The Seneca are a group of indigenous Iroquoian-speaking people native to North America who historically lived south of Lake Ontario. They were the nation located farthest to the west within the Six Nations or Iroquois League (Haudenosaunee) in New York before the American Revolution.
The Seneca nation's own name () is Onöndowága, meaning "Great Hill Place." It is identical to the endonym used by the Onondaga people. At the time of formation of the Haudenosaunee, they lived as the farthest west of the five nations within the league. They were referred to as the Keepers of the Western Door. Other nations called them Seneca after their principal village of Osininka. Since "Osininka" sounds like the Anishinaabe wordAsinikaa(n), meaning "Those at the Place Full of Stones", this gave rise to further confusion. Non-Haudenosaunee nations confused the Seneca nation's name with that of the Oneida nation's endonym Onyota'a:ka, meaning "People of the Standing Stone." Oas-in-in Ka (Seneca) means "Stone Place."
Nation (from Latin: natio, "people, tribe, kin, genus, class, flock") is a social concept with no uncontroversial definition, but that is most commonly used to designate larger groups or collectives of people with common characteristics attributed to them—including language, traditions, customs (mores), habits (habitus), and ethnicity. A nation, by comparison, is more impersonal, abstract, and overtly political than an ethnic group. It is a cultural-political community that has become conscious of its autonomy, unity, and particular interests.
According to Joseph Stalin: "a nation is not a racial or tribal, but a historically constituted community of people;" "a nation is not a casual or ephemeral conglomeration, but a stable community of people"; "a nation is formed only as a result of lengthy and systematic intercourse, as a result of people living together generation after generation"; and, in its entirety: "a nation is a historically constituted, stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, economic life, and psychological make-up manifested in a common culture."
Singapore's first public LGBT pride festival, IndigNation, took place during the month of August in 2005, with a second annual IndigNation in August 2006. Previous gay celebrations, exemplified by the Nation parties held annually in Singapore since 2001, were private commercial events held for LGBT recreation, but were also socio-political statements of significance in Singapore gay history and milestones in Singapore's human rights record.
History
Before 2001
Prior to 2001, all events held for LGBT people were private affairs not advertised or even made known to the general public. Most were held indoors, especially on Sunday nights at various mainstream discos which were eager to tap the pink dollar on a day when business from their straight patrons was slow. This phenomenon began in the early 1980s when the police started to turn a blind eye to men disco-dancing with each other, but not during the slow numbers, when they were cautioned by the managements of these venues to "behave". This was done to avoid complaints from heterosexual patrons who were initially invariably present.
Seneca Nation rallies in Niagara Square over "economic injustice"
Seneca Nation rallies in Niagara Square over "economic injustice"
published: 15 Apr 2022
Seneca Nation leader to have a role in Smithsonian's future American Women's History Museum
Odie Brant Porter is a mother, a wife, a member of the Turtle Clan, a Seneca Nation councilor and she now has another role.
published: 13 Mar 2024
New Seneca Nation gas station causes controversy
The Seneca Nation opened its fourth One Stop gas and convenience store Friday morning in downtown Niagara Falls. Tribal leaders called it a "milestone" for the Nation, but the city's mayor and local business owners spoke out against the new location.
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published: 23 Dec 2016
Seneca Nation cannabis dispensary opens for business
The Seneca Nation held a ribbon cutting for their first nation-owned facility called Nativa Cannabis, a dispensary at the corner of Niagara Street and John Daly Boulevard. Because the dispensary is owned by Seneca Nation, the revenue made support services provided to Seneca residents and elders, Armstrong said.
https://www.wgrz.com/article/money/business/seneca-nation-owned-cannabis-dispensary-opens/71-788f22c5-3ca2-4a7a-8678-85bd8eba554c
published: 12 Apr 2023
Seneca Nation election for a new president
Seneca Nation election for a new president
published: 05 Nov 2024
Seneca Nation opens up Community Center
Members of the Seneca Nation of Indians have a new place to get fit and keep fit.
published: 30 Apr 2011
Seneca Nation commemorates signing of Buffalo Creek Treaty of 1842 with ceremony
Seneca Nation commemorates signing of Buffalo Creek Treaty of 1842 with ceremony
published: 18 May 2024
Seneca Nation announces preliminary gaming compact deal with NY
The Seneca Nation did not provide specifics of the deal with New York State, but said the final details will be hashed out over the next few days.
published: 08 Jun 2023
Seneca Nation, New York reach compact extension; no new deal yet
Nine days before the compact between the Seneca Nation and New York State was set to expire, the two sides reached an extension agreement.
published: 02 Dec 2023
Seneca Nation opens new cultural center
The Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center is officially open in Salamanca. According to Kari Kennedy-Hoag, curator of the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum, housed inside the center it was "41 years in the making." Kari's referring to the fact that the original museum, built in 1977 was only supposed to be temporary. The new facility is also home to the Seneca Archives and out back there is a amphitheater that board member Rick Jemison says "by Spring we're going to have performances here." The eighteen million dollar facility will give visitors a chance to get acquainted with the Seneca Nation history and culture. There's a gift shop and they are opened seven days a week for guided tours and walk-throughs. The gift show will offer a Holiday Market, Saturday, November 24th 11am-8pm. Onöhsagwë:d...
The Seneca Nation opened its fourth One Stop gas and convenience store Friday morning in downtown Niagara Falls. Tribal leaders called it a "milestone" for the...
The Seneca Nation opened its fourth One Stop gas and convenience store Friday morning in downtown Niagara Falls. Tribal leaders called it a "milestone" for the Nation, but the city's mayor and local business owners spoke out against the new location.
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The Seneca Nation opened its fourth One Stop gas and convenience store Friday morning in downtown Niagara Falls. Tribal leaders called it a "milestone" for the Nation, but the city's mayor and local business owners spoke out against the new location.
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The Seneca Nation held a ribbon cutting for their first nation-owned facility called Nativa Cannabis, a dispensary at the corner of Niagara Street and John Daly...
The Seneca Nation held a ribbon cutting for their first nation-owned facility called Nativa Cannabis, a dispensary at the corner of Niagara Street and John Daly Boulevard. Because the dispensary is owned by Seneca Nation, the revenue made support services provided to Seneca residents and elders, Armstrong said.
https://www.wgrz.com/article/money/business/seneca-nation-owned-cannabis-dispensary-opens/71-788f22c5-3ca2-4a7a-8678-85bd8eba554c
The Seneca Nation held a ribbon cutting for their first nation-owned facility called Nativa Cannabis, a dispensary at the corner of Niagara Street and John Daly Boulevard. Because the dispensary is owned by Seneca Nation, the revenue made support services provided to Seneca residents and elders, Armstrong said.
https://www.wgrz.com/article/money/business/seneca-nation-owned-cannabis-dispensary-opens/71-788f22c5-3ca2-4a7a-8678-85bd8eba554c
The Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center is officially open in Salamanca. According to Kari Kennedy-Hoag, curator of the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum, housed inside...
The Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center is officially open in Salamanca. According to Kari Kennedy-Hoag, curator of the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum, housed inside the center it was "41 years in the making." Kari's referring to the fact that the original museum, built in 1977 was only supposed to be temporary. The new facility is also home to the Seneca Archives and out back there is a amphitheater that board member Rick Jemison says "by Spring we're going to have performances here." The eighteen million dollar facility will give visitors a chance to get acquainted with the Seneca Nation history and culture. There's a gift shop and they are opened seven days a week for guided tours and walk-throughs. The gift show will offer a Holiday Market, Saturday, November 24th 11am-8pm. Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center 82 West Hetzel St., Salamanca, NY 716-945-1760 More info available at their website.
The Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center is officially open in Salamanca. According to Kari Kennedy-Hoag, curator of the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum, housed inside the center it was "41 years in the making." Kari's referring to the fact that the original museum, built in 1977 was only supposed to be temporary. The new facility is also home to the Seneca Archives and out back there is a amphitheater that board member Rick Jemison says "by Spring we're going to have performances here." The eighteen million dollar facility will give visitors a chance to get acquainted with the Seneca Nation history and culture. There's a gift shop and they are opened seven days a week for guided tours and walk-throughs. The gift show will offer a Holiday Market, Saturday, November 24th 11am-8pm. Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center 82 West Hetzel St., Salamanca, NY 716-945-1760 More info available at their website.
The Seneca Nation opened its fourth One Stop gas and convenience store Friday morning in downtown Niagara Falls. Tribal leaders called it a "milestone" for the Nation, but the city's mayor and local business owners spoke out against the new location.
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The Seneca Nation held a ribbon cutting for their first nation-owned facility called Nativa Cannabis, a dispensary at the corner of Niagara Street and John Daly Boulevard. Because the dispensary is owned by Seneca Nation, the revenue made support services provided to Seneca residents and elders, Armstrong said.
https://www.wgrz.com/article/money/business/seneca-nation-owned-cannabis-dispensary-opens/71-788f22c5-3ca2-4a7a-8678-85bd8eba554c
The Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center is officially open in Salamanca. According to Kari Kennedy-Hoag, curator of the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum, housed inside the center it was "41 years in the making." Kari's referring to the fact that the original museum, built in 1977 was only supposed to be temporary. The new facility is also home to the Seneca Archives and out back there is a amphitheater that board member Rick Jemison says "by Spring we're going to have performances here." The eighteen million dollar facility will give visitors a chance to get acquainted with the Seneca Nation history and culture. There's a gift shop and they are opened seven days a week for guided tours and walk-throughs. The gift show will offer a Holiday Market, Saturday, November 24th 11am-8pm. Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center 82 West Hetzel St., Salamanca, NY 716-945-1760 More info available at their website.
The Seneca are a group of indigenous Iroquoian-speaking people native to North America who historically lived south of Lake Ontario. They were the nation located farthest to the west within the Six Nations or Iroquois League (Haudenosaunee) in New York before the American Revolution.
The Seneca nation's own name () is Onöndowága, meaning "Great Hill Place." It is identical to the endonym used by the Onondaga people. At the time of formation of the Haudenosaunee, they lived as the farthest west of the five nations within the league. They were referred to as the Keepers of the Western Door. Other nations called them Seneca after their principal village of Osininka. Since "Osininka" sounds like the Anishinaabe wordAsinikaa(n), meaning "Those at the Place Full of Stones", this gave rise to further confusion. Non-Haudenosaunee nations confused the Seneca nation's name with that of the Oneida nation's endonym Onyota'a:ka, meaning "People of the Standing Stone." Oas-in-in Ka (Seneca) means "Stone Place."