway please feel free to reach out . We have applications available if you have interests in the program any questions can be directed to our Nest Coordinator Barbara Cooke through email: Barbara.cooke@sni.org.

Nya:wëh

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Department Executives:
• President – John Waterman, Jr.
• Vice President – Stanley Francis
• Secretary – Patrice John
• Treasurer – Shaela Maybee
• Building Chairman- John Maybee
• Delegates – Melissa Schindler & Lynwood “Blue” Guilliams
• Sergeant at Arms – Sonny George
• Steward – Terry Nephew

Board of Directors:
•Director: Joni Jackson
•Director: John Maybee
•Director: Michele Redeye
•Director: Jason Seneca
•Director: Derrick Williams

Line Officers:
• Chief – Presley “Prez” Redeye
• 1st Assistant Chief – Duane “Dude” Carry Moccasin
• 2nd Assistant Chief – Sean Stahlman

Auxiliary:
President: Kalie J. Williams
Vice President: Trudy Jackson
Secretary: Taylor Festa

Linda “Soupy” Doxtator award: Taylor Festa
Honored for 40 Years of Service: Joy Redeye
Master of Ceremonies: Michael Zeffiro

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The Community Planning & Development Department honored Grant Writer Patricia Galeza, fondly known as “Miss Pat,” on Friday, February 6th, recognizing her 13 years of dedicated service to the Seneca Nation.

The Buffalo Creek Office graciously hosted the event, bringing the celebration closer to her. Staff and guests shared heartfelt words, cards, and gifts expressing gratitude for her many contributions.

Before joining the Nation, Patricia served as a special education teacher at Medaille College, authored the book “Sign Stories”, and contributed to the CDC Manual on Traditional Food in Native America in partnership with the former Food is Our Medicine Project.

Congratulations on your retirement and Nya:wëh for your service!

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For more information, contact Brandy at 716-341-3315 or via email at Brandyo@deliosonthelake.com.

They are located at 515 Herr Rd., Angola, NY.

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If I could give you one thing in life and the next life. I would give you the ability to see yourself through my eyes.

Only then would you realize how special you really are.

Love always,
Your loving husband

Submitted by Lafayette Williams

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