Growth Is A Painful Process. If We’re

Recognizing The Good, Not Just In One's Own Personal Circumstances, But In The World, Makes Anything Possible. When I Am Asked About The Important Characteristics Of Leadership, Being Of Good, Positive Mind Is At The Top Of My List. If A Leader Can Focus On The Meritorious Characteristics Of Other People And Try To Play To Their Strengths As Well As Find Value In Even The Most Difficult Situation, She Can Inspire Hope And Faith In Others And Motivate Them To Move Forward.

An Indian Is An Indian Regardless Of The Degree Of Indian Blood Or Which Little Government Card They Do Or Do Not Possess.

We Are A Revitalized Tribe. After Every Major Upheaval, We Have Been Able To Gather Together As A People To Rebuild A Community And A Government. Individually And Collectively, Cherokee People Possess An Extraordinary Ability To Face Down Adversity And Continue Moving Forward. We Are Able To Do That Because Our Culture, Though Certainly Diminished, Has Sustained Us Since Time Inmemorial. This Cherokee Culture Is A Well-kept Secret.

I Don't Think Anybody Anywhere Can Talk About The Future Of Their People Or Of An Organization Without Talking About Education. Whoever Controls The Education Of Our Children Controls Our Future.

I Think The Most Important Issue We Have As A People Is What We Started, And That Is To Begin To Trust Our Own Thinking Again And Belive In Ourselves Enough To Think That We Can Articulate Our Own Vision Of The Future And Then Work To Make Sure That That Vision Becomes A Reality.