Frank Bonamie

Frank C. Bonamie (Cayuga)

Frank C. Bonamie (Cayuga, Wolf Clan) a condoled chief of the Cayuga Nation from the 1970s-80s, was a project manager in the Cornell University building and grounds department of design and project management in the 1980s. Bonamie founded Ongweoweh Corp. a pallet and crate company in Spencer New York in 1978. As a Chief and local businessman, Bonamie was an active and ardent supporter for the return of Cayuga Nation treaty rights, campaigning for the return of treaty lands, and federal financial support of the education of Indigenous children. Bonamie was a instrumental advocate and early supporter of the American Indian Program at Cornell. The Frank Bonamie Enrichment Scholarship is awarded annually to support Indigenous students pursuing activities that invest in Indigenous leadership and nation building.