--- title: "This Week in Native American News: January 6, 2017" slug: this-week-in-native-american-news-january-6-2017 date: 2017-01-06 author: "Guest User" original_url: https://www.lutheranindianministries.org/news-notes/this-week-in-native-american-news-january-6-2017 section: news-notes images: ["images/51d178bc-like.gif", "images/37f6badb-google-plusone.png", "images/f203ea33-social_connect_tweet.png", "images/8ce01fd9-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/14a2b095-2ffc2295ac9e038035456ac68fb19dd6.jpg", "images/010cfe2d-79987a952313f7a9fb1a2038ac97c40a.jpg", "images/a74aa2c8-7ec4f3dc2cfcb650bea3891fa5dbc0bb.jpg", "images/08ad99ce-b9aa90a17e0b2df0b0792a63e01bb686.jpg", "images/063142ef-cfefddab56113338848612b838dbc41c.jpg"] --- # This Week in Native American News: January 6, 2017 Jan 6 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) | | | | | | --- | --- | | | | | --- | | | | | | | | --- | --- | | | | | --- | | [Make a difference -](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/653233120921239030/) Jan 05, 2017 02:04 pm Make a difference - Is "Make a Difference" on the top of your New Year's resolution list. Native American communities, and organizations dedicated to helping them, need your help. For example, Huy, pronounced “hoyt” in the Coast Salish language, is a non-profit providing support for Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian prisoners. 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Organizations around the country are trying to help. In Alaska, the YKHC suicide prevention department works to reverse these forces by strengthening the Yup’ik culture. 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Now, an agreement between the state of Michigan and the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi could set a precedent for schools nationally to rid themselves of racist Native American mascots. 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