Well worth your time if you haven't already seen this 57-minute film which was brought to my attention recently. Our public library had a copy that I just finished watching this morning before sunrise.
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I want to be remembered as the person who helped us restore faith in ourselves.
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I learned a long time ago that I can't control the challenges the creator sends my way, but I can control the way I think about them and deal with them.
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During the long healing process, I fell back on my Cherokee ways and adopted what our elders call "a Cherokee approach" to life. They say it is "being of good mind." That means one has to think positively, to take what is handed out and turn it into a better path.
(Wilma Mankiller)
