--- title: "This Week in Native American News - October 28, 2016" slug: this-week-in-native-american-news-october-28-2016 date: 2016-10-28 author: "Guest User" original_url: https://www.lutheranindianministries.org/news-notes/this-week-in-native-american-news-october-28-2016 section: news-notes images: ["images/51d178bc-like.gif", "images/37f6badb-google-plusone.png", "images/f203ea33-social_connect_tweet.png", "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/64e04389-051bac4bf5582f031f38137134f60660.jpg", "images/fe362e87-87c9261de97ebc05bbe2144a4221a372.jpg", "images/90381903-b148f0e575a3f5296b0d75f8034f1a4c.jpg", "images/3cb9ef70-e7706738995c7a7907d6f563252a935e.jpg", "images/0c1e3288-f43bf47e75371c211378d73be21ec4c4.jpg"] --- # This Week in Native American News - October 28, 2016 Oct 28 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) | | | | | | --- | --- | | | | | --- | | | | | | | | --- | --- | | | | | --- | | [Happy Halloween -](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/653233120920922726/) Oct 28, 2016 12:24 pm Happy Halloween - Have fun but don't be an offensive jerk! Read more: [www.chicagoreader...](http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/halloween-costume-racism-sexism-cultural-appropriation/Content?oid=24064476) [read more](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/653233120920922726/) [Like Happy Halloween - on Facebook](http://us6.campaign-archive1.com/?u=6bd0fdf07982467754a1ffc63&id=a9169c5142&fblike=fblike-4d6898ad&e=[UNIQID]&socialproxy=http%3A%2F%2Fus6.campaign-archive2.com%2Fsocial-proxy%2Ffacebook-like%3Fu%3D6bd0fdf07982467754a1ffc63%26id%3Da9169c5142%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.pinterest.com%252Fpin%252F653233120920922726%252F%26title%3DHappy%2520Halloween%2520-%2520%2520%2520 "Like Happy Halloween - on Facebook")   [Google Plus One Button](http://us6.campaign-archive1.com/?u=6bd0fdf07982467754a1ffc63&id=a9169c5142&socialproxy=http%3A%2F%2Fus6.campaign-archive2.com%2Fsocial-proxy%2Fgoogle-plus-one%3Fu%3D6bd0fdf07982467754a1ffc63%26id%3Da9169c5142%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.pinterest.com%252Fpin%252F653233120920922726%252F%26title%3DHappy%2520Halloween%2520-%2520%2520%2520&gpo=gplusone-4d6898ad)   [share on Twitter](http://twitter.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinterest.com%2Fpin%2F653233120920922726%2F&text=Happy+Halloween+-+++&count=none) [Real Walking Dead -](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/653233120920922725/) Oct 28, 2016 12:22 pm Real Walking Dead - Zombies or White Walkers, these Inuit were terrified! It was sometime before 1850 at a remote Arctic hunting camp near the southwest edge of King William Island, and these “beings” had seemingly materialized out of nowhere. “They’re not Inuit; they’re not human,” was how a woman first reported their arrival to the camp. 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What was special about the gift is that is the fact that the Choctaw were having major problems of their own at that time still recovering from the horrible Trail of Tears journey. 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"Somebody that grows up in rural Alaska lives the weather. They don't watch it on the weather channel... those from rural locations, who are active outdoors, are better able to spot patterns and changes in patterns." 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