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Herda, D. J., 1948-
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Mankiller, Wilma, 1945-2010.
Cherokee women -- Biography.
Cherokee Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
Cherokee Indians -- Social conditions.
Cherokee women -- North America -- Politics and government.
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Herda, D. J., 1948-
Mankiller, Wilma, 1945-2010.
Cherokee women -- Biography.
Cherokee Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
Cherokee Indians -- Social conditions.
Cherokee women -- North America -- Politics and government.
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Wilma
Mankiller
: how one woman united the Cherokee Nation and helped change the face of America / D.J. Herda.
by
Herda, D. J., 1948-
TwoDot, 2021.
Call #:
970.10092 M278h
Subjects
Mankiller
,
Wilma
,
1945-2010
.
Cherokee women -- Biography.
Cherokee Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
Cherokee Indians -- Social conditions.
Cherokee women -- North America -- Politics and government.
ISBN:
9781493050611 (hc)
Alternate title:
How one woman united the Cherokee Nation and helped change the face of America
Description:
vii, 244 p. ; 24 cm.
Summary:
"
Wilma
Pearl
Mankiller
's great-grandfather had survived the deadly forced westward march of Native Americans known as the 'Trail of Tears.' She rose to lead the Cherokee Nation more than 150 years later as principal chief, the first elected female chief of a Native nation in modern times. Throughout her reign from 1985-1995, cut short only by her own severe health challenges, she advocated for extensive community development, self-help, and education and healthcare programs that revitalized the Nation of 300,000 citizens.
Wilma
Mankiller
will continue to shine as an inspirational example of the faith in her belief that ethnicity should never be forgotten--nor come before family unity, society, and country."--Publisher.
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