• Wilma Pearl Mankiller was born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the sixth of eleven children, to Charley Mankiller (November 15, 1914 – February 20, 1971)...
  • Among the remarkable women highlighted in this commemorative program is Wilma Mankiller, the first female Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
  • Wilma Mankiller – her surname is that of a tribal military rank – was born in 1945 in Talequah, Oklahoma, the sixth of eleven children.
  • Wilma Mankiller was a Native American activist, community developer, and social worker from the Cherokee community.
  • Bachelor's, Flaming Rainbow University. Wilma Pearl Mankiller was the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation, serving as principal chief from 1985 to 1995.
  • Wilma Mankiller worked for several years as a leading advocate for the Cherokee people and became the first woman to serve as their principal chief in 1985.
  • Statement by President Obama on the Passing of Wilma Mankiller. I am deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Wilma Mankiller today.
  • Famous People Quotes. Wilma Mankiller was a prominent Native American leader and the first woman to become the chief of a major tribe.
  • Wilma Pearl Mankiller, 18 Kasım 1945'te Hastings Indian Hospital'da Tahlequah, Oklahoma 'de Clara Irene (nee Sutton) ve Charley Mankiller'de doğdu.
  • 1990'da, Wilma Mankiller'ın böbrek rahatsızlığı, muhtemelen böbrek hastalığından ölen babasından miras kalan kardeşi, ona bir böbrek bağışında bulundu.