Wilma P. Mankiller

chief of the Cherokee by Charnan Simon

Publisher: Childrens Press in Chicago

Written in English

Published: 1991 Pages: 31 Downloads: 497

Subjects:

Mankiller, Wilma Pearl, 1945- -- Juvenile literature,
Mankiller, Wilma Pearl, 1945-,
Cherokee women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature,
Cherokee women -- Kings and rulers -- Juvenile literature,
Cherokee Indians -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature,
Cherokee Indians -- Biography,
Indians of North America -- Biography,
Women -- Biography

About the Edition

Describes the life of the Indian activist who became the first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Classifications
Statement	by Charnan Simon.
Series	Picture-story biographies
LC Classifications	E99.C5 M337 1991
The Physical Object
Pagination	31 p. :
Number of Pages	31
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL2028213M
ISBN 10	0516041819
LC Control Number	91004334

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Mankiller wrote about these experiences in a book about her life: Voice 3 When thinking of Chief Wilma Mankiller is bring back the great leader of the Cherokee Nation to our minds, who will always be a reference of tenacity, service and love for community. She is a role model for the leaders who really understand their own nature. Wilma Mankiller: Good Times and Bad “I wept tears that came from deep within the Cherokee part of me. They were tears from my history, from my tribe’s past. They were Cherokee tears.” —Wilma P. Mankiller Wilma Mankiller was the first woman chief of the Cherokee Nation. She worked to get better education and health care for her people, but her own life was not easy.

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