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My family is Native American, and I was raised with Native American ceremonies.

I'm in politics to make the lives of millions of Indians better.

I'm a member of the American Indian Movement, and I'm from the indigenous nations of the Western Hemisphere.

I represent nine sovereign Sioux tribes. In South Dakota, some of the tribes are in the most remote, rural areas of the country. They lack essential infrastructure. Some communities don't even have clean drinking water.

I always see America as really belonging to the Native Americans. Even though I'm American, I still feel like a visitor in my own country.

I am proud to represent people who care so deeply about their communities. Their perseverance and strength only motivates me more as their representative in Congress.

I'm proud of being part Cherokee, and I think it's time all us Indians felt the same way.

This is going to sound weird, but when I was a kid my old man used to tell us that he was a Sioux Indian warrior in his former life. Native American culture was always big in my house - I don't know why.

I represented the people of Hawaii and this nation honestly and to the best of my ability. I think I did okay.