The artists at Good Medicine Creatives are hosting a Valentine’s Day Market on Friday, February 9th from 12-4pm. Shop for that special handmade craft item to gift your loved one this Valentine’s Day!

Open to all! Stop by and view the new art on display.

SHOP LOCAL!

Good Medicine Creatives is an Art Collective established in 2022 on the Seneca Nation Allegany Territory in Salamanca, NY. Follow them out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/good_medicine_creatives/

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Dad, Grandpa, it is 6 years ago January 21st. You are in our thoughts every day, we miss you every day, we miss you being here. You were the glue that held us all together, your smile is forever etched into our hearts. We wish you were here.

Stevie Rae Bucktooth
August 7, 1993 – January 25, 2023

Stevie, it will be 1-year January 25th. We all miss you; our hearts were broken this sad day. You were too young to leave us. Stevie you were a beautiful soul inside and out. You were one of a kind. You were the heart of us all. We wish you were here.

Sadly missed by your family: Otelia G, Mamie Rae and Elisworth, Regis Cook, Mom, Regis, Cory, Bethany, Darren, Joby, Jeremy, Kam, Jan, Jocelyn, Chelsea, Marlee, Morgan, Vada, Carter, Logan, Ashton, Kyran, Winter

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Sign-up sheets for shows will be available 1 MONTH prior to the event. Numbers are turned into the Casino 1 week prior, if you have a change in plans please cancel before then. Please arrive 2 hours prior to the show for the buffet at the casinos.

• Brantley Gilbert: Saturday, February 10th at 7pm, Seneca Allegany Event Center
• Buffalo Bandits Game: Saturday, February 24th at 7:30pm, Keybank Center-Bus available.
• Legacy Fighting Alliance: Friday, February 23rd at 7pm, Seneca Niagara Event Center
• +LIVE+: Saturday, March 2nd at 7pm, Seneca Allegany Event Center
• STYX: Saturday, March 23rd at 8pm, Seneca Niagara Event Center
• Scotty McCreery: Saturday, April 13th at 7pm, Seneca Allegany Event Center
• Nikki Glaser: Saturday, April 20th at 8pm, Seneca Niagara Event Center

Allegany AOA Office: (716) 945-8414

Cattaraugus AOA Office: (716) 532-5777

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Submitted by Stephanie John & Dorsie Bluesky

Stop down to the Allegany Elder/Senior Center and enjoy daily activities throughout the month of February. For more information call Stephanie or Dorsie at (716) 945-8990.

Schedule of events listed below:

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• Executive Director of Customer Service, CORPORATE
• Director of Human Resources, NIAGARA
• Claims Coordinator, CORPORATE

Please visit thebest8hours.com for a full list of open positions and to apply today!

To learn more, contact Nikki Seneca at NSeneca@senecacasinos.com OR 716-807-2704.

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• Tues., February 13, 2024 | Seneca Allegany Administration Building (SAAB), Allegany Territory | All Day
• Wednesday, February 14, 2024 | Allegany Community Center (ACC), Allegany Territory | 8am-5pm
• Thursday, February 15, 2024 | Seneca Arts & Learning Center (SALC), Allegany Territory | All Day
• Tuesday, February 27, 2024 | William Seneca Building, Cattaraugus Territory | All Day
• Wed., February 28, 2024 | Cattaraugus Community Center (CCC), Cattaraugus Territory | 8am-5pm
• Thursday, February 29, 2024 | Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC), Cattaraugus Territory | All Day
• Tuesday, March 5, 2024 | LRJHC, Allegany Territory | All Day
• Thursday, March 7, 2024 | CIRHC, Cattaraugus Territory | All Day

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the President’s Office at 716-945-1790.

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During first in-person meeting of the Tribal Homeland Security Advisory Council, Tribal leaders from across the country shared perspectives on homeland security policies and practices that affect Tribal Nations and indigenous communities.

Last week, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas convened tribal representatives to discuss key challenges facing their communities, including the accessibility of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grants, improving cyber resilience, and best practices to address the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous people. Subcommittees of the Tribal Homeland Security Advisory Council (THSAC) presented their recommendations to the full Council on ways the Department can address these challenges. This was the THSAC’s first in-person meeting since forming on September 7, 2022.

The Subcommittee on Accessibility to DHS Grants recommended that DHS improve access to grant programs for tribes and tribal communities. Key policy recommendations from the committee include the establishment of a more accessible grant and application process with more flexibility and improving the consultation process with tribes to ensure grant priorities match the needs of tribal communities. The subcommittee also proposed a few legislative recommendations that would require Congressional action.

The Subcommittee on Cybersecurity recommended that DHS improve accessibility to cybersecurity resources for tribes and tribal communities. Key recommendations included addressing the talent deficit of tribal cybersecurity professionals and providing equity assessments in rural regions to understand cybersecurity vulnerabilities in Tribal Nations.

The Subcommittee on Addressing the Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) recommended that DHS improve its role in support of Executive Order 14053, which tasked the Department with providing support to federal partner agencies, including the Department of Justice, Department of the Interior, and the Department of Health and Human Services, with their efforts to combat the crisis of MMIP. Key recommendations include the creation of a secure, updated, and centralized Tribal Nation Platform for data collection and networking, and the consolidation of victim and survivor services under one platform to improve available resources.

The Tribal Homeland Security Advisory Council enables Tribal leaders to advise the Secretary on homeland security policies and practices that affect Indian Country and indigenous communities, in areas including emergency management, law enforcement, cybersecurity, domestic terrorism and targeted violence, and border security. The Council engages with DHS agencies and offices to produce recommendations and reports for the Secretary. The Council is charged with collaborating on all matters of homeland security.

The Tribal Homeland Security Advisory Council is one of four Councils of outside experts that provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary on matters related to various aspects of homeland security. The Faith-Based Security Advisory Council provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary and other senior leadership on matters related to protecting houses of worship, preparedness, and enhanced coordination with the faith community. The Homeland Security Academic Partnership Council provides strategic and actionable recommendations to the Secretary on campus safety and security, improved coordination, research priorities, hiring, and more. Members represent higher education associations, campus law enforcement, two- and four-year colleges and universities, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Tribal Colleges, and Asian American and Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions. And the Homeland Security Advisory Council, comprised of private sector leaders, produced a record eight reports in 2023 for the Council on critical topics ranging from Customer Service to AI. These recommendations led to the development of new initiatives, like the Supply Chain Resilience Center, customer experience improvements across component agencies, and critical AI policy.

To learn more about the Council, please visit https://www.dhs.gov/tribal-advisory-council.

Renita DiStefano (Seneca), Former Chief Information Officer, Seneca Gaming Corporation, Seneca Nation of Indians, sits on the Tribal Homeland Security Advisory Council.

Learn more about the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to better support tribal nations: https://www.whitehouse.gov/

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*Editor’s Note: The “Views from NAU” blog series highlights the thoughts of different people affiliated with NAU, including faculty members sharing opinions or research in their areas of expertise. The views expressed reflect the authors’ own personal perspectives.

Dr. Lee is from the Seneca Nation of Indians and grew up on the Cattaraugus Reservation in western New York and is an affiliated faculty member to the NIH-funded Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative (SHERC), the NIH-funded Native American Cancer Prevention (NACP) partnership, and NAU’s Center for Materials Interfaces in Research and Applications (¡MIRA!). Her research focuses on vaccine design that targets chronic and infectious disease prevalent in Native American communities. She also is a functional specialist (FxSP) in the Army Reserves assigned to the 322nd Civil Affairs Brigade in Honolulu, Hawaii. Previously, she was a military police officer in the Arizona Army National Guard. Prior assignments include the senior training, advising and counseling officer for the National Guard Officer Candidate School Program in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Aberdeen, Maryland.

Naomi Lee has made mentoring students, particularly students from historically underrepresented populations in the STEM fields, a priority in her work. She is the founder and co-director of the Cultural and Academic Research Experience (CARE) program, which encourages historically excluded high school students into STEM and health science careers, and on 2020, Lee received an Emerging Scholar award from for her mentorship of Native American students. For International Mentoring Day on Jan. 17, The NAU Review asked her to share why mentoring is so important for her and what she has learned.

What is mentoring to me?
When I think of mentoring, it is not one-size-fits-all. Every student requires different forms of mentoring (peer, near-peer, group, team, virtual, etc.) along with mentoring in different areas (cultural, spiritual, academic, etc.). Over the years, I have experienced both “good” and “bad” mentoring. By “bad” mentoring, it was more of an improper match between mentor and mentee. I did not know what I needed as a mentor or how to actively engage with one. However, through experience, I learned more about myself and the type of mentor I am for others.

Building my mentoring skill – I never thought I would be where I am today. I lived on the reservation nearly my entire childhood, and as a result I had no overlap with professionals in advanced careers, particularly those in the STEM and health-related fields. The lack of Native American role models continues to be a barrier for Native American students to persist in STEM. Therefore, I strive to change this story for the next generation through incorporating the teachings of my Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) ancestors into my science and mentorship. The Haudenosaunee Seventh Generation philosophy states, “In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations.” As such, my decisions and actions today are meant to cause change, not only to the current generation, but the next seven generations. Therefore, over the years, I developed my mentoring skills as both a faculty member and service member. Prior to coming to NAU, I was a senior training, advising and counseling (TAC) officer in the Army. The skills I learned from training the next generation of Army leaders are skills I bring to academia to include empathy, active listening, constructive feedback, respect, integrity and comradery.

Why is mentoring important as a faculty member? One of my greatest pleasures as a faculty member is seeing students succeed. The students could be in my research group, classroom or others I engage with across campus am so thrilled when students tell me they obtained a scholarship, received an internship, balanced their cultural and scientific identities, received acceptance into graduate or medical school, etc. What is more fulfilling to seeing the students grow and build their confidence? Since coming to NAU, I have engaged with students from all backgrounds (racial, ethnic, sexual identity, veteran status, etc.). However, most of the students lack the self-confidence to apply to the opportunities before them. Eventually, the students learn of their capabilities through encouragement and mentoring to put themselves out there and reach for the opportunities. Many times, they do succeed!

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Scholarship opportunity! The USET Scholarship Fund applications are now available! Undergraduate and graduate students who are enrolled citizens of USET member Tribal Nations are eligible to apply. Application deadline extended to March 1st, 2024.

For more info and application visit: www.usetinc.org/scholarship.

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