I've run into more discrimination as a woman than as an Indian.

Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward.

There are a whole lot of historical factors that have played a part in our being where we are today, and I think that to even to begin to understand our contemporary issues and contemporary problems, you have to understand a little bit about that history.

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

If I could have written a script of how I wanted my career to be, I couldn't have done it any better.

I've grown so much in the music industry. From 'GoldenHeart,' it was just about me and the music and me in this dream. With 'BlackHeart,' its more about me and who I am and what role I play in my own life and in the business.

A few years ago in Chicago, I rented an office, and I went there every day. For the most part I do work at home in an ugly room.

Irrelevance is the feeling that an employee gets when they don't see how their job really makes a difference in someone else's life in some large or small way.