Rte. 438 and Versailles Plank Rd., Cattaraugus Territory Submitted by Marilyn Anderson The first few snowflakes have fallen and now we are getting ready for our winter season. At Four Corners we are getting ready for Advent and Christmas. On December 2 at 10am we are going to be painting Christmas ornaments with the help […]
November 10 2023 Issue
Ja:göh Amelia Bova, Named Kiwanis October TERRIFIC KID!
The Salamanca Kiwanis Club and Prospect Elementary School recognized its first two Terrific Kids of the 2023-24 school year for September and October: Drew Hayes and Amelia Bova. For the month of October, the Kiwanis Club and Prospect recognize Amelia Bova (Seneca, Allegany Territory), a thoughtful girl from Mrs. Holleran class. Amelia was at one […]
Vivien Redeye Featured in Native and Alaskan Americans in Military Medicine Timeline!
October 2023 | www.health.mil From the Revolutionary War to present-day missions, Native and Alaskan Americans have a distinguished heritage of bravery, sacrifice, and excellence in the United States Military Services. In November, we commemorate the history and culture of Native Americans and Alaskan Natives. The Military Health System honors and acknowledges the advancements in military […]
Treaty Cloth: In Recognition of the 229th Anniversary of the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua Signing
October 2023 | Source: Repost from Mason Trinca Linkedin, Photographer, For T: The New York Times Style Magazine The Portland, Oregon-based sculptor Marie Watt makes towers out of blankets that provide a commentary on life in the Pacific Northwest, including that of Indigenous people. One of the materials she regularly uses is treaty cloth, provided […]
Dr. Lori Quigley Talks About Residential Schools with Nichols School
October 26, 2023 | Repost from Nichols School FB Nichols School shared: We were honored to welcome Dr. Lori V. Quigley of the Seneca Nation to talk to our students. Dr. Quigley spent time with Emma Eddy’s senior class this afternoon to share stories about her mother’s experience as a residential school survivor and her […]
Grave Creek Mound Celebrates Native American Heritage Day w/local Seneca Artists
November 4, 2023 | theintelligencer.net The Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville, West Virginia held its inaugural Native American Heritage Day event on November 4, 2023. Site Manager Jeremy Kohus said the day kicked-off with a presentation by Tyrone Smith, project director of the Native American Indian Center of Central Ohio. The Friends of […]
Buffalo News Editorial Board: Orange Shirt Day Offers a Valuable Lesson in Painful History
October 6, 2023 | buffalonews.com Photo: Jordan Cooke, Seneca language teacher at Lake Shore High School, shares the significance of Orange Shirt Day with students at John T. Waugh Elementary School in Angola. The day allows students to learn painful truths that shouldn’t be hidden. ~ Joshua Bessex photos, Buffalo News The horrors pressed upon […]
“All of Our Relations”
Carnegie Art Center Presenting Seneca and Tuscarora Artists for Native American Heritage Month Join us for “All of Our Relations”, a month-long presentation and celebration of the Seneca & Tuscarora Artists at the Carnegie Art Center – North Tonawanda during the month of November 2023. We will host weekly Special Events to celebrate. All of […]
Corn Husk Doll Making at Native Artists Gallery in Salamanca!
October 28, 2023 | Repost from Native_Artist_Gallery FB Nya:wëh to Toni Scott, our corn husk doll teacher, and all the participants who came out for our corn husk doll making class last month! Keeping the tradition alive and our community growing. We had a great time! Next up: Come learn from Bernadette Scott, traditional corn […]
Largest Recent Hire of Faculty in the Arts Brings 10 Gifted Scholars to Berkeley
Their new perspectives and ideas “help us imagine a world that doesn’t yet exist,” says Sara Guyer, dean of UC Berkeley’s Division of Arts and Humanities October 20, 2023 | news.berkeley.edu The recent hire of 10 faculty members in UC Berkeley’s Division of Arts and Humanities is “the largest arts hire in recent years, and […]