--- title: "This Week in Native American News - January 20, 2017" slug: this-week-in-native-american-news-january-20-2017 date: 2017-01-20 author: "Guest User" original_url: https://www.lutheranindianministries.org/news-notes/this-week-in-native-american-news-january-20-2017 section: news-notes images: ["images/51d178bc-like.gif", "images/37f6badb-google-plusone.png", "images/f203ea33-social_connect_tweet.png", "images/1cb1795c-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/1239abdd-153169cae2305a17704741b58fd4f395.jpg", "images/7e40a4d3-bb53e785484f39420f882424ac538025.jpg", "images/c36f7976-d356f8d7ef9ffe07e2dee3ac54c0c354.jpg", "images/f6006e33-da7c1fa3d0c3a23b86aae9cb3da3fdb2.jpg", "images/5c2b489c-ea667d347175c36156c7dc4d7533fbd6.jpg"] --- # This Week in Native American News - January 20, 2017 Jan 20 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) | | | | | | --- | --- | | | | | --- | | | | | | | | --- | --- | | | | | --- | | [Football Fever - I](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/653233120921324751/) Jan 19, 2017 04:27 pm Football Fever - In “Undefeated,” Steve Sheinkin recounts how Jim Thorpe and his Native American teammates overcame oppression and changed the game of football. 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