--- title: "This Week in Native American News - October 7, 2016" slug: this-week-in-native-american-news-october-7-2016 date: 2016-10-07 author: "Guest User" original_url: https://www.lutheranindianministries.org/news-notes/this-week-in-native-american-news-october-7-2016 section: news-notes images: ["images/51d178bc-like.gif", "images/37f6badb-google-plusone.png", "images/f203ea33-social_connect_tweet.png", "images/bed76e8c-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/164a6db8-10203656db084524be9b0d3de59a442c.jpg", "images/4a8b1d92-183a178d1a842b3af52d85882e60d350.jpg", "images/b4f2df9e-1dba20001ff65c84139fee6f9b4ab801.jpg", "images/cdd8429e-8a4bfe2329b54b8bcf7774b7c12cb21b.jpg", "images/544d7ccb-dbec4223125764e30455e46bd6556471.jpg"] --- # This Week in Native American News - October 7, 2016 Oct 7 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) | | | | | | --- | --- | | | | | --- | | | | | | | | --- | --- | | | | | --- | | [Village sets example](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/653233120920863741/) Oct 07, 2016 11:28 am Village sets example - The Native village of Bella Bella is a shining example of the change that can and should occur to help the next generation of Native Americans to thrive and succeed. 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Whether you like local history or poetry, you'll find one for your weekend. 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Here..](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/653233120920863738/) Oct 07, 2016 11:25 am Not a reader? Here... for the watcher, this 17-minute mini-documentary from PBS is for you. Part of a series based on rural communities, it explores the importance of learning your culture at an early age and the effects forced assimilation had on Native society. See it here: [www.theatlantic.c...](http://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/500780/legacy-native-americans-forced-assimilation/) [read more](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/653233120920863738/) [Like Not a reader? Here.. on Facebook](http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=6bd0fdf07982467754a1ffc63&id=a9169c5142&fblike=fblike-c5bf493d&e=[UNIQID]&socialproxy=http%3A%2F%2Fus6.campaign-archive1.com%2Fsocial-proxy%2Ffacebook-like%3Fu%3D6bd0fdf07982467754a1ffc63%26id%3Da9169c5142%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.pinterest.com%252Fpin%252F653233120920863738%252F%26title%3DNot%2520a%2520reader%253F%2520Here.. "Like Not a reader? 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If so, or if you have a mass of knowledge, Wikipedia wants to use your brain! The user-edited online encyclopedia is horribly lacking in Indigenous information. So, block out this weekend on your calendar and get writing! 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