Agreed....I told my wife the same thing about Joey......all except the being a sucker for that kind of look. HA!!! I believe she is from Indiana, originally, and being from the greatest tribe from one of the most beautiful places in the world, I don't know of many Cherokee-looking gals who come from or had family that made it in that direction. Yankees weren't the most 'tolerant' of Native Americans as you well know.
Her husband hails from Kansas and they both moved to an absolutely lovely spot there in Tennessee (just outside of Nashville to advance her career).