Elder Spotlight: Peter Jemison
This March the Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center is proud to feature G. Peter Jemison, Onöndowaʹga:ʹ [Seneca, People of the Big Hills], hodáëʹö:ga:ʹ [He is of the Heron Clan [...]
Elder Spotlight: Marilyn Anderson
Elder Spotlight, February 2025: Marilyn Anderson This February we are honored to feature Marilyn Jemison Anderson, 78 as our elder of the month. She is Genyáhdë:h [Turt [...]
Hellbender Name Games
Voting on our hellbender's names take a march-madness twist! This past May we welcomed two hellbenders to our museum. There was just one major problem- they didn't hav [...]
October’s Elder Spotlight: Debbie Hoag
October is Brest Cancer Awareness Month. In effort to spread awareness we decided to feature artist and breast cancer survivor, Debbie Hoag. Debbie Hoag was born Deborah [...]
Elder Spotlight Special: Remember the Removal
September's Special Edition Elder Spotlight 60 years ago 146 homeowners were removed from their homes. 60 years ago 10,000 acres of fertile Seneca land was lost to the [...]
Elder Spotlight: Darlene Miller
Elder Spotlight: Darlene Miller Early this month. August of 2024, Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center opened our brand new 'Cornplanter' exhibit. 'Cornplanter' the exhibit cent [...]
‘Remembering Ancestors’ Exclusive interview with artist Ken William’s Jr.
View an exclusive video with artist Ken William's Jr below. SINM and the SNI community are excited to announce the Cornplanter exhibit opening August 3rd, 2024. SINM w [...]
Major Museum Update! Announcing Two New Exhibits
In this blog post we announce the very exciting news that not one, but two new exhibits are coming to the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum. Both exhibits have been on the [...]
Affirmation Card Craft
The month of May, may be over, but it's never too late to prioritize mental wellbeing. Make every month 'Mental Health Month' by making your own affirmation cards! Ma [...]
Elder Spotlight May, 2024: Becki Bowen
This month's elder spotlight features no other than our own and beloved Becki Bowen. I first met Becki when I interviewed for my Collection's Database Manger positio [...]