11/03/2026
There’s always more to learn about the place we call home.
This Native American Heritage Month, I hope you’ll join me in taking time to hear Native voices, discover the work of Native artists and authors, and learn about Native communities, past and present.
Western and Central New York is the historic and ancestral homeland of the Haudenosaunee (also known as the Iroquois Confederacy or the People of the Longhouse), an alliance of Indigenous nations whose democratic governance and culture deeply shaped the region and early American history.
Learn more about New York's indigenous peoples at https://www.nysed.gov/indigenous-education/tribal-nations-new-york-state.
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GVP, Residential Mortgage Manager, NMLS #6780 | Genesee Regional Bank, Equal Housing Lender, Member FDIC, NMLS #417491