i newmanman very well. she led a life based on principles. the first one was just absolute personal integrity. one of the most honest and honorable people i ever met in my life. the second was humility. she was the most approachable person that you would ever want to know. a total lack of pretension. and she believed very profoundly in service to others. service, yes, to her tribe, service, yes, to native americans, but service beyond as a creed and as a value that she lived and acted on every single day of her life. she was a remarkable person to talk to because she was completely candid in her conversation, which is very unusual, particularly for a political figure. if you are going to be chief of the cherokee nation, i say you are a considerable and skillful politician in your own right. i remember on many occasions getting advice and i remember her speaking in a very unvarnished way. i can't count the number of times that i heard her say in speeches when she got up, she loved to speak truth to power that she identified herself, am or have