June 30 2023 Issue

Riding Together to End Cancer We:so Nya:wëh to the team members who rode in the “Ride For Roswell” last weekend, Saturday, June 24th at University at Buffalo North campus! Team Wheel Strong was lead by Team Captains Eliot Jimerson, Seneca Nation Councillor; Kortney Keyes, Director, Visitor Economy Management Office; and Geneva Locke, Seneca Gaming Corporation […]

Repost from Marie Watt’s Instagram page: www.instagram.com/marie_watt_studio Native comrades across Turtle Island! We are looking for posters, flyers, stickers, and paper ephemera to wallpaper a wood structure for a future project. Physical or digital media welcome. Submissions might include… posters for your band! Pow-wows! Community events! Infographics, protest signs (on paper), university and tribal events, […]

@native_artists_gallery Many members of the community have been hard at work developing the Allegany Territory into an arts hub. The Native Artists Gallery held their grand opening on June 16, 2023! Several CRNY artists are featured in this new gallery. Stop down and visit the space to support our local artists and become a part […]

Salamanca City Central School District On Friday, June 23, 2023, Salamanca City Central School District held their commemorative graduation ceremony for this year’s graduates. Students pictured below rocking their traditional regalia. Ja:göh and congratulations!

Academic & Athletic Accomplishments Submitted by Clevon Wofford Congratulations are in order for Alivia G. Wofford (Seneca, Turtle Clan) as we recognize her recent academic and athletic accomplishments. On the academic front, she was named “Student of the Year” this year for the Junior Class at Jamestown High School in Jamestown, NY. She was also […]

June 2023 | Source: Rodney Haring, Director of Center for Indigenous Cancer Research Roswell Park’s Center for Indigenous Cancer Research was awarded a grant to adapt the National Cancer Institute’s Screen to Save Colorectal Program for Two-Spirit and Native LGBTQ+ Populations. Dr. Haring shared “Honored to lead a pilot program with Josie Raphaelito, MPH, Corinne […]

Submitted by Rich Esposito, Walsh Academy Board Member Clarissa John (Seneca, Allegany Territory) graduated from Walsh Academy/Southern Tier Catholic School (STCS) earlier this month on June 2nd, 2023 at the St. Bonaventure Quick Center. That day capped off her Walsh/STCS career from 1st Grade through High School graduation. Clarissa was involved in soccer and the […]

Gowanda Central School District Submitted by Amy Mohawk, Intervention Math & Reading Teacher/MB-NAP Grant Coord, GCS The My Brother’s Keeper Indigenous Education Grant Program of Gowanda Central School District recently participated in a dynamic, hands-on, civic education program for students in Washington, DC. New and interesting ways to provide extra challenges and opportunities to enhance […]

For Your 15 Years of Outstanding Service and Caring for the Seneca People! In a show of support and gratitude, the community came together on Thursday, June 1st at the Seneca Allegany Administration Building (SAAB) to bid farewell to Dr. Michael Kalsman after 15 years of dedicated service within the Seneca Nation Health System to […]