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I.S. Research Explores Psychology’s Approach to Historical Trauma within Indigenous Community

Ja:göh Alix Printup, ’23 Wooster College Graduate June 4, 2023 | wooster.edu Alix Printup ’23 cares deeply about his Indigenous community—the Seneca Nation, the largest of six Native American nations which comprised the democratic government of the Iroquois Confederacy prior to the United States Constitution. He used his psychology and philosophy majors to mold his […]

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Marc Papaj Completes Executive MBA

From Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management and the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University May 2023 | Reposted from Marc Papaj Linkedin Marc Papaj (Seneca) is the General Manager at Seneca Resorts & Casinos – Seneca Buffalo Creek. Mr. Papaj shared the following about his recent accomplishment: “I am incredibly proud to share […]

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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy Opening Soon in Salamanca

June 8, 2023 | oleantimesherald.com SALAMANCA — A local husband-and-wife team with over a dozen years’ training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu plan to open their own academy in the city later this month. Darrick Seeley, who owns the business with his wife, Tisha, said they have just a few finishing touches at the academy, located […]

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2023 Native Voices Rising is NOW Accepting Applications!

In partnership with the Common Counsel Foundation, Native Voices Rising is a collaborative designed to support organizing, advocacy, and civic engagement in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities. Since its inception in 2013, Native Voices Rising has awarded over $9 million general operating support grants to Native-led organizations. Eligible organizations are rooted in […]

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Pathway to Law 2023 Cohort Spotlight: Jakob Patterson

Ja:göh Jakob Patterson, who was recently featured in the “Pathway To Law 2023 Cohort Spotlight”. Jakob holds a B.A. Summa Cum Laude in Sociology with a minor in Criminal Justice from the University at Albany, SUNY. During college, Jakob was a key player on the Men’s Division 1 lacrosse team and won several awards in […]

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Thank you

Submitted by Teresa Van Aernam Thank you to everyone involved in the Kimberly A. Pagels Memorial Golf Tournament. I am humbled and grateful to be the 2023 scholarship recipient while pursuing my master’s in public administration at Hilbert College. Kim’s beautiful spirit lives on in the support and encouragement reflected in the scholarship. Throughout her […]

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News From The Four Corners United Methodist Church

Rte. 438 and Versailles Plank Road, Cattaraugus Territory | Submitted by Marilyn Anderson June is here which is the end of the school year for some students and for some others it’s time for graduation from high school. Our prayers are with all students for a safe and happy summer and for the graduates our […]

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Gao:wisa:s (Lena) Stevens Earns Taste of Buffalo Scholarship

Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES Ja:göh to Culinary Arts student Gao:wisa:s (Lena) Stevens (Onödowa’ga:’ from Cattaraugus Territory of the Beaver clan) of Gowanda Central School District, who recently earned one of five $1,000 Taste of Buffalo Scholarships. Lena is interning at Olympia in Gowanda and plans to attend the Niagara Culinary Institute in the fall.

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Simas Continues Influential Work

May 11, 2023 | kare11.com MINNEAPOLIS — Rosy Simas is still settling into a new studio in the Northrup King building in Northeast Minneapolis. Her open space shines with natural light, bisected by a display shelf decorated with cultural items filled with personal meaning, as an enrolled member of the Seneca Nation, Heron clan. Each […]