Ruth Hopkins

Indian Country and the Second Amendment

I come from a family of hunters. Autumn was always a big deal, because that’s when hunting season began. The day hunting licenses became available was treated like a special occasion....

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October 03, 2012

Elections 2012: Debating South Dakota’s Lone Voice in Congress

Mark Trahant
September 27, 2012
South Dakota’s lone U.S. Representative is an important office for Indian country. The state that once sent a Lakota man, Ben Reifel, to Congress...

Lakota Woman Aims to Be First Oglala Sioux Law Enforcement Park Ranger

Gale Courey Toensing
August 27, 2012
Sunny Clifford would like to be the first female full time law enforcement park ranger for the Oglala Sioux Parks and Recreation Authority ...

Support Is Needed to Save Black Hills Sacred Site

Gale Courey Toensing
August 18, 2012

Each spring since time immemorial, Lakota people have visited their sacred places in South Dakota’s Black Hills—P

Sacred White Buffalo Experience: Going Native, in a Good Way

Gale Courey Toensing
August 13, 2012
If this were The Onion , the headline would be something funny like MIDDLE-AGED WHITE WOMAN FINDS GOD IN LAKOTA SWEAT LODGE...

TaylorMade's Logo for Kiawah PGA Championship Misses the Mark

ICTMN Staff
August 09, 2012
Golf gear manufacturer TaylorMade has a tradition of creating a special logo for its contract players to put on their golf bags in significant tournaments...

From White Buffalo Naming Ceremony, a Conversation With Lakota Medicine Man Steve Stonearrow

Gale Courey Toensing
August 08, 2012
Lakota Medicine Man Steve Stonearrow traveled to northwestern Connecticut along with a group of Lakota elders to perform a naming ceremony for a white buffalo born June 16...

The U.N.’s Man in Lakota Country

Jenni Monet
August 06, 2012
It has been a bumpy couple of months for Indian rights. The Violence Against Women Act is meeting opposition in Congress, Carcieri still isn’t fixed, and the U.S...

NAFSA Commends Oprah Winfrey, Lisa Ling for 'Our America: Life on the Rez'

ICTMN Staff
August 02, 2012
The Native American Financial Services Association (NAFSA) has published an open letter of commendation to Oprah Winfrey and Lisa Ling for the episode of Our America with Lisa Ling...

New Voter-Engagement Video From Julie Garreau Looks to Encourage the Native Vote

Stephanie Woodard
July 24, 2012
An affecting new video by Julie Garreau, director of the Cheyenne River Youth Project, in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, encourages tribal members to get to the polls and cast ballots...

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