ᏣᎳᎩᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎢᎬᎾᏕᎾ ᎠᏃᏢᏅᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬᎢ ᎠᎨᎳᏛᎢ 1991 ᎤᏕᏘᏴᏌᏗᏒᎢ ᏥᎨᏒᎢ ᏕᎬᏍᎬᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏰᏟᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎢᎧᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎢᏳᏰᏟᏗ “ᎠᏎ ᎤᎪᏗ ᎤᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎪᏗ ᏧᏕᏲᏗ.”
She became a Cherokee National Treasure in 1991 for her knowledge of loom weaving and said that meant she “better be learning more and teaching more.”