All too often I hear about what is happening on my tribal grounds back home in Oklahoma and it deeply saddens me. The quality of life on many reservations has been declining for years, and judging from just this past year alone, I can tell it will only worsen. My intended plans had always been to become a professor. Once I have obtained my doctorate, I feel I am more enabled to have a voice on the matter than I would have had previously. I intend to set up more scholarships for Native American students on reservations, and I would love to be able to help build more obtainable and sustainable housing and schools. Many students on reservations throughout the nation, for instance, walk for hours just to get on the nearest school bus. I want to
