--- title: "This Week in Native American News - September 23, 2016" slug: this-week-in-native-american-news-september-23-2016 date: 2016-09-23 author: "Guest User" original_url: https://www.lutheranindianministries.org/news-notes/this-week-in-native-american-news-september-23-2016 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/72622ca6-488adc7ab3baaea43424dd8b9abb9045.jpg", "images/dcb8f096-7d005eab831303dde9b106f6fe4eedaf.jpg", "images/51b3bd01-823fb056d1f2dd499e0bb87b51356d9f.jpg", "images/7d879719-9b863bd39d741d2b9a834e171af5617f.jpg", "images/c8cfbc64-b7b62b832a4e81512538ca7827231481.jpg"] --- # This Week in Native American News - September 23, 2016 Sep 23 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) | | | | | | --- | --- | | | | | --- | | | | | | | | --- | --- | | | | | --- | | [Indians still alive!](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/653233120920830373/) Sep 22, 2016 04:02 pm Indians still alive! Students are going to college believing there are no living Native Americans?! All the more reason we think education about Native issues is important. If they didn't exist why would we be trying to tell them about Jesus? The problem, according to this article, is the lack of Native Americans referenced after 1900 in school history books. Read more: [www.utne.com/...](http://www.utne.com/community/american-students-think-native-americans-are-all-dead) [read more](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/653233120920830373/) [Like Indians still alive! on Facebook](http://us6.campaign-archive1.com/?u=6bd0fdf07982467754a1ffc63&id=a9169c5142&fblike=fblike-51750d56&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%252F653233120920830373%252F%26title%3DIndians%2520still%2520alive%2521 "Like Indians still alive! on Facebook")   [Google Plus One Button](http://us6.campaign-archive2.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%252F653233120920830373%252F%26title%3DIndians%2520still%2520alive%2521&gpo=gplusone-51750d56)   [share on Twitter](http://twitter.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinterest.com%2Fpin%2F653233120920830373%2F&text=Indians+still+alive%21&count=none) [The RESPECT Act](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/653233120920830368/) Sep 22, 2016 03:59 pm The RESPECT Act was passed unanimously last week by the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. The Act would reverse a number of outdated, offensive laws against Native American citizens. 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Joseph Talachy said. “It started off small, but then it took off.” Read more: [www.cbsnews.com/...](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/native-americans-hit-hard-by-opioid-epidemic/) [read more](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/653233120920830352/) [Like Heroin/Opioid abuse on Facebook](http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=6bd0fdf07982467754a1ffc63&id=a9169c5142&fblike=fblike-1f77d3fd&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%252F653233120920830352%252F%26title%3DHeroin%252FOpioid%2520abuse%2520 "Like Heroin/Opioid abuse on Facebook")   [Google Plus One Button](http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=6bd0fdf07982467754a1ffc63&id=a9169c5142&socialproxy=http%3A%2F%2Fus6.campaign-archive1.com%2Fsocial-proxy%2Fgoogle-plus-one%3Fu%3D6bd0fdf07982467754a1ffc63%26id%3Da9169c5142%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.pinterest.com%252Fpin%252F653233120920830352%252F%26title%3DHeroin%252FOpioid%2520abuse%2520&gpo=gplusone-1f77d3fd)   [share on Twitter](http://twitter.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinterest.com%2Fpin%2F653233120920830352%2F&text=Heroin%2FOpioid+abuse+&count=none) [Art program=healing.](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/653233120920830348/) Sep 22, 2016 03:54 pm Art program=healing. While this program is in Australia, there is no doubt about the benefit of art in teaching and healing. This program could be duplicated in amazing ways to help Natives with handicaps AND Natives healing from past traumas. (P.S. we're using art as a healing tool in Navajo this fall-stay tuned!) Read more on the program in New South Wales: [www.abc.net.au/...](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-21/art-group-changing-lives-of-indigenous-people-with-disabilities/7864368) [read more](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/653233120920830348/) [Like Art program=healing. on Facebook](http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=6bd0fdf07982467754a1ffc63&id=a9169c5142&fblike=fblike-31c9bd3a&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%252F653233120920830348%252F%26title%3DArt%2520program%253Dhealing. 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