“Those who are at the forefront of teaching our culture are our artists and craftsmen.  People like Martha Berry, Lena Blackbird, Anna Mitchell, Knokovtee Scott, Bill Glass, TALMADGE DAVIS, Mary Adair, and many others memorialize and teach our culture and traditional arts.  But as each of them know and will tell you, their Cherokee projects must be historically accurate and culturally true; otherwise, they have compromised the value of their work.”

~ Excerpt from “Let Us Build One Fire” ~ 2002 State of the Nation Report
by Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chadwick “Corntassel” Smith