Mark Your Calendar: Saturday, July 5, 2025 This special event celebrates the shared history of the town’s residents and the Seneca Nation honoring the ancestors who lived on this land over 200 years ago. The day will feature native dance performances, lacrosse exhibitions, museum exhibits, hands-on children’s activities, food vendors, arts and crafts vendors, and new this year – […]
May 30 2025 Issue
Red Horizons: A Celebration of Indigenous Fashion & Arts
Friday, June 20th at 7pm| Artpark Mainstage Theater Ja:göh Karlene Familio, Red Horizons Spotlight Designer! Doors are at 5pm | Runway starts at 7pm Join us at Artpark on Friday, June 20 for an unforgettable evening of Indigenous creativity, style, and cultural resurgence. From bold textiles to visionary designs, witness the future of Native fashion […]
Ja:göh Lorinda M. John!
Buffalo State Student Lorinda M. John Recognized with SUNY’s Highest Honor for Academic Excellence and Leadership May 5, 2025 | suny.buffalostate.edu | Headshot by Jesse Steffan-Colucci, Buffalo State photographer State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. has announced that 193 students from 63 campuses were awarded SUNY’s highest honor for academic excellence […]
RENEW Students Explain the ‘why’ of their Research at end-of-the-year Poster Session
May 2, 2025 | By Tom Dinki | Repost from arts-sciences.buffalo.edu For Alyssa Warrior, there’s no separating her research from her heritage. Supervised by Shannon Seneca, assistant professor of Indigenous studies, the first-year PhD student’s research analyzes the pollution of the very creek that she and other members of the Seneca Nation have used for […]
Ja:göh Rory Wheeler
He Recently Graduated w/his Juris Doctor & Indian Law Certificate from Michigan State University College of Law! Ja:göh Rory Wheeler, Onöndowa’ga, Hanyahdë:h, Dàdewahgëötgeh community, who received his Juris Doctor and Indigenous Law Certificate from the Michigan State University College of Law.Rory is also a descendant of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, Standing Rock Sioux […]
Fort Pitt Museum Unveils Across,
a new Photography Exhibition Showcasing the Work of Seneca Artist DJ Huff On Saturday, May 17, the Fort Pitt Museum unveiled Across, a new photography exhibition showcasing the work of Seneca artist DJ Huff. The exhibit invites visitors to experience contemporary American Indian identity through Huff’s lens – offering a moving and personal reflection on […]
SBU’s Sackett Presents Documentary Work on Kinzua and the Senecas
Inside Bona’s Archives May 16, 2025 | sbu.edu Scott Sackett, a documentary filmmaker, public media producer and Jandoli School of Communication lecturer, co-presented his documentary work on Kinzua Dam and the Seneca Nation of Indians at the Yager Museum of Art & Culture at Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York, on April 11. The screening […]
New York State Apologizes
New York State Apologizes to Seneca Nation for State’s Role in Thomas Indian School President J. Conrad Seneca and Governor Kathyy Hochul Meet with Survivors and those Still Impacted by Thomas Indian School’s Atrocities during Governor’s Historic Visit to Cattaraugus Territory CATTARAUGUS TERRITORY, IRVING, N.Y. – Nearly 70 years after the Thomas Indian School closed […]
Notice from SN EPD
A notice from the Seneca Nation Environmental Protection Department: Organic fertilizer application is an annual process permitted by the Environmental Protection Department. Organic fertilizers (such as manure) may produce strong odors, but this smell dissipates quickly once properly tilled into the soil. Farmers on territory are required to use only plant-based, organic fertilizer certified as […]
Cattaraugus TERO Update
Tribal Employment Rights Office Submitted by Bryan Gonzales, TERO Director, Cattaraugus Territory ARC Building Partners were recently selected as the Construction Manager by SGC and approved by Council for renovation work to be performed on both SGC Properties SNC & SAC. See flyer below for more information. Asplundh Tree Service is a contractor of National […]