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Ruth H. Hopkins, B.S., M.S., J.D.
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While the Nation honors U.S. Presidents today, I’m celebrating my favorite Chiefs. I’ll start with 1 of my ancestors. 10. War Chief Wabasha II of the Mdewakanton Dakota. There’s a
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2020 was the most prolific year of my career as a Native writer thus far. Here is a year end thread featuring my favorite pieces from the past 12 months:
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Today is the 130th anniversary of the #WoundedKneeMassacre. On December 29, 1890, the 7th Cavalry surrounded a peaceful encampment of Lakota with Hotchkiss guns and slaughtered ~300. They were mostly
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158 years ago today, the largest mass execution in U.S. history took place under the orders of Abraham Lincoln. On Dec 26, 1862, the day after Christmas, 38 Dakota warriors
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On December 15, 1890, Tatanka Iyotake, Sitting Bull, was assassinated at Standing Rock. A federal agent ordered his arrest, sending 39 policemen. The government was afraid of his power &
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Blood quantum is anti-Indigenous. It was invented by the government to guarantee our gradual extinction. Tribes that weren’t wiped out lost 90-98% of their populations due to genocide & they
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I watched the latest episode of #LovecraftCountry last night. I’ve spent time since then collecting my thoughts about how it depicted an Indigenous two-spirit. Within the horror genre, people
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On Aug 18, 1920, women in the US gained the right to vote but women like my Oceti Sakowin (Dakota/Lakota Sioux) grandmothers & great grandmothers weren't granted citizenship until 1924
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