Prior to my election, young Cherokee girls would never have thought that they might grow up and become chief.

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Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue...

Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue...

In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider...

In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider...

I want to be remembered as the person who helped us restore faith in ourselves.

I want to be remembered as the person who helped us restore faith in ourselves.

America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking.

America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking.

Growth is a painful process.

Growth is a painful process.

We must trust our own thinking. Trust where we're going. And get the job done.

We must trust our own thinking. Trust where we're going. And get the job done.

There are a whole lot of historical factors that have played a part in our...

There are a whole lot of historical factors that have played a part in our...

I've run into more discrimination as a woman than as an Indian.

I've run into more discrimination as a woman than as an Indian.

One of the things my parents taught me, and I'll always be grateful for the...

One of the things my parents taught me, and I'll always be grateful for the...

The secret of our success is that we never, never give up.

The secret of our success is that we never, never give up.

A lot of young girls have looked to their career paths and have said they'd...

A lot of young girls have looked to their career paths and have said they'd...

Everybody is sitting around saying, 'Well, jeez, we need somebody to solve this problem of...

Everybody is sitting around saying, 'Well, jeez, we need somebody to solve this problem of...

I don't think anybody anywhere can talk about the future of their people or of...

I don't think anybody anywhere can talk about the future of their people or of...