The Seneca Nation's first female president was officially sworn into office on Tuesday. Tina Abrams took her oath of office during the Senecas' Canvass Day ceremony at the Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino in Salamanca. Abrams told the large crowd, "Our people went to the polls to choose a leader you believe in, a leader you can trust to lead our Nation with strength, honesty, vision and conviction. I am honored beyond words to stand before you as your choice, your President, and as the first woman to receive and accept that responsibility."
President Abrams has been a voice of leadership in the Seneca Nation for decades. First elected to the Seneca Nation Council in 2001, she was the first woman appointed as the legislative body's Co-Chair in 2012.
Photo by the Seneca Media & Communications Center
