We're working through this process so we can get all this done through grant money.

They are making promises that they may or may not be able to keep. It's unclear whether the money is going to come in.

We really thought our tribe would be accepting of us. That hasn't proven to be the case.

We are relieved by the court's ruling. Dawn and I are private people, and we simply wish to live our lives in peace and quiet, just as other married couples are permitted to do. We are grateful to the court for applying the law fairly and for protecting our privacy and our rights as equal citizens of the Cherokee Nation.

They wanted to know how much money I had in investments, and where I had it. That's none of their . . . damn business.

No matter how good your intentions are, you still have to find the money. That's what states are struggling with.