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> [I honestly think I was an Indian living in the time of the Trail of Tears. Something like that. Every time I read books about back then, I get so devastatingly sad, so, so... I feel such a deep connection…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/q-orianka-kilcher/i-honestly-think-i-was-an-indian-living-in-the-time-of-the-trail-of/)

[Q'orianka Kilcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/q-orianka-kilcher/)

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## More by Q'orianka Kilcher

> [You need people around you that care about you and are thinking about you in your best interest. And keep your mind straight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/q-orianka-kilcher/you-need-people-around-you-that-care-about-you-and-are-thinking-about/)

[Q'orianka Kilcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/q-orianka-kilcher/)

> [Films are very influential, and I especially feel a responsibility to tell stories that have been pushed aside. Being able to shed light on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/q-orianka-kilcher/films-are-very-influential-and-i-especially-feel-a-responsibility-to/)

[Q'orianka Kilcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/q-orianka-kilcher/)

> [The things I do, I do from the heart and out of love and respect for our planet and all living things. And I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/q-orianka-kilcher/the-things-i-do-i-do-from-the-heart-and-out-of-love-and-respect-for/)

[Q'orianka Kilcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/q-orianka-kilcher/)

> [My father's Peruvian! I actually have a lot of family in Cuzco. I'm also Swiss, Alaskan, French, Spanish and Italian.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/q-orianka-kilcher/my-father-s-peruvian-i-actually-have-a-lot-of-family-in-cuzco-i-m/)

[Q'orianka Kilcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/q-orianka-kilcher/)

> [I prefer home-schooling because you can work at your own pace and go towards more what you're interested in, whether it be history or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/q-orianka-kilcher/i-prefer-home-schooling-because-you-can-work-at-your-own-pace-and-go/)

[Q'orianka Kilcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/q-orianka-kilcher/)

> [I hope to contribute to a global warming of hearts and a climate change in human consciousness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/q-orianka-kilcher/i-hope-to-contribute-to-a-global-warming-of-hearts-and-a-climate/)

[Q'orianka Kilcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/q-orianka-kilcher/)

> ['Firelight' is a beautiful story about a lot of young women. My character, Caroline, is a girl who has a bad boyfriend, and he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/q-orianka-kilcher/firelight-is-a-beautiful-story-about-a-lot-of-young-women-my/)

[Q'orianka Kilcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/q-orianka-kilcher/)

> [I grew up doing a lot of traveling. My mom left home when she was 15 and traveled to 48 different countries and speaks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/q-orianka-kilcher/i-grew-up-doing-a-lot-of-traveling-my-mom-left-home-when-she-was-15/)

[Q'orianka Kilcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/q-orianka-kilcher/)

> [In Peru, if you gave somebody a little chance to do something, they took it to the furthest extent. They took nothing for granted.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/q-orianka-kilcher/in-peru-if-you-gave-somebody-a-little-chance-to-do-something-they/)

[Q'orianka Kilcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/q-orianka-kilcher/)

> [My birthday is Feb. 11, and I'm both excited and not excited by it. You'll never be 15 again, and you really, really need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/q-orianka-kilcher/my-birthday-is-feb-11-and-i-m-both-excited-and-not-excited-by-it-you/)

[Q'orianka Kilcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/q-orianka-kilcher/)

> [I think it's important for us as a society to remember that the youth within juvenile justice systems are, most of the time, youths…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/q-orianka-kilcher/i-think-it-s-important-for-us-as-a-society-to-remember-that-the-youth/)

[Q'orianka Kilcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/q-orianka-kilcher/)

> [I just want to learn even more about my culture and about the Algonquin culture because I fell in love with Pocahontas and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/q-orianka-kilcher/i-just-want-to-learn-even-more-about-my-culture-and-about-the/)

[Q'orianka Kilcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/q-orianka-kilcher/)

> [Here in L.A., you kind of get stuck in your own little dilemmas and your own little life, and hearing a story like Pocahontas'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/q-orianka-kilcher/here-in-l-a-you-kind-of-get-stuck-in-your-own-little-dilemmas-and/)

[Q'orianka Kilcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/q-orianka-kilcher/)

> [I lose film roles because I'm a person who doesn't keep quiet about certain things. But if my heart tells me something is wrong,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/q-orianka-kilcher/i-lose-film-roles-because-i-m-a-person-who-doesn-t-keep-quiet-about/)

[Q'orianka Kilcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/q-orianka-kilcher/)

> [Portraying Pocahontas' story well was important to me because she was a real person and these were real events in her life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/q-orianka-kilcher/portraying-pocahontas-story-well-was-important-to-me-because-she-was/)

[Q'orianka Kilcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/q-orianka-kilcher/)

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