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On June 13, As President Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama made their way to visit the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota and meet with Tribal leaders, ICTMN and Indian country took the#PrezRezVisithashtag Twitter Ball – and ran with it.
Within hours of first introducing the hashtag on Thursday, via a tweet by this correspondent@VinceSchilling, Thousands and thousands tweeted about the excitement, cautious optimism and speculation about President Obama and the First Lady’s visit.
Shortly before President Obama was to land in North Dakota, the#PrezRezVisithashtag had gained such steam and recognition,The Washington Post’s Abby Phillipreportedon the “cautious hope” Native Americans were expressing.
“[O]nline, Native Americans have been determined to keep the conversation alive. More than 5,000 tweets with the#PrezRezVisithashtag have been sent out so far, after the trend was started Thursday by Indian Country Today correspondent Vincent Schilling,” Phillips wrote inThe Washington Post.
Immediately after posting of the tweet, Indian country and supporters jumped into action on#PrezRezVisitwhich only gained traction as the time for the President’s and First Lady’s arrival loomed closer. Within hours, the hashtag was trending in such places as Chicago, Philadelphia and Canada.
In addition to attention fromThe Washington Post, MSNBC’s Ed Show also dedicated a segment to Obama’s visit and the popularity of the#PrezRezVisitHashtag.
The rest of the day was a true celebration of tweets with Indian country and the visit of the President and the First Lady.
Though President Obama was scheduled to appear earlier in the day as indicated on the White House Live Stream webpage, rumors that he would not speak until 6 p.m. ET prompted a lot of Indian time jokes.
In addition to the lighthearted teasing, others recognized Michelle Obama’s healthy Americans efforts:
There were many who were glad to see the culmination of efforts and the impressive showing of Indian country on social media and Twitter. While some took the time to criticize a few things that stood out to them like a lack of mainstream media coverage. Though the days events were covered by the Associated Press, CBS, Fox and NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams dedicated a segment to the visit.
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