Seneca Nation of Indians Blog

Berries, Baskets, and Beads

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:49:05 -1000

Calling all Vendors!

Join Us In Celebrating Iroquois Basket Makers & Bead Workers

June 29 & 30, 2012 from 10am – 6pm

2 day Vendor sale of Baskets & Beadwork from some our most talented Artists within the Iroquois Confederacy

Celebrate Strawberry Season
Enjoy Shortcake & Juice
By Iroquois Kitchen & BBQ by Renegade Hog
Strawberry Shortcake by Team Maybee/Logan

Black Ash Splint Basket Makers & Iroquois Bead Workers

Basket & Bead Vendors welcome

Art Competition for Baskets & Beadwork

Contact: Holly John at Hollyajohn@aol.com
Or Ph: 716-864-8565

Starts: 6/29/2012 10:00:00 AM
Ends: 6/30/2012 6:00:00 PM

Celebrating Iroquois Basket Makers & Bead Workers

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:26:00 -1000

Attention basket and beadwork vendors!

Join Us In Celebrating Iroquois Basket Makers & Bead Workers on June 29 & 30, 2012 from 10am – 6pm at the beautiful Seneca Nation Cattaraugus Territory. This event will take place at the Cattaraugus Community Center which is located at:

12767 Rt. 438
Irving, NY

This 2 day vendor sale of Baskets & Beadwork will showcase work from some our most talented artists within the Iroquois Confederacy.

Also, to celebrate strawberry season you can enjoy shortcake & juice by Iroquois Kitchen & BBQ by Renegade Hog. The strawberry shortcake is by Team Maybee/Logan.

Black Ash Splint Basket Makers & Iroquois Bead Workers

We are still looking for basket maker and beadworkers for venders. There will also be a basket and beadwork competition!

For more information contact:

Holly John at Hollyajohn@aol.com
Or Ph: 716-864-8565

Baskets by Seneca Basketmaker, Penelope Minner

Travis Tritt

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:38:08 -1000

Travis Tritt

Seneca Allegany Events Center
Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 5PM
Tickets start at $25
on sale now!
All ages welcome, but under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

Starts: 3/25/2012 5:00:00 PM
Ends: 3/25/2012 7:00:00 PM

Buddy "The Kitchen Boss" Valastro

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:01:39 -1000

Buddy "The Kitchen Boss" Valastro

Seneca Niagara Events Center

Saturday, February 18 at 8 PM
Tickets starting at $25
On Sale now!
All ages welcome, but under 18 must be accompanied by an adult

After mastering dessert as The Cake Boss, Buddy now ventures into authentic Italian dishes as the "Kitchen Boss." Watch a demo of his favorite Italian recipes.

Starts: 2/18/2012 8:00:00 PM
Ends: 2/18/2012 10:00:00 PM

Rita Coolidge

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:57:21 -1000

Seneca Allegany Events Center

Saturday February 11, 2012 at 7PM

Tickets start at $20

On sale December 19 at noon

All ages welcome, but under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

Without the voice and talents of Rita Coolidge, many of our favorite 70s tunes would never have landed on a record. Catch hits like "Fever," "One Fine Day" and "The Way You Do The Things You Do," at this unforgettable performance. Experience first-hand the Grammy-winning beauty known as "The Delta Lady" who charted countless Billboard singles in Pop, Country and even Jazz.

Starts: 2/11/2012 12:00:00 PM
Ends: 2/11/2012 2:00:00 PM

Seneca-Iroquois National Musuem Gift Shop - Holiday Sale

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:30:00 -1000

Reminder: There is a holiday sale until the 22nd of this month at the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum Gift Shop at 814 Broad St. in Salamanca, NY. You can get 25% off your purchase! Some exlusions apply and it the sale cannot be combined with other discounts. See the flyer below for more details.

Cornplanter - Gyantwahia Biography

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:23:00 -1000

The Cornplanter Bridge on Center Street in Salamanca opened last week. Here’s an article on Cornplanter courtesy of the SNI Archives Dept.

Cornplanter/Gyantwahia

b. ca. 1730s – d. 2/18/1836

As a young man Cornplanter was known to be a valiant warrior in battle. And although he became a Seneca war chief, he was a seeker of peace not war. When speaking of war he once said, “A fight is a hard business.”

During American Revolution favored neutrality, but went with majority which favored siding with the British. After the Revolution (and the defeat of the British) he felt it wisest to seek a course of positive diplomacy. He served as a negotiator between the U.S. and the Senecas and travelled extensively to Washington and Albany urging protection of Hodinosõni lands. He met with U.S. President George Washington, the “Town Destroyer.”

In 1791 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania passed legislation conveying lands to Cornplanter (Cornplanter Grant, 640 acres) in recognition of his efforts to avoid hostilities between Pennsylvania and eastern/Ohio Indian nations.

In time he became disillusioned with the relationship between the U.S. and the Hodinosõni.

Cornplanter was born into the wolf clan and was the son of a Seneca mother and a Dutchman. Cornplanter’s English name was John O’Bail (Abeel). Came from an influential Seneca family along the Genesee River. He signed the 1794 Canandaigua Treaty. Handsome Lake was his half-brother. He was an uncle to Governor Blacksnake. Red Jacket was kin.

In 1866 a monument was erected by Pennsylvania in honor of Cornplanter. This is believed to be first monument erected in honor of a Native American in the United States. Hon. James Ross Snowden of Philadelphia gave the dedicatory address. Snowden said in part:

He was a dauntless warrior and wisest statesman of his nation, the patriarch of this tribe and the peacemaker of his race. He was a model man from nature’s mould. Truth, temperance, justice and humanity, never had a nobler incarnation or more earnest and consistent advocate then he. As we loved him personally, and revere the nobel, manly character he bore, we erect this tribute to his memory, that those who live after us may know and imitate his virtues.

Radio Spots for the Seneca Nation

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:12:00 -1000

Listen to the Seneca Nation radio spots running on WNED and WBFO throughout American Indian Heritage Month:

Seneca - Great Law WNED.MP3 (399.75 kb)

Seneca - Native Roots WNED.MP3 (377.30 kb)

Seneca - Treaty WNED.MP3 (428.32 kb)

WBFO Seneca.mp3 (3.44 mb)

November is National Native American Heritage Month

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:13:00 -1000

The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release

November 01, 2011

Presidential Proclamation -- National Native American Heritage Month, 2011

NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, 2011
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION

From the Aleutian Islands to the Florida Everglades, American Indians and Alaska Natives have contributed immensely to our country's heritage. During National Native American Heritage Month, we commemorate their enduring achievements and reaffirm the vital role American Indians and Alaska Natives play in enriching the character of our Nation.

Native Americans stand among America's most distinguished authors, artists, scientists, and political leaders, and in their accomplishments, they have profoundly strengthened the legacy we will leave our children. So, too, have American Indians and Alaska Natives bravely fought to protect this legacy as members of our Armed Forces. As service members, they have shown exceptional valor and heroism on battlefields from the American Revolution to Iraq and Afghanistan. Native Americans have demonstrated time and again their commitment to advancing our common goals, and we honor their resolve in the face of years of marginalization and broken promises. My Administration recognizes the painful chapters in our shared history, and we are fully committed to moving forward with American Indians and Alaska Natives to build a better future together.

To strengthen our economy and win the future for our children, my Administration is addressing problems that have burdened Native American communities for too long. We are working to bolster economic development, expand access to affordable health care, broaden post-secondary educational opportunities, and ensure public safety and tribal justice. In June, I signed an Executive Order establishing the White House Rural Council, to strengthen Federal engagement with tribal governments and promote economic prosperity in Indian Country and across rural America. This comes in conjunction with several settlements that will put more land into the hands of tribes and deliver long-awaited trust reform to Indian Country.

To bring jobs and sustainable growth to tribal nations, my Administration is connecting tribal economies to the broader economy through transportation infrastructure and high-speed Internet, as well as by focusing on clean energy development on tribal lands. First Lady Michelle Obama's recently launched Let's Move! in Indian Country initiative will also redouble efforts to encourage healthy living for American Indians and Alaska Natives. These actions reflect my Administration's ongoing commitment to progress for Native Americans, which was reaffirmed last year when we announced our support for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Through a comprehensive strategy where the Federal Government and tribal nations move forward as equal partners, we can bring real and lasting change to Indian Country.

This month, we celebrate the rich heritage and myriad contributions of American Indians and Alaska Natives, and we rededicate ourselves to supporting tribal sovereignty, tribal self-determination, and prosperity for all Native Americans. We will seek to strengthen our nation-to-nation relationship by ensuring tribal nations have a voice in shaping national policies impacting tribal communities. We will continue this dialogue at the White House Tribal Nations Conference held in Washington, D.C. next month. As we confront the challenges currently facing our tribal communities and work to ensure American Indians and Alaska Natives have meaningful opportunities to pursue their dreams, we are forging a brighter future for the First Americans and all Americans.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2011 as National Native American Heritage Month. I call upon all Americans to commemorate this month with appropriate programs and activities, and to celebrate November 25, 2011, as Native American Heritage Day.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand eleven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-sixth.

BARACK OBAMA

www.whitehouse.gov

Air Supply

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:56:36 -1000

Air Supply

Seneca Niagara Events Center

Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 8PM

Tickets starting at $30

On sale now!

All ages welcome, but under 18 must be accompanied by an adult

Soft Rock duo with eight Top 10 Hits including "All Out of Love", "Every Woman in the World", and "The One That You Love."

Starts: 11/26/2011 8:00:00 PM
Ends: 11/26/2011 10:00:00 PM