--- title: "This Week in Native American News - January 27, 2017" slug: this-week-in-native-american-news-january-27-2017 date: 2017-01-27 author: "Guest User" original_url: https://www.lutheranindianministries.org/news-notes/this-week-in-native-american-news-january-27-2017 section: news-notes images: ["images/51d178bc-like.gif", "images/37f6badb-google-plusone.png", "images/f203ea33-social_connect_tweet.png", "images/93f20c7a-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/94d67b4e-2936cbbae17cbb54057d93e97709d844.jpg", "images/bcbe4409-299b7b9d258c699a933bbed345a49870.jpg", "images/05f76830-4fdc9c1aab52503351ddcf0d89e7354a.jpg", "images/0c6aa371-65915176cc71bc9ae6627485cd0c0583.jpg", "images/3f523edc-7292e4f5cbbc945fa67c0f279343eee7.jpg"] --- # This Week in Native American News - January 27, 2017 Jan 27 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) | | | | | | --- | --- | | | | | --- | | | | | | | | --- | --- | | | | | --- | | [Gathering Of Nations](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/653233120921370248/) Jan 26, 2017 03:50 pm Gathering Of Nations - How about some good news... Gathering of Nations is coming soon! North America's Biggest Powwow is being held April 27-29 in Albuquerque. 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That topic was the deep and widespread influence of Native American musicians and singers on decades of American popular music, including rock, jazz and the blues in his film, "Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World." 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The five-day festival will open on United Nations Mother Language Day, Tuesday, Feb. 21, and will feature work representing 33 languages across six continents. 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The goal is to increase the number of health care professionals on reservations. "Just as the rest of the United States is facing a shortage of healthcare professionals, it tends to be even worse in our reservation area." 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Dean Westlake (D-Kotzebue) introduced a bill to establish the second Monday in October as an annual holiday in Alaska called “Indigenous Peoples Day.” “I’d like to bring Alaska to the forefront in showing support for Native peoples and cultures. We have lagged behind our neighbors in Canada in celebrating the importance of our first peoples,” said Westlake. 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