Sept. 26, 2019 Peace Tree Ceremony
& Public Lecture: moved to rain location, GLUCK THEATER, WVU Mountainlair
Mr. Jamie Jacobs, Turtle Clan, Tonawanda Seneca, a descendant of historic Seneca
leaders, serves his community as a ceremonial custodian, language instructor at
Tonawanda Nation School, and cultural educator. In addition, he works for the Rochester
(New York) Museum and Science Center, Rock Foundation. His numerous efforts support
the preservation of Seneca culture, language, and traditions.
Mr. Jacobs will preside at the 2019 annual WVU Peace Tree Ceremony Thursday, Sept. 26 at 11:30 a.m., telling the story of the coming of the Peacemaker, who brought about the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy.
The Peace Tree is located between Martin Hall & E. Moore Hall. Rain location: Gluck Theater, Mountainlair Student Union.
Mr. Jacobs’s public lecture, ”The Seneca and the Great Law of Peace" is at 7:00 p.m. in the Gluck Theater, Mountainlair Student Union. A welcome reception begins in the theater foyer at 6:30pm.
Both events are free and open to the public.
Mr. Blaine Tallchief, Seneca Faithkeeper and member of both the Newtown and Coldspring
Longhouse, will perform traditional Seneca music and offer an invocation as part
of the Peace Tree ceremony and public lecture. Originally from the Cattaraugus
Indian Reservation, Mr. Tallchief and his family live on the Allegany reservation.