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Mankiller : a chief and her people /

The story of the Cherokee Nation is told by Wilma Mankiller, who recounts her life and the racism she faced in her fight to lead it. Wilma Mankiller has been the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation since 1985. She tells her personal story (her political awakening came during the 1970 occupation o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mankiller, Wilma, 1945-2010 (Author), Wallis, Michael, 1945- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 1993.
Subjects:
Mankiller, Wilma, > 1945-2010.
Cherokee women > Biography.
Cherokee Indians > Biography.
Cherokee Indians > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Mankiller, Wilma Pearl > 1945-
Mankiller, Wilma Pearl, > 1945-
Cherokee > Biographies.
Femmes cherokee.
Cherokee > Chefs.
Femmes cherokee > Biographies.
Mankiller, Wilma, > 1945-2010
Kings and rulers.
Cherokee Indians > Kings and rulers.
Cherokee Indians.
Cherokee women.
Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma.
Cherokee (Indiens) > Biographies.
The Chris Fritz Comparative and Historical Legal Perspectives Collection (CHLP)
Autobiography
autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies.
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Summary:The story of the Cherokee Nation is told by Wilma Mankiller, who recounts her life and the racism she faced in her fight to lead it. Wilma Mankiller has been the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation since 1985. She tells her personal story (her political awakening came during the 1970 occupation of Alcatraz island), interwoven with the complex history of the Cherokee Nation.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Arden Eversmeyer Collection.
Physical Description:xxiv, 292 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-281) and index.
ISBN:0312098685
9780312098681