ᎾᎿ ᏍᎪᎯ ᎾᏕᏘᏯ ᎤᎶᏒ, ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎨᎳ Dr. Jeff Corntassel ᏧᏙᎩᏓ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎦᏎᏍᏗ ᎾᎿ ᎠᏁᎯᏯ “ᎠᎾᎵᏖᎸᎲᏍᎬᎢ” ᎠᎾᏂᎩᏍᎬ, ᎤᏬᎯᏳᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏁᎯᏯ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᎤᏂᎲ “ᎤᎾᏚᏓᎸ” ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏅᏗ ᎤᎾᏚᏓᎸ ᎤᎾᏂᎩᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏍᏊ ᎠᎾᏂᎩᏍᎬᎢ.
For the past 10 years, Cherokee Nation citizen Dr. Jeff Corntassel has focused on Indigenous “resurgence” movements, believing that Indigenous people have a “responsibility” to show examples that highlight their resilience as well as their resurgence.