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Wilma Mankiller (Cherokee Nation, 1945–2010), first female Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation; Maria Martinez (San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1887–1980)), potter; Barbara McAlister, Cherokee Nation opera singer and artist; Mabel McKay (Pomo/Patwin, 1907–1993) basket maker, medicine woman
Nanyehi (Cherokee: ᎾᏅᏰᎯ), known in English as Nancy Ward (c.1738 – c.1823), was a Beloved Woman and political leader of the Cherokee.She advocated for peaceful coexistence with European Americans and, late in life, spoke out for Cherokee retention of tribal hunting lands.
Ghigau (Cherokee: ᎩᎦᎤ) or Agigaue (Cherokee:ᎠᎩᎦᎤᎡ) is a Cherokee prestigious title meaning "beloved woman" or "war woman". [1] [2]The title was a recognition of great honor for women who made a significant impact within their community or exhibited great heroism on the battlefield.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Cherokee Nation people. It includes Cherokee Nation people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Subcategories
Cherokee women: gender and culture change, 1700–1835. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1999. Pierpoint, Mary. "Unrecognized Cherokee claims cause problems for nation." Indian Country Today. August 16, 2000 (Accessed May 16, 2007). Reed, Julie L. Serving the Nation: Cherokee Sovereignty and Social Welfare, 1800-1907.
Wilma Pearl Mankiller was born on November 18, 1945, in the Hastings Indian Hospital in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, to Clara Irene (née Sitton) and Charley Mankiller. [4] [5] Her father was a full-blooded Cherokee, [4] [6] whose ancestors had been forced to relocate to Indian Territory from Tennessee over the Trail of Tears in the 1830s.
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