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Pride Flag Raising Ceremonies

Friday, June 6th, 2025 All are welcome to the annual Pride Flag Raising Ceremony! Representation matters, and as a Nation, we embrace all community members that make our people strong and diverse. Show up and show your support for our LGBTQIA+ brothers and sisters! Allegany Celebration takes place at the Seneca Allegany Administration Building at […]

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Caregiver Support Group

Are you a Caregiver or know someone who is? Please join us for a Caregiver support group. Cattaraugus territory residents:EVERY FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH from 1:30-3:30pm (Cattaraugus) at the Catt. Health and Wellness Center Grand Room. Allegany territory residents:EVERY FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH from 1:30-3:30pm at the Lionel R. John Health Center (LRJHC), […]

Elders

Attention Seneca Elders!

Celebrate Native American Heritage Night all game with the Bisons and Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino Join AOA for ‘Native American Heritage Night’ at the Buffalo Bisons Game on Saturday, June 28th, 2025. Buses will be departing the Cattaraugus AOA and the Allegany AOA – game time is 6:35 p.m. Suite seating and food/refreshment bar available. […]

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Upcoming Seneca Elder Events

Sign-up sheets for shows will be available 1 MONTH prior to the event. Numbers are turned in to the Casino 1 week prior, if you have a change in plans please cancel before then. GUEST TICKET MUST BE PAID FOR AT LEAST 1 WEEK PRIOR TO SHOW. Please arrive 2 hours prior to the show […]

Elders

Elder Resource Fair

Attention Elders! For Elders age 60+ and their caregivers Please join us at the Elder Resource Fair on Tuesday, June 3rd at the Allegany Community Center or on Tuesday, June 17th at the Cattaraugus Community Center from 10am-2pm. There will be valuable information, community resources, free lunch, giveaways, door prize drawings, and much more! For […]

Elders

June 2025 Activities

Seneca Allegany Elder Center & Wini Kettle Senior Center (Cattaraugus) Submitted by Stephanie John & Jennifer Whiteman Stop down to the Allegany Elder Center or the Wini Kettle Senior Center and enjoy daily activities throughout the month of June. For more information call Stephanie at (716) 945-8990 (for Allegany) OR (716) 532-5777 for Cattaraugus. Schedule […]

Community News

Building Better Care for Indigenous People

Calling any and all health care providers in the Finger Lakes region! Join the Indigenous Health Coalition on June 3rd from 6-8pm in Rochester (location TBD) to start the conversation about how we can provide better health care for the Indigenous communities in our region. See flyer below for more details and to register. Applications […]

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Hayden Haynes and Kyle Dowdy Jr. Featured in Hodinöšyö:nih: Continuity, Innovation, and Resilience exhibit

at the Rochester Museum & Science Center The Permanent Art Exhibit Opened on December 6, 2024 By Alyssa Coustenis and Norah Stevens, Newsletter Reporters The Hodinöšyö:nih: Continuity, Innovation, and Resilience exhibit at the Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC), curated by Jamie Jacobs (Tonawanda Seneca, Turtle Clan). Rather than portraying Native peoples as relics of […]

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Todd Gates Rings Roswell Park Victory Bell!

May 22, 2025 | Repost from the Department of Indigenous Cancer Health FB Mary and Todd Gates have faced cancer together. They were hoping to ring the Roswell Park Victory Bell together in December, but learned that Todd would require additional treatment. “I waited for him to ring the bell,” Mary said today of her […]

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Seneca Icon Honored at SBU’s 165th Commencement

Ja:göh Carson Waterman! May 18, 2025 | Repost from sbu.edu Sr. Margaret Carney, O.S.F., S.T.D., was back on the stage she graced for more than a decade, giving sage advice to nearly 700 graduates of St. Bonaventure University. “Choose your navigational stars with great care,” she said. “Seek the steady light of the public servant […]