Ruth H. Hopkins

@RuthHHopkins

Dakota/Lakota Sioux writer, biologist & tribal attorney. Former judge & journalist . Contributor:

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Joined March 2009

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    18 Aug 2017

    Privilege is saving confederacy statues because they're 'historic' but bulldozing through ancient sacred sites & artifacts for pipelines.

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  2. 13 hours ago

    I’m not afraid of nobody. You can’t bully this Rez girl.

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  3. 14 hours ago

    David Allen Coe- You Never Even Called Me by My Name

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  4. 15 hours ago

    While federal workers go without pay, senior Trump officials to get $10,000 raises

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    Huffpost: NYT story on DNA testing was a "stunning distortion of how many tribal leaders and Native people in general feel about Warren’s move." Here's the chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee and the Lenapr Indian Tribe saying they weren't bothered at all. Actual NYT story:

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  6. Retweeted
    17 hours ago

    I’m really glad that I started following . her account is very eye-opening + focuses on important issues effecting Native people. give her a follow.

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    “Warren's call to reject PACs and self-funders was quickly echoed by progressive organizations like the Progressive Change Campaign Committee.”

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  8. 17 hours ago

    “She and those like her have the ability to be powerful allies for Native nations struggling to deal with real-life problems stemming from colonization, imposed poverty, treaty breaches, forced assimilation and attempted genocide,” said Ruth Hopkins.

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    Nearly everyone I talked to lamented that what is happening here is Warren’s personal journey of self-discovery is being being weaponized against Native identity and Native people.

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  10. Jan 3
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  11. Jan 3

    Navajo PBR bullrider and Rookie of the year Keyshawn Whitehorse will be on Good Morning America Friday morning (Jan 4th).

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    Jan 3

    29-year-old Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest woman ever elected to Congress

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    Jan 3

    Rep. Ilhan Omar is the first Somali-American member of Congress and one of the first Muslim women in Congress 

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    Jan 3

    Rep. Rashida Tlaib is one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress and the first Palestinian-American woman to serve

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    Jan 3

    32-year-old Rep. Lauren Underwood is the youngest black woman ever sworn in to Congress

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    Jan 3

    Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (front row, right) is the first woman elected senator from Arizona

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    Jan 3

    Veronica Escobar is one of the first Latinas from Texas to serve in Congress

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  18. Retweeted
    24 Jan 2018

    You are loved by the soil underfoot, the sun that shines down upon you, the water you drink, & all that nourishes you. You are loved by your ancestors who prayed for you to be, & still watch over you. Everything loves you so much they give you life. You are consecrated in love.

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    Jan 3

    Rep. Sharice Davids is one of the first Native American women elected to Congress and the first member from Kansas to identify as LGBTQ

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    Jan 3

    Rep. Deb Haaland is one of the first Native American women elected to Congress

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    Jan 3

    The Ho-Chunk Nation Drum, with special guest Mark Ruffalo, performs at reception in honor of Rep. Sharice Davids and Rep. Deb Haaland, the first Native women in Congress.

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