America Would Be A Better

I Hope Many Of You Will Be People That Question Why Things Are And Why We Have To Do Them The Way We Have Always Done Them. I Hope You Will Take Some Risks, Exert Some Real Leadership On Issues, And If You Will, Dance Along The Edge Of The Roof As You Continue For Life.

Friends Describe Me As Someone Who Likes To Sing And Dance Along The Edge Of The Roof. I Try To Encourage Young Women To Be Willing To Take Risks, To Stand Up For The Things They Believe In, And To Step Up And Accept The Challenge Of Serving In Leadership Roles.

One Of The Things My Parents Taught Me, And I'll Always Be Grateful As A Gift, Is To Not Ever Let Anybody Else Define Me; That For Me To Define Myself. And I Think That Helped Me A Lot In Assuming A Leadership Position.

Individually And Collectively, Cherokee People Possess An Extraordinary Ability To Face Down Adversity And Continue Moving Forward.

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