Yes, I’m proud to be indigenous. I’m half-Quechua-Huachipaeri from Peru.

- 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' reminds you there's a …

- 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 draw my courage from my love for justice…

- 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 geography or ma…

- 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.

- Q'Orianka Kilcher

I used to have all these plans and think “Ah, I have my whole life figured out”, but then I realized no matter how much I plan: life happens! So I fi…

- 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 who simply haven'…

- Q'Orianka Kilcher

I hope to contribute to a global warming of hearts and a climate change in human consciousness.

- 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 to savor every day like it'…

- Q'Orianka Kilcher