Ruth H. Burns
@ruthhburns.bsky.social
Runner, hiker, attorney and judge. Member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota Nation.
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The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture. n.pr/43T2xmD
Pope Leo returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada
The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture. n.pr/43T2xmD
Please look after your neighbors. People are really struggling and suffering right now, especially the most vulnerable- children, elders, the disabled. Do what you can. Don’t close your heart.
November 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Please look after your neighbors. People are really struggling and suffering right now, especially the most vulnerable- children, elders, the disabled. Do what you can. Don’t close your heart.
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An emergency authorization from the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council to slaughter 18 buffalo from the tribe’s herd will produce thousands of pounds of meat for community members facing uncertain food assistance during the ongoing federal government shutdown. nativenewsonline.net/sovereignty/...
Senate Committee on Indians Affairs Hear How Tribes Turn to Natural Resources as Federal Shutdown Deepens Food Insecurity
An emergency authorization from the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council to slaughter 18 buffalo from the tribe’s herd will produce thousands of pounds of meat for community members facing uncertain food...
nativenewsonline.net
October 30, 2025 at 12:46 PM
An emergency authorization from the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council to slaughter 18 buffalo from the tribe’s herd will produce thousands of pounds of meat for community members facing uncertain food assistance during the ongoing federal government shutdown. nativenewsonline.net/sovereignty/...
When I was 12 an older cousin came to live with us. She’d gotten into trouble & her folks figured my dad, who was a strict disciplinarian (preacher/judge), could set her straight. Anyway, the guy she had run off with was Kiss army & she introduced them to me. RIP Ace Frehley. You were my favorite.
October 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
When I was 12 an older cousin came to live with us. She’d gotten into trouble & her folks figured my dad, who was a strict disciplinarian (preacher/judge), could set her straight. Anyway, the guy she had run off with was Kiss army & she introduced them to me. RIP Ace Frehley. You were my favorite.
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Here's how you can help survivors of the Western Alaska storm:
Here's how you can help survivors of the Western Alaska storm
The remnants of Typhoon Halong have killed one person, left two missing, displaced hundreds and destroyed or damaged dozens of homes.
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October 14, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Here's how you can help survivors of the Western Alaska storm:
Meet the first all Indigenous Minneapolis Fire Department crew www.kare11.com/article/news...
Meet the first all Indigenous Minneapolis Fire Department crew
Captain Michael Graves, Fire Motor Operator Jessie Strong, and Firefighters Johnny Crow and Bobby Headbird have worked together for about six months now.
www.kare11.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Meet the first all Indigenous Minneapolis Fire Department crew www.kare11.com/article/news...
Native Forward Scholars Fund, the largest direct provider of scholarships to Native students, announced today a transformative $50 million gift from MacKenzie Scott, marking her second major gift to the organization. www.nativeforward.org/2025/09/24/m...
Native Forward Receives $50 Million from MacKenzie Scott, Marking Largest Award to Date in Indian Country
Investment scales Native Forward's 55-year Impact, as scholarship demand surges 35%
www.nativeforward.org
September 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Native Forward Scholars Fund, the largest direct provider of scholarships to Native students, announced today a transformative $50 million gift from MacKenzie Scott, marking her second major gift to the organization. www.nativeforward.org/2025/09/24/m...
Robert Redford was an incredible Native ally. Not only did he support and bolster Native filmmakers and creatives (Sundance Film Festival, Dark Winds, etc.), his doc Incident in Oglala laid the groundwork for Leonard Peltier’s release. We’ll miss him.
Also, Jeremiah Johnson. 🙌🏼 Classic.
Also, Jeremiah Johnson. 🙌🏼 Classic.
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ALT: a man with long hair and a beard is wearing a brown coat
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September 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Robert Redford was an incredible Native ally. Not only did he support and bolster Native filmmakers and creatives (Sundance Film Festival, Dark Winds, etc.), his doc Incident in Oglala laid the groundwork for Leonard Peltier’s release. We’ll miss him.
Also, Jeremiah Johnson. 🙌🏼 Classic.
Also, Jeremiah Johnson. 🙌🏼 Classic.
When is peak fall color, and where can I find it? Look no further than our 2025 Fall Foliage Map! Our daily updates and forecasts can help you plan a weekend trip with the family or simply seek out the best fall color 2025 has to offer. www.explorefall.com
Explore Fall: Interactive Foliage Map
Plan your unforgettable fall adventure and find peak fall color with our revolutionary 2025 Fall Foliage Map.
www.explorefall.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
When is peak fall color, and where can I find it? Look no further than our 2025 Fall Foliage Map! Our daily updates and forecasts can help you plan a weekend trip with the family or simply seek out the best fall color 2025 has to offer. www.explorefall.com
Yesterday I ran in the Dick Beardsley 10K in Detroit Lakes, MN. What a great race. I got 9th place & a new PB of 51:33 in my age division. This was my last race of the season. I may do one more local 5K for fun, but this is it for 2025.
September 8, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Yesterday I ran in the Dick Beardsley 10K in Detroit Lakes, MN. What a great race. I got 9th place & a new PB of 51:33 in my age division. This was my last race of the season. I may do one more local 5K for fun, but this is it for 2025.
Čhaŋwápe Ǧí Wí 🪶
Moon When Leaves Turn Brown 🍂
September 🍁
Happy Full Moon 🌕
Moon When Leaves Turn Brown 🍂
September 🍁
Happy Full Moon 🌕
September 7, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Čhaŋwápe Ǧí Wí 🪶
Moon When Leaves Turn Brown 🍂
September 🍁
Happy Full Moon 🌕
Moon When Leaves Turn Brown 🍂
September 🍁
Happy Full Moon 🌕
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Alongside Tribal partners, we raised the flags of the 11 sovereign Tribal Nations on the Capitol Mall.
With these flags raised high, we’re honoring our government-to-government partnership and recognizing that our Indigenous neighbors are not in the past.
With these flags raised high, we’re honoring our government-to-government partnership and recognizing that our Indigenous neighbors are not in the past.
September 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Alongside Tribal partners, we raised the flags of the 11 sovereign Tribal Nations on the Capitol Mall.
With these flags raised high, we’re honoring our government-to-government partnership and recognizing that our Indigenous neighbors are not in the past.
With these flags raised high, we’re honoring our government-to-government partnership and recognizing that our Indigenous neighbors are not in the past.
My Top 5 Graham Greene characters:
1. Mogie in Skins
2. Maximus in Reservation Dogs
3. Walter Crowhorse in Thunderheart
4. Joseph in Maverick
5. Marlon in The Last of Us
Etc. For us Rez NDNs he was more than an actor. He played folks we knew. Uncle. Dad. Grandfather. Brother.
We’ll miss you.
1. Mogie in Skins
2. Maximus in Reservation Dogs
3. Walter Crowhorse in Thunderheart
4. Joseph in Maverick
5. Marlon in The Last of Us
Etc. For us Rez NDNs he was more than an actor. He played folks we knew. Uncle. Dad. Grandfather. Brother.
We’ll miss you.
September 2, 2025 at 1:06 AM
My Top 5 Graham Greene characters:
1. Mogie in Skins
2. Maximus in Reservation Dogs
3. Walter Crowhorse in Thunderheart
4. Joseph in Maverick
5. Marlon in The Last of Us
Etc. For us Rez NDNs he was more than an actor. He played folks we knew. Uncle. Dad. Grandfather. Brother.
We’ll miss you.
1. Mogie in Skins
2. Maximus in Reservation Dogs
3. Walter Crowhorse in Thunderheart
4. Joseph in Maverick
5. Marlon in The Last of Us
Etc. For us Rez NDNs he was more than an actor. He played folks we knew. Uncle. Dad. Grandfather. Brother.
We’ll miss you.
Now is the time to support businesses that you want to see stick around. Make a point to patronize them when you’re able. Tell others to do the same.
August 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Now is the time to support businesses that you want to see stick around. Make a point to patronize them when you’re able. Tell others to do the same.
‘A land that our ancestors walked’: L.A. County tribe wins land back for the first time www.latimes.com/environment/...
'A land that our ancestors walked': L.A. County tribe wins land back for the first time
For the first time in centuries, a piece of ancestral territory belongs to the San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians. While small, the half-acre lot serves as a space for the tribe to hold ceremonies an...
www.latimes.com
August 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
‘A land that our ancestors walked’: L.A. County tribe wins land back for the first time www.latimes.com/environment/...
In a big development for voting rights SCOTUS has granted a stay in a case concerning Native voters in North Dakota. The decision is a major win for the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa & the Spirit Lake Nation, who challenged the state’s redistricting plan. nativenewsonline.net/currents/sco...
SCOTUS Grants Native American Voters Relief in Major Voting Rights Battle
Native Vote. In a significant development for voting rights, the U.S. Supreme Court has granted a stay in a closely watched case concerning Native American voters in North Dakota. The decision is a m...
nativenewsonline.net
July 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In a big development for voting rights SCOTUS has granted a stay in a case concerning Native voters in North Dakota. The decision is a major win for the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa & the Spirit Lake Nation, who challenged the state’s redistricting plan. nativenewsonline.net/currents/sco...
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Melissa and Mark Hortman’s beloved golden retriever, Gilbert, was the first dog in Minnesota history to lie in state. His ashes sat in an urn between the Hortmans in the Capitol rotunda.
June 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Melissa and Mark Hortman’s beloved golden retriever, Gilbert, was the first dog in Minnesota history to lie in state. His ashes sat in an urn between the Hortmans in the Capitol rotunda.
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Photos from the MN State Capitol.
Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their dog Gilbert are lying in state.
Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their dog Gilbert are lying in state.
June 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Photos from the MN State Capitol.
Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their dog Gilbert are lying in state.
Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their dog Gilbert are lying in state.
Today is the anniversary of the Battle of Little Big Horn.
Curious to know the true story, from a Lakota perspective? Here’s a piece I wrote about it. www.teenvogue.com/story/the-ba...
Curious to know the true story, from a Lakota perspective? Here’s a piece I wrote about it. www.teenvogue.com/story/the-ba...
What History Books Get Wrong About the Battle of Little Big Horn
The Lakota, not George Custer, deserve our attention.
www.teenvogue.com
June 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Today is the anniversary of the Battle of Little Big Horn.
Curious to know the true story, from a Lakota perspective? Here’s a piece I wrote about it. www.teenvogue.com/story/the-ba...
Curious to know the true story, from a Lakota perspective? Here’s a piece I wrote about it. www.teenvogue.com/story/the-ba...
This weekend rayburns.bsky.social & I went to Duluth, MN so I could run in the Gary Bjorkland Half Marathon! It’s part of Grandma’s Marathon, the 10th largest Marathon in the US. We stayed at a dorm at the U of M. I got up at 3:30am to make the bus to the starting line.
June 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This weekend rayburns.bsky.social & I went to Duluth, MN so I could run in the Gary Bjorkland Half Marathon! It’s part of Grandma’s Marathon, the 10th largest Marathon in the US. We stayed at a dorm at the U of M. I got up at 3:30am to make the bus to the starting line.
Happy Bdoke Wi Ipa (Summer Solstice) ☀️
June 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Happy Bdoke Wi Ipa (Summer Solstice) ☀️
Melissa Hortman Unyuonihanpi.
We honor Melissa Hortman.
We honor Melissa Hortman.
Melissa Hortman was a leader’s leader. I watched her do the right thing over and over again.
I’m so glad people are getting a chance to know a little something about our friend Melissa.
I’m so glad people are getting a chance to know a little something about our friend Melissa.
June 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Melissa Hortman Unyuonihanpi.
We honor Melissa Hortman.
We honor Melissa Hortman.
Happy Friday the 13th 🐈⬛
June 13, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Happy Friday the 13th 🐈⬛
Last Saturday I ran the Fargo 10K as part of my training for a half marathon I’m doing. I finished 550th out of 3,207 overall, 258th out of 2,254 women & I was the 21st out of 217 in my age group (top 10%!). No new PB. It was hot & poor air quality but I ran well- & my son ran his 1st half marathon❤️
June 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Last Saturday I ran the Fargo 10K as part of my training for a half marathon I’m doing. I finished 550th out of 3,207 overall, 258th out of 2,254 women & I was the 21st out of 217 in my age group (top 10%!). No new PB. It was hot & poor air quality but I ran well- & my son ran his 1st half marathon❤️
Wazusteca Ṡa Wi.
The Strawberry Moon. 🍓
Happy June.
Make the most of it.
The Strawberry Moon. 🍓
Happy June.
Make the most of it.
June 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Wazusteca Ṡa Wi.
The Strawberry Moon. 🍓
Happy June.
Make the most of it.
The Strawberry Moon. 🍓
Happy June.
Make the most of it.