The DEADLINE to secure bus transportation & to RSVP is Monday, December 2nd.

Please call 716-945-8414.

• Enrolled Seneca Elders may bring one (1) guest per household
• Ugly sweater contest, door prizes, festive entertainment and much more!

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Submitted by Stephanie John & Beth Lay

Stop down to the Allegany Elder Center or the Wini Kettle Senior Center and enjoy daily activities throughout the month of November. For more information call Stephanie or Dorsie at (716) 945-8990 (for Allegany) OR Raven at (716) 532-5777 (for Cattaraugus).

Schedule of events listed below:

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Join us at the Wini Kettle Senior Center on Saturday, November 30th for a CHRISTMAS BAZZAR from 10am-3pm. There will be crafts, food, and raffles. The AOA quilt raffle will be drawn at 2pm.

See you there!

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To schedule an intake assessment, please call AOA at 716-532-5777 or 716-945-8414. See flyer posted below for more information.

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Sign-up sheets for shows will be available 1 MONTH prior to the event. Numbers are turned into 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 *Note: Guests are not guaranteed, they are only accommodated after all Elders tickets. Please arrive 2 hours prior to the show for the buffet at the casinos.

• $53 – Johnny Gill, 112 and Ginuwine: Saturday, November 30th at 8pm, Seneca Niagara
• N/A – Festival of Lights: Thursday, December 5th at 6pm, Hamburg Fairgrounds, *Drive thru only event – limited seats in Nation vans, depart Allegany at 4:30pm & Cattaraugus at 5pm
• $20 – Tower of Power: Friday, December 6th at 8pm, Seneca Niagara Event Center
• $33 – The Temptations & The Four Tops: Saturday, December 14th at 8pm, Seneca Niagara *Bus departs Allegany at 4pm and Cattaraugus at 4:45pm
• $75 – The Lion King: Tuesday, December 24th at 1pm, Shea’s Theater, Buffalo *Van departs Allegany at 11am and Bus departs Cattaraugus at 12pm, No meal stop
• N/A – Mardi Gras Bingo: Tuesday, March 4th at 1pm, Seneca Niagara, Free play & meal credit *Bus departs Allegany AOA at 9am and Cattaraugus AOA at 9:30am
• $40 – Carly Pearce: Friday, March 28th at 8pm, Seneca Allegany Event Center

Guest cost listed before each show.

Allegany & Erie: (716) 945-8990
Cattaraugus & Buffalo: (716) 532-5777

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While we’re still talking about incredible Indigenous Fashion during Native American Heritage Month and we’re buzzing from the show at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino; we want to let you in on an exciting little secret. This week, Seneca Fashion models Chanel Gomez, Gaya:ya’s (she goes across the water) of the Snipe clan and Charli Rae Hill, Ganöndi:ye’s (mountains will part ways for her) of the Wolf clan will walk in the Fashion Art Toronto show as part of THE RED COLLECTION SS2025 by Designer and Creative Director LindsayKing.

This empowering collection aims to artistically and actively raise public awareness about the ongoing continental crisis of Missing, Murdered, and Exploited Indigenous Peoples #MMEIP. With over 20 years of experience in Indigenous social work, Lindsay designed this tribute collection in honor of and with the gracious guidance of survivors, families, Elders and artists.

Featuring Pantone’s 2002 Color of the Year – True Red 19-1664 – along with luxury textiles, expert tailoring, and couture hand-sewn details, The Red Collection offers statement-making event and evening wear pieces.

Fashion Arts Toronto / 1664 Fashion Week started November 14th.

Chanel will carry on to the Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week / Red Dress Event on November 20th at 7pm PST.

Campaign Designer & Creative Director: Lindsay King

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October 20, 2024 | By Kayla Katona | bupipedream.com

The Binghamton University Art Museum kicked off the weekend’s Haudenosaunee festival with a talk from the artists and curator on Oct. 17 behind their current main exhibition. The artists and curator of the “Homelands: Contemporary Haudenosaunee Art Across New York” discussed their art and culture with those in attendance.

The event began with a tribute and thanks to the land delivered by Tony Gonyea of the Onondaga Nation’s Beaver Clan. While the tribute took place in the opening remarks, it certainly did not stop there. Value and gratitude for the land and all it has to offer could be seen throughout the talk in the artists’ messages and in their artwork itself. The exhibit features art from Haudenosaunee artists who have woven their relationships and the value of nature into their work, centering it as a main focal point of their pieces.

The heavy emphasis on the value of nature, ancestry and relationship was reflected throughout the conversations and questions. It was noted in the first conversation question that the exhibit itself was relationship-based. Whether about the land, other people or their ancestors, each of the artists spoke about how they felt their artwork connected them deeper to an aspect of their communities.

Natasha Smoke Santiago, one of the artists and a member of the Mohawk Nation, spoke about her work as a potter and her newest project that uses ancestral Mohawk clay. She also spoke about the importance of revitalizing the art in her community as one of its few potters.

“It feels really important and really special to be able to take something that was lost from our culture because it’s not that often that you can get back something that was gone,” Santiago said. “Once your language is gone, it’s gone.”

The artists elaborated on the importance of relationships within their community and capturing that within their art. Hayden Haynes, 41, of the Seneca Nation of Indians’ Deer Clan, who works from the Seneca Allegany territory in WNY, noted the importance of women within Indigenous communities and how his artwork holds feminine forms and attributes to capture that. Haynes also mentioned the importance of teaching art and passing down methods to maintain a sense of knowledge within a community.

“When somebody was teaching somebody to carve an antler bone, there’s an interaction that takes place there, within those communities,” Haynes said. “Language was shared through that process, stories, relationships — all that type of stuff.”

Not only are the land and communities reflected in the art, but there is representation in the materials themselves. When Luanne Redeye, 39, of Berkeley, California, a guest curator of the exhibition and an assistant professor of art practice at the University of California, was asked about the importance of a diverse use of materials for the art in the exhibit, she highlighted how the varying natural materials used was important in reflecting the diverse relationships, histories and stories Indigenous communities hold with the land.

“I thought about ways in which as artists or members of modern society, that we can share our perspectives of our work and what we’re thinking in a multitude of materials and ways of expressions,” Redeye said. “Even with paintings and histories in western art — to bring that in and to then create something from your perspective or from the artist’s perspective or with a hand that is tied to a specific community, I think it really grows and expands the definition of what can be Native art.”

The event concluded with acknowledging the importance of sharing knowledge, educating different communities and the significance and strength of the Haudenosaunee community. Many artists shared how speaking about the history of the community and translating that into art is crucial in maintaining and preserving Indigenous communities in the future.

The “Homelands: Contemporary Haudenosaunee Art Across New York” exhibit is open now and will remain on view at the BU Art Museum through December 7th.

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Come to the Steamburg gym Sundays from 1-4pm. Bring a dish to pass or a favorite snack. Don’t know what supplies to bring? Just show up we can help, it’s also part of healing believe it or not – it’s always a good time.

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Pictured above: A rendering of the new Geraldine Memmo Comprehensive Center for Wound Care. Photo credit: Kaleida Health

Construction is underway on the Geraldine Memmo Comprehensive Center for Wound Care at Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute. Opening 2025, this advanced facility will transform care for patients with complex, non-healing wounds.

Proudly supported by Seneca Diabetes Foundation, the center honors the legacy of Geraldine Memmo, beloved Seneca Nation matriarch and foundation cofounder.

Together, building healthier futures.

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