The following story was posted on the Coeur d’ Alene Press website on August 18, 2014.

WORLEY (Idaho) – The easier the questions were, the longer it took to answer.

But Louisville senior Jude Schimmel told her story and allowed for Q&A after speaking to a crowd of more than 200 at the United National Indian Tribal Youth conference here Thursday.

“Will you eat lunch with me?” one child asked.

“Will you sign my shirt?” another followed.

While the 20-year-old Native American icon was too busy for the lunch, she did sign dozens of items.

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