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    "ocrText": "Digitized from Box 5 of the Bradley H. Patterson Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nTORONTO\nDaweg\nHamilton\nRochester\nHome\nFalls\nMbior\nLockport\nLyons\nNongara\nFACILY\nSENECA NATION\nBatawat\nAvim\nBuffalo\nGenew\nN\nE\nW\nCANADASTATES\n(Hamburg\nOF\nUNITED\nDansilla\n14\nDunking\nArcade\nWalkin\nGewanda\nm\nClaim\nBath\nSalamenca\nCorning\nINDIANS\nReturn\n/amestown\nClean\nDancing Seneca Youth Council\nBradlord\nThe Seneca Nation of Indians Education Program is a\nbi-cultural program with emphasis placed on both scholastic\nimprovement and instruction in traditional Seneca arts and\ncrafts. Scholastic improvement through tutoring is done in\nthe Salamanca Central School District, the Gowanda School\nDistrict and the Silver Creek Central School District for\nchildren at the Jr.-Sr. High School level. Seneca language and\ndancing classes are conducted at the Haley-and Steamburg Com-\nFORD is LIBRARY\nmunity Buildings on the Allegany Reservation. On the Catta-\nraugus Reserve, classes are conducted at the Saylor Community\nBuilding. Also included in the Seneca Cultural aspects of the\nprogram are wood carving, traditional food preparation and\nSENECA NATION OF INDIANS\ncostume making.\nBox 231\nSalamanca, New York 14779\nSENECA NATION of INDIRNS\nSENECA NATION OF INDIANS\nP.O. Box 268-A\nIrving, New York 14081\nSENECA NATION OF INDIANS\nEducation Program\nReeper\nDoor\nP.O. Box 254\nSalamanca, New York 14779\nof\nthe\nWestern\nSENECA NATION OF INDIANS\nMural, \"snowsnake,\" traditional Indian sport.\nEducation Foundation\nWall mural executive wing, Haley Building\n685 Broad Street\nThe Haley and Saylor Buildings both have wall murals\nSalamanca, New York 14779\nwhich depict scenes of Seneca life. The Seneca are noted for\ntheir art work. Many have entered into commercial and free\nlance work.\nHIGHBANKS CAMPGROUND\nThe Official Seneca Nation Seal, designed by a member\nP.O. Box 461\nof the tribe, shows the three reservations and the eight\nNEW YORK STATE\nanimals that represent the clans of the traditional Senecas.\nSalamanca, New York 14779\nThe traditional Senecas follow the religious code of Handsome\nLake, Seneca prophet of the late 1700's.\nThe Seneca Nation of Indians is a member tribe of\nthe Iroquois Confederacy. The Confederacy is made\nup of six Indian nations: Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga,\nOneida, Mohawk and Tuscarora.\nThe Seneca Nation is located in the Western\npart of New York State on land set aside by the\nTreaty of Canandaigua of 1794. The Senecas once\nowned all of Western New York and held land in\nthe State of Pennsylvania.\nThe Seneca Nation is comprised of three tracts of\nland. The Cattaraugus Reservation of 20,168 acres is\nlocated near Gowanda, New York. It takes its name\nfrom nearby Cattaraugus Creek. The Allegany Reserve,\noriginally 30,469 acres, is located near Salamanca, New\nGround Breaking - High Banks Campground,\nYork, along the banks of the Allegany River. Due to\nPresident Robert C. Hoag\nPresident Robert C. Hoag, Treasurer Calvin Lay\nflooding problems in the down river Pennsylvania area,\nand developers\nland was taken in 1964 by the U. S. Army Corps of\nEngineers for the Kinzua Dam Project. This left the\nAllegany Reservation with approximately 20,469 acres\nThe Seneca Nation of Indians, with the encouragement\nand assistance of the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the U. S.\nSECRETARY NATION of INDIRNS\nwhich includes the City of Salamanca. The Oil Spring\nDepartment of the Interior and the Economic Development\nProcident Rebert C. Many\nTreasurer Column\nReserve, located near Cuba, New York, is approximately\nAdministration in the United States Department of Commerce,\nand\n- R.Y.\n- N.Y.\nhas entered into recreational development to share with the\nMALEY\nthe Western Doet\nSAYLOR BUILDING\none square mile in area and is not inhabited by any\npublic the scenic beauty of the area. Included in Nation\nP.O. Box 231\nP.O. Box\nSALAMANCA, NEW YORK 14779\nSEVENG, NEW YORK 14081\nmembers of the tribe.\nprojects are: Camp sites, bowling lanes, swimming pools and\nTel. 945-1790\nTel.714 532-3341\ntennis courts. In the near future, work is to be started on a\n- Mater\nfast-food restaurant, a cinema, either indoor or outdoor and\n483\n- N.Y.\nThe current population is 5,175 members on the\na trading post souvenir shop. Nation lands are adjacent to\nA Welcome from Mr. Robert C. Hoag\nthe Allegany State Park and the Kinzua Dam and Reservoir.\nPresident of the Seneca Nation of Indians\ntribal roll. Of this number, 854 reside on the Allegany\nBoth areas are open to camping, boating, fishing, swimming\nAs President of the Seneca Mation of Indians I extend a warm personal\nReserve, 1,926 on the Cattaraugus Reserve and the\nand hunting.\nwelcome on behalf of my administration, our tribal councillors and the\nremainder is scattered throughout the United States.\nmembers of the tribe. We hope that this brochure will serve to introduce\nus to you.\nThe elected Seneca Nation Executive Officers\nThe Seneca Nation of Indians is involved in many programs for the\neconomic betterment and general welfare of the tribe. Our development\n(President, Treasurer, Clerk) and Tribal Councillors\nprojects employ both Indians and non-Indians. We are providing for\n(eight from each inhabited reservation) are involved in\nimproved medical care for those living on the reservations. Our culture\nmany tribe motivated programs to fulfill tribal needs.\nis being preserved through the instruction of our children by tribal\nThe President and Councillors are administrating pro-\nelders in the Seneca language and our traditional arts and crafts. It is\nour objective to keep our young people in touch with their heritage, and\ngrams focused on health and economic development to\nto make them aware and proud of our ancestry.\nbenefit the members of the tribe. Among these are\nWe have begun recreational development of our scenic lands and hope\nhealth clinics established on Allegany and Cattaraugus\nyou accept our invitation to visit us.\nReservations and economic development for both areas\nincluding recreational and industrial projects. Also being\nRobert C.\nPresident\nstressed is renewed instruction of the young people in\nthe Seneca language and traditional crafts. The Nation\nElder, Nellie Jack, conducting Seneca language class\nis concerned that because of the influence of modern\nculture, many arts and crafts are being lost."
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