Title VI Ögwe’ö:weh Education Program
Supporting our Indigenous students and families at every Gowanda school.
Who we are
The Title VI Ögwe’ö:weh (Indigenous) Education Program supports Indigenous students at Gowanda Elementary, Middle and High School. Each school has its own coordinator, so students and families always have someone close by.
We share Seneca language and culture, support students in school, and plan the program together with families through our Parent Committee.
What we offer
Parent Committee
The Parent Committee plans and evaluates the Title VI program. All parents and guardians are welcome, and we’re always looking for new members.
Meetings are the third Wednesday of each month at 5:00 p.m. The location alternates between the Gowanda Middle School Library and the Stanley (Sully) Huff Cultural Center.
For this year's meeting dates and locations, contact Lea Golden at (716) 532-3325, ext. 6009.
Enroll your child
Fill out the student form
Each Indigenous student is counted for the program through a form families fill out.
Return it to your school’s coordinator
Drop it off or send it in with your child.
Questions? Ask us
Any coordinator can help you with the form.
Program moments
Program staff
Lea Golden
Director · Indigenous Youth Organization Advisor
Middle School Room 214
Land Acknowledgement
The Gowanda Central School District resides on the ancestral lands of the Haudenosaunee, which includes the Six Nations of the Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk and Tuscarora. They are the original stewards of the land we occupy and use today.
Read our full Land Acknowledgement
Last reviewed October 2026.