Until they get education, proper health care, until someone teaches them how to manage land, it's going to carry on.

There are a lot of child-run families, due to the impact of AIDS or land mines or other health issues. There's a need to train children and young teenagers how to maintain a family and a home.

My impression is that allowing an expanded role for the market in education and health care is off the table. Rural land ownership is also too sensitive to consider now.

They have a unique agenda, which is all about health care, education and economic issues. They are very interesting because they can be motivated to vote -- they have a strong sense of civic responsibility. So the door is open to candidates who would make it worthwhile for them.

Education is our main focus. I live on land where the Cherokees lived. For me, this is a little bit about guilt and a lot about my love of history.

The danger is, you're going to create massive dependence. It saves a lot of lives, but it's a short-term solution.