“Prior to my election, young Cherokee girls would never have thought th...” — Wilma Mankiller Quote

“Prior to my election, young Cherokee girls would never have thought that they might grow up and become chief.”

“I want to be remembered as the person who helped us restore faith in ourselves.”

“Growth is a painful process.”

“I'm probably as royal as Elizabeth Warren is Cherokee.”

“I'm Cherokee, and there were times when social expansion was something that is needed by a cultural group or a national group.”

“I'm Irish and Cherokee Indian. I can't faint.”