--- title: "This Week in Native American News: December 30, 2016" slug: this-week-in-native-american-news-december-30-2016 date: 2016-12-30 author: "Guest User" original_url: https://www.lutheranindianministries.org/news-notes/this-week-in-native-american-news-december-30-2016 section: news-notes images: ["images/51d178bc-like.gif", "images/37f6badb-google-plusone.png", "images/f203ea33-social_connect_tweet.png", "images/88901358-nan_logo.jpg", "images/3f29dd6e-color-facebook-48.png", "images/bef17570-color-link-48.png", "images/fa7346d2-color-twitter-48.png", "images/bcf2c627-382c173c-7405-473f-ae5b-219eb1cbfbbc.jpg", "images/35718a47-0b496cb272463f4364665abc5b5a8c03.jpg", "images/8fc07e2f-29fda42c0fe650a7c34ddc87d4327d43.jpg", "images/d1ada59d-358adb84a2c8ad462836988e6fd7f4e9.jpg", "images/6de1df69-b4eba10577152ac6cd7a200e5c0204ad.jpg", "images/4eb94ea8-e7cd48403dbbd92a4da8fddb6df4a3c6.jpg"] --- # This Week in Native American News: December 30, 2016 Dec 30 Written By [Guest User](/news-notes?author=6839f4dcc52c4707a9ee7c66) \*|MC:SUBJECT|\* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | | | | | --- | | This Week in Native American News: [See all the stories online](https://flipboard.com/@indianministry/native-american-news-dh5rtbury) | | | | --- | | [View this email in your browser](*|ARCHIVE|*) | | | | | | | | --- | --- | | | | | --- | | | | | | | | --- | --- | | | | | --- | | This Week in Native American NewsThe top five news stories brought to you by [Lutheran Indian Ministries](http://lutheranindianministries.org) | | | | | | --- | --- | | | | | --- | | | | | | | | --- | --- | | | | | --- | | [More Fake News Out -](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/653233120921206455/) Dec 30, 2016 12:42 pm More Fake News Out - Fake news, quadricentennial edition: America's early settlers were all pious. The native people were savages. Freedom and liberty were available to all from Day One. As the U.S. gears up to mark the 400th anniversary, leading scholars from around the globe are teaming up to dispel myths and challenge long-held assumptions. 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Already, changes at the local level are signaling a societal turn. This article focuses on changes in Canada, but the same is happening across the US. All the more reason to bring our ministry to the big cities. 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This is not an isolated case. Native youth need help. 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