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Wilma Mankiller
In this fascinating beginning reader biography, popular author Linda Lowery tells how Wilma Mankiller found strength in her Cherokee heritage and how she became Chief Mankiller, leader of the Cherokee Nation from 1985 to 1995. Illustrations by Janice Lee Porter (Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad, C. 1993) help bring this moving story to life.
Mankiller
In this spiritual, moving autobiography, Wilma Mankiller, former Chief of the Cherokee Nation and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, tells of her own history while also honoring and recounting the history of the Cherokees. Mankiller's life unfolds against the backdrop of the dawning of the American Indian civil rights struggle, and her book becomes a quest to reclaim and preserve the great Native American values that form the foundation of our nation. Now featuring a new Afterword to the 2000 paperback reissue, this edition of Mankiller completely updates the author's private and public life after 1994 and explores the recent political struggles of the Cherokee Nation.
Wilma Mankiller
Part of the best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Wilma Mankiller tells the inspiring story of the Native American activist and first female Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
Wilma Mankiller
Explore the life and achievements of Wilma Mankiller, an activist and the first female chief of the Cherokee Indian nation.
Wilma Mankiller
Presents the biography of Wilma Mankiller against the backdrop of her political, historical, and cultural environment.
Wilma's Way Home
As a child in Oklahoma, Wilma Mankiller experienced the Cherokee practice of Gadugi, helping each other, even when times were hard for everyone. But in 1956, the federal government uprooted her family and moved them to California, wrenching them from their home, friends, and traditions. Separated from her community and everything she knew, Wilma felt utterly lost until she found refuge in the Indian Center in San Francisco. There, she worked to build and develop the local Native community and championed Native political activists. She took her two children to visit tribal communities in the state, and as she introduced them to the traditions of their heritage, she felt a longing for home. Re...
Wilma Mankiller
Learn about the first woman elected to lead the Cherokee Nation.
She Persisted: Wilma Mankiller
Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Wilma Mankiller! A 2024 American Indian Youth Literature Honor Book! The descendant of Cherokee ancestors who had been forced to walk the Trail of Tears, Wilma Mankiller experienced her own forced removal from the land she grew up on as a child. As she got older and learned more about the injustices her people had faced, she dedicated her life to instilling pride in Native heritage and reclaiming Native rights. She went on to become the first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. In this chapter book...
Every Day Is a Good Day
A rare and often intimate glimpse at the resilience and perserverance of Native women who face each day positively and see the richnes in their lives.
Wilma Mankiller
An excellent resource for students of Native American women's history, Wilma Mankiller provides an overview of contemporary federal Indian policy and explores how Mankiller negotiated the relationship between the Cherokee Nation and the United States in the late 20th century. Wilma Mankiller's work for the Cherokee Nation helped to create a flourishing economy, an increased sense of pride, and a renewed sense of community for the residents of the nation over the twenty years that followed. This is the first biography of Wilma Mankiller written for an adult audience. Incorporating aspects of federal Indian policy and Cherokee History, chapters explore Mankiller's involvement at the Indian Cen...
