SCOTT SACKETT: JANDOLI SCHOOL LECTURER I grew up in western New York, the “western door” of the Haudenosaunee. Their name for themselves translates to People of the Longhouse, but you may be more familiar with their French appellation, Iroquois. Their land extended across much of what is now New York State. The original Five Nations…
A promotional photo for “Pow-Wow Dance Show,” an event held earlier in the year focusing on the culture of the Seneca Photo courtesy of St. Bonaventure University BY: DAVID SCIBILIA, NEWS EDITOR “I’m sure some people don’t want to hear it, but St. Bonaventure University actually is located on the lands that used to belong…
The “It’s Time to Pow Wow” event, taking place on tomorrow at 6 p.m. at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts auditorium, will be the start of an annual, diverse event on campus. A pow wow, a Native American tradition, comes with a distinct, yet also fluid definition. “Some call them a festival,…