Members of the Thomas Indian School faculty on the campus grounds. A caption on the back of the photograph read, “Teachers on reservation being entertained at Thomas Indian School,” June 14, 1910.

The school opened in 1855 on Seneca Nation territory as the Thomas Asylum for Orphan and Destitute Indian Children, and, unlike the many federally operated boarding schools that housed Native ...

Earlier this week, the New York State Senate unanimously passed a resolution acknowledging the horrors of the Thomas Indian School. “The Governor’s visit will be an important moment on our ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issues a formal apology on behalf of New York State for its role in operating the Thomas Indian School, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, outside the William Seneca Administration ...

For over 100 years, more than 2,500 students were forced to attend the former Thomas Indian School on Seneca Nation land, where they were stripped of their names, language, appearance and cultural ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul also met with survivors of the Thomas Indian School, which operated from 1875 to 1957 in western New York near Lake Erie. Gov. Kathy Hochul visited Seneca Nation to apologize for ...

The Thomas Indian School was originally established by Presbyterian missionaries in 1855 and taken over by the state in 1875.