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

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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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

Growth is a painful process.

Growth is a painful process.

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...

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.

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

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

All things are possible until they are proved impossible and even the impossible may only...

All things are possible until they are proved impossible and even the impossible may only...

Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.

Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.

Sometimes that mountain you've been climbing is just a grain of sand. What you've been...

Sometimes that mountain you've been climbing is just a grain of sand. What you've been...

Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.

Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.

Those who believe they can do something and those who believe they can't are both...

Those who believe they can do something and those who believe they can't are both...

When its gone, you'll know what a gift love was. You'll suffer like this. So...

When its gone, you'll know what a gift love was. You'll suffer like this. So...

Don't let him have the satisfaction of knowing you'll always be there waiting.

Don't let him have the satisfaction of knowing you'll always be there waiting.