Ruth Hopkins

Native American Ghost Stories

Once upon a time, Natives gathered around a campfire to share stories. While these tales were used to educate, instill values, and preserve culture and history, they also provided us with a means of creative expression and intellectual dialogue, and they were entertaining too....

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February 01, 2013

Obama's 'Native American' Reference During Immigration Speech Sparks Bering Strait Twitter Surge

Simon Moya-Smith
January 30, 2013
Yesterday, during a speech on immigration in Las Vegas, President Obama reacquainted the nation with the actuality that “unless you’re one of the first Americans, Native Americans,...

Users Outraged as Instagram Announces Privacy Changes

ICTMN Staff
December 18, 2012
Watch out you #powwow Instagramers. Monday Instagram announced their new terms of service that could result in advertisers using your photos for profit without even asking...

Indian Country Today Media Network Tweeting During Final Presidential Debate

ICTMN Staff
October 22, 2012
Today is the final of four debates leading towards the November 6 th election for President of the United States...

Native Golfer Rickie Fowler Says He’s Losing Twitter Followers Because He Supports Romney

ICTMN Staff
October 19, 2012
As Golf.com recently reported , PGA Tour star golfer Rickie Fowler, who’s of Navajo descent, says his supporting presidential candidate Mitt Romney is costing him followers on Twit...

Indian Country Today Media Network Tweeting During Presidential Debate

ICTMN Staff
October 16, 2012
Tonight marks the third of four debates leading up towards the November 6 th election for President of the United States...

Indian Country Today Media Network Tweeting During Vice Presidential Debate

ICTMN Staff
October 11, 2012
Tonight marks the second of four debates leading up towards the November 6 th election for President of the United States...

Elections 2012: Fact Checking, Tweeting, and Wearing Indian Lenses During Thursday’s Debate

Mark Trahant
October 10, 2012
A lot of the polling I’ve been reporting for Indian Country Today Media Network is about who’s winning the election. This is gossip of the first order. It’s human...

Rapper Lupe Fiasco Tweets Support for Fight Against Alcoholism with #ToastToPineRidge

ICTMN Staff
October 09, 2012
Hip hop star Lupe Fiasco gained notice in Indian country for the shout-outs to Pine Ridge in his single "Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)" , and later followed up with a low-prof...

Elections 2012: Was There a Convention Bounce?

Mark Trahant
September 07, 2012
Which convention, the Democrats or the Republicans, will get the biggest bounce? That’s actually a tough question with lots of answers. First there’s the national polls...

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