“ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏓ ᎨᏒ ᎯᎠ ᎧᏃᎮᏢᏍᎩ ᎠᏗᏍᎬ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏓᏙᏪᎳᏅᎢ,” ᎠᏯ ᎠᏉᏪᎳᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏥᏃᎮᏍᎬ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎤᏠᏯ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏰᎵ, ᏣᎳᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏢᎢ.’
“What’s interesting about her story is she said in her autobiography, ‘my story’s only relevant as much as it’s relevant to the Cherokee Nation, Cherokee history.’