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  2. Wilma Mankiller - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. List of Principal Chiefs of the Cherokee - Wikipedia

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    Wilma Mankiller (1985–1995) Joe Byrd (1995–1999) Chad "Corntassel" Smith (1999–2011) Joe Crittenden (acting, 2011) Bill John Baker (2011–2019)

  4. Wilma Mankiller, first female principal chief of Cherokee ...

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    Wilma Mankiller served in the top leadership role of the Cherokee Nation from 1985 to 1995. Peter Turnley/Corbis Historical via Getty ImagesIf you fish in your pocket or purse for a U.S. quarter ...

  5. Here are 10 notable Oklahoma women you should know about ...

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    Wilma Mankiller, born in Tahlequah in 1945, was the first woman elected as chief of the Cherokee Nation in 1987. She also served as the first woman deputy chief of the Cherokee Nation, and became ...

  6. American Women quarters - Wikipedia

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    Wilma Mankiller; design released at an event at the Cherokee National Capitol. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said, "Chief Mankiller was the voice that first elevated Native American tribes and tribal issues in this country and served as the first female Chief in a role dominated by men during a time that the Cherokee Nation ...

  7. Four Oklahomans are among the top 200 most influential U.S ...

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    Four Oklahoma women are among the top 200 influential U.S. women pioneers, including Kate Barnard, Maria Tallchief, Wilma Mankiller and Angie Debo.

  8. Mankiller (film) - Wikipedia

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    Mankiller is a 2017 documentary film directed by Valerie Red-Horse Mohl and executive produced by Gale Anne Hurd, concerning the life of Wilma Mankiller.The film had its US premiere on June 19, 2017, at the Los Angeles Film Festival. [1]

  9. A new Barbie doll honors pioneering Cherokee Chief Wilma ...

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    Even as they celebrate the tribute to pioneering Cherokee Chief Wilma Mankiller, some Cherokee people acknowledge having complicated feelings around the Barbie doll.