Wilma Mankiller

Wilma Mankiller

Wilma Mankiller was chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1985 to 1995. She was the first female to hold this position. Mankiller worked to improve the tribe’s government. She worked to improve education and health care.

Wilma Pearl Mankiller was born on November 18, 1945 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

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  1. Wilma Mankiller was born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

  2. Mankiller belonged to the Cherokee Nation.

  3. She was the first woman to serve as the Principal Chief of the Cherokee.

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