Bibliograph

The first woman Cherokee Chief, Wilma Pearl Mankiller, by Patricia Morris Buckley ; illustrations by Aphelandra

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The first woman Cherokee Chief, Wilma Pearl Mankiller, by Patricia Morris Buckley ; illustrations by Aphelandra

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

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illustrations

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The first woman Cherokee Chief

Responsibility statement

by Patricia Morris Buckley ; illustrations by Aphelandra

Sub title

Wilma Pearl Mankiller

Summary

In 1985, Wilma Pearl Mankiller became the first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. She had to convince her people that the chief should be the best person for the job, man or woman. Before the English came to what is now the United States, Cherokee women and men shared the leadership of the tribe. This created balance. But the English colonists told the Native People that men should be in charge. It stayed that way for many years, until Wilma Pearl Mankiller made history. She used the concept of gaduji, of everyone helping each other, to make the Cherokee Nation strong

Target audience

primary

resource.variantTitle

Wilma Pearl Mankiller

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