The Seneca Nation of Indians has a proud and rich history. We
are the largest of six Native American nations in New York State
which comprised the Iroquois Confederacy or Six Nations, a
democratic government that pre-dates the United States
Constitution.
We are known as the "Keeper of the Western Door," for the Seneca
are the westernmost of the Six Nations. In the Seneca
language we are also known as O-non-dowa-gah, (pronounced:
Oh-n'own-dough-wahgah) or "Great Hill People."
Today, the Seneca Nation of Indians has a population of over
8,000 enrolled members. We are the fifth-largest employer in
Western New York, creating thousands of new jobs and investing
hundreds of millions of dollars to bolster the region's and New
York State's economy.
We invite you to explore our website to learn about our rich
culture and traditions, our diverse and strong sovereign economy
and the quality of life that makes us proud to be Seneca.
Nya-weh,
Barry E. Snyder, Sr., President, Seneca Nation of
Indians
Briefly, the Nation teamed up with the Sabres, Savarino Company
and HSBC to form the "Cobblestone District Connector Initiative" to
transform Perry street between Buffalo Creek Casino and the First
Niagara Center into a signature, gateway corridor, including
complete redesign of the street with new lighting, new sidewalks,
landscaping, etc.
Our team was just awarded about $250,000 from Mayor Brown's
Buffalo Building Reuse Fund to complete the design for the street,
as part of $1.25 million awarded to our project, Genesee Street and
Chippewa Street (see article link below).
What's New in SNI Adult Education (formerly
GED®)?
We have a new name! The GED® name has been purchased by a
publishing company (Pearson), and has become a registered
trademark. This means that GED® must be represented by the
registered trademark symbol whenever it is used in communications
such as this article. So it was necessary to change our program
name to something that wasn't owned.
In addition, Pearson will make sweeping changes to the
General Education test to be put in place January 2014. The good
news is New York State opted out of Pearson's plan, along
with many other states. New York has been in negotiations with many
companies to have a test written, and be phased in over the next
three years. They just announced CTB/McGraw Hill, as the writer of
the new High School Equivalency Diploma test, a blessing to our
program because we currently use many of McGraw-Hill's cutting
edge, research based resources in our classroom!
The equ…
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The annual Community Fair held within the Seneca Nation
Cattaraugus territory during spring break is scheduled to begin
Monday, April 1st through Friday, April 5th. Numerous
educational and fun activities for all ages will take place during
the course of the week with highlights such as a field trip to
Rochester Museum of Play, Smoke Dance competition with cash prizes,
bike rodeo and much more! A vendor day and SNI Department
Awareness Day is planned to end the week on Friday, April 5th from
9am - 3pm. Public is welcome to come and enjoy the
festivities!
GREAT NEWS! Allegany GED® will have a teacher 5 days
a
week!
Beginning Monday, March 25th there will be
an Adult Education Teacher at the Allegany Adult Education
Program (formerly GED®). Classes will be Monday through Friday
9am to 3:30pm.
Marjorie Andrews comes from the BOCES center, where she has
been employed as a GED® teacher. We are very excited to have her
join our team, and hope you will stop in to meet her soon!
Employment and Training Department, Allegany
3674 Administration Drive, Salamanca (716) 945-8146
Have you ever thought of becoming a lifeguard? Now is your
chance! Classes are now forming and will be held at the Cattaraugus
Community Center, April 26th through 28th. Please see the attached
flyer. For any questions contact Heidi John or Leroy Henhawk at the
CCC, (716) 532-8450 ext 5703
