Everybody is sitting around saying, 'Well, jeez, we need somebody to solve this problem of bias.' That somebody is us. We all have to try to figure out a better way to get along.

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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 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...

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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...

Growth is a painful process.

Growth is a painful process.

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

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

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.

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...

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...