"You cannot compare politicians now with those of the past. Politicians should be suited to their time. They have diff…"

"All in all, it has been a pleasant life, filled with many opportunities to do many things. Live well and be preoccupi…"

"I am a very necessary evil. I try to stay in the background, but every now and then I have to come out and kick some …"

"Why should Indian people be forced to live under a law made some 80 years ago? That is the year in which the Indian C…"

"There can be no real solution of the so-called ‘Indian problem’ unless the Interior Department embraces the principle…"

"The archaic protective rules and laws merely tend to hamper the Indian people from attaining their final goal of self…"

"Assertive and self-reliant—as she believed tribes should be—Akers achieved many notable accomplishments in her lifeti…"

"Dolly Akers will be remembered differently by those who benefited from her actions and those whose shins got bruised."

"I am a married woman and I have children of my own and many whom am sponsoring in various schools including 23 girls …"

"There is a need for in-depth due diligence to present findings that can enable us to have a deep understanding of the…"