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This years annual Thanksgiving Eve NO-Tap Bowling Tournament at Central Lanes and Crist Restaurant will be held Wednesday, November 23, 2022. Bowling Two shifts: 6:30pm & 9:30pm. $125.00 per team, $1,000.00 for 1st place (based on 24 teams). There will be music provided by DJ Hendryx. Please use last year’s highest average unless 10 pins higher than last year. Maximum team average is 1100. Handicap 80%. There will also be a 50/50 & live auction available. Call Central Lanes at (716) 945-4500 to reserve your spot! **Benefits SG&E Employee Activity Committee.

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Sign-up in person at AOA by December 2nd at Noon. Winners will be announced on December 2nd.

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Join us for the Elder & Youth Wild Game & Traditional Foods Dinner and Social on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at the Steamburg Community Center.

Dinner: 5:30pm – 6:30pm | Social: 6:30pm – 7:30pm

Presented by: President’s Office & Treasurer’s Office

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We Are Healers is now accepting applications for the 2023 Fellowship cohort. Applications will close on November 15, 2022. They are offering up to 10 Fellowship opportunities for Native students on their path toward a health profession.

Program activities include providing summer enrichment program fee assistance, along with stipends for standardized examination test preparatory and exam fees. We are also providing a stipend for each fellow to complete one project of their choosing throughout their term.

Goals & Objectives of Fellowship Program:

1. Provide real-time inspiration and demystify the health professional learning process.
2. Provide funding to accomplish an individually defined project that will re-imagine community health.
3. Provide mentorship, preparatory course/material assistance, summer enrichment program assistance as well as examination fee assistance (if applicable).
4. Networking and community building with other American Indian and Alaskan Native health professionals and students.

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Tuesday, November 1:  Flip White: “Our Cultural Foundations, Part 1”.

Thursday, November 3:  Flip White: “Our Cultural Foundations, Part 2”.

White, Seneca, Wolf Clan, has previously served as a Tribal Councilor for the Seneca Nation, is the former Director of Career Development at Seneca Gaming as well as a former Education Director for the Allegany Territory.  A military veteran, Mr. White is now retired and was elected to the Salamanca City Central School Board and continues to work with the non-profit Agwadeyesta’ Do:ge:h which means “We learn together.” 

Tuesday, November 8:  Rich Sasala: “Thanksgiving, Stereotypes, Misinformation and Ogweoweka (The Indian Way)”

Sasala, a citizen of the Cayuga Nation Turtle Clan, is a graduate of Canisius College, SUNY Buffalo, and Buffalo State College.  He is currently a Social Studies Teacher in the Lakeshore School district, where he teaches courses in Native American Film and Haudenosaunee Studies. 

Thursday, November 10:  Lafayette Williams: “Experiences of a Native American Actor”

Williams, Seneca, Beaver Clan, is a professional actor, speaker and writer.  He will share his personal life experience of his introduction to acting as an extra and how he progressed to a professional level in television, movies, and live theater. In addition, Williams will speak of his immersion in Iroquois Culture during his time at Buffalo State College and at home on the Seneca Nation Cattaraugus and Salamanca Territories.

Tuesday, November 15:  Norm Jimerson: “Native Culture:  Agriculture, Dance, Family, and Sports”

Jimerson, Onondaga, Deer Clan, is an Air Force veteran, former construction worker, and lacrosse player.  He was instrumental in designing the cultural parts of the Seneca Nation Head Start programs and was the Superintendent of the Indian Village at the New York State Fair for 30 years.   In his retirement, Jimerson enjoys traveling, dancing, singing and giving cultural presentations.

Thursday, November 17, Elliott Tallchief: “Thomas Indian School Survivor”

Tallchief, Seneca Nation, Wolf Clan, was forcibly placed at the Thomas Indian School at the age of 5 in 1945 and lived there until it closed in 1957.  After graduating from Gowanda Schools in 1959, Tallchief enlisted in the Navy and served for 10 years.  Tallchief also worked for Ford Motor Company for 22 years.   

Tuesday, November 22:  Marcy Kane and Bernadette Scott: “Haudenosaunee Women”

Kane and Scott, Seneca, Deer Clan, from the Cattaraugus Territory in New York are mother and daughter.  Members of a family well known for their teaching, sharing, and making traditional Seneca (no-face) cornhusk dolls and for Iroquois Social dancing, both women are accomplished artists.

Kane is a lifetime member of the Buffalo Creek Dancers, and has performed all over Turtle Island, including at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC, in an effort to share her native culture with everyone.

Scott earned a B.S. in Audio/Radio Production with a minor in American Indian Studies from SUNY Fredonia and a M.A. in American Studies from the University of Buffalo.  Currently the Artist in Residency at the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum in Salamanca, NY, Scott has won many awards for her braided cornhusk moccasins and dolls and leads demonstrations and workshops throughout NY and PA.

Native American Heritage Month Schedule of Events

At Anderson-Lee Library – Silver Creek, NY (Time: 6pm)

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Snow Removal for Seneca Elders

During the winter months the Seneca Nation DPW may be able to provide snow plowing for eligible Elders on-territory. Please remember that DPW’s first priority is clearing parking lots and walkways at SNI facilities. After SNI sites are cleared, work begins to plow driveways for Seneca Elders/Disabled members that have requested service. DPW makes every effort to schedule early plowing for those eligible who need to be able to get out of their driveways for dialysis, chemotherapy, etc.

Cattaraugus Elders: To apply for snow-plowing through SNI DPW, please stop by the Wini Kettle Senior Center to pick up a form or contact Lindsey Cooper (AOA Senior Support Specialist) at (716) 532-5777 ext. 5504.

Allegany Elders: To apply for snowplowing through SNI DPW, please stop by the Allegany Elders Center for a Program Services Waiver or contact Shanelle Mohawk (Alleg. DPW) at (716) 945-5441.

Upcoming Seneca Elder Events

• Air Supply at Seneca Allegany Casino, November 12 at 8pm.
• The Commodores at Seneca Niagara Casino, November 26 at 8pm.
• Boy Band Christmas at Seneca Niagara Casino, December 9 at 8pm.
• Boy Band Christmas at Seneca Allegany Casino, December 10 at 8pm.
• Bills vs. Dolphins Suite Ticket Lottery – Game will be held December 17 or 18 (TBD by NFL.) Sign-up for lottery in-person @ AOA by Dec. 2nd @ NOON. Sign-ups available now. Winners drawn Dec. 2nd. Fifteen tickets available TOTAL for both territories. Suite includes ticket to game, food and beverages (bus transportation available.)

As a reminder the 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. Be sure you will be attending when you sign-up as there has been an increase of last-minute cancellations, resulting in a waste of Elder entertainment funds for the remainder of the year. Please be mindful of this when you sign-up. Nya:weh.

Consumer Directed Personal Assistant Services

The Seneca Nation AOA is able to provide Consumer Directed personal assistant services to qualified Elders though a partnership with Western New York Independent Living. Consumer Directed service allows you to become the supervisor for your own personal assistant services. You can hire who you like (subject to some restrictions), train them in areas important to you, and supervise their work on a daily basis. Tasks are not as limited as they are in a traditional care aide plan.

Who can I hire?
If accepted into the Consumer Directed program you can hire almost anyone to be your personal assistant. The only people that are ineligible to provide the service (and get paid for it) are the consumer’s spouse or designated representative. Any other adult relative of the consumer who does not reside with the consumer or any adult relative who resides with the consumer because of the amount of care the consumer requires is eligible.

What tasks can I receive assistance with?
Some of the tasks include, but are not limited to:
• Bathing, Getting in and out of bed/wheelchair, Toileting, Eating and drinking, Cooking, Cleaning, Personal errands, Taking medication

To find out if you or your loved one qualify for Consumer Directed Services, please contact AOA Case Managers: Cattaraugus – Shantel Burning (716) 532-5777 Allegany – Teresa Redeye (716) 945-8414.

HEAP Assistance

The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) helps low-income people pay the cost of heating their homes. If you are eligible, you may receive one regular HEAP benefit per program year and could also be eligible for emergency HEAP benefits if you are in danger of running out of fuel or having your utility service shut off.

The 2022-2023 Regular HEAP benefit opens November 1, 2022. If you are eligible, you may receive one regular HEAP benefit per program year to help you pay for heating your home.

Eligibility and benefits are based on income, household size, the primary heating source, and the presence of a household member who is under age 6, age 60 or older or permanently disabled. Regular benefits for households that pay directly for heat based on actual usage are paid directly to the vendor that supplies the household’s primary source of heat.

For more information or assistance with your HEAP application, contact Briana Snyder, Seneca Nation AOA Options Counselor at 716-945-8991.

Medicare Open Enrollment

Medicare’s Open Enrollment is October 15 – December 7, 2022. Medicare allows health and drug plans to make changes regarding their cost and coverage and allows for those plans to update their networks of providers and pharmacies.

During Open Enrollment, Medicare beneficiaries can change their Medicare health plans and prescription drug coverage for the following year to better meet their needs. Any applicable changes will have an effective date of January 1, 2023. Individuals enrolled in a health or prescription drug plan should review materials their plan sends such as the ‘Evidence of Coverage’ (EOC) and ‘Annual Notice of Change’ (ANOC). If the individual believes their current plan will still be offered and will meet their needs for the upcoming year they don’t need to change their health or prescription plan.

For further information and assistance regarding your Medicare coverage, please contact Briana Snyder, Seneca Nation AOA Options Counselor at 716-945-8991.

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Check out the calendar below for Allegany activities for the month of November 2022.

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