She is also the first woman elected as chief of a major native tribe She spent her remarkable life fighting for the rights of american indians. Wilma mankiller (born november 18, 1945, tahlequah, oklahoma, u.s.—died april 6, 2010, adair county, oklahoma) was a native american leader and activist, the first woman chief of a major tribe. How did wilma mankiller live up to being a protector of her people of the cherokee nation What does her story say about the american government’s treatment of indigenous people? Wilma mankiller was the first woman to serve as principal chief of the cherokee nation, from 1985 to 1995
Read about her work, husbands, kids, death, and more. She spent her remarkable life fighting for the rights of native communities across america. Born on november 18, 1945, in tahlequah, oklahoma, she was the sixth of eleven children born to charley and clara irene (sitton) mankiller.
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