Background
Mankiller, Wilma Pearl was born on November 18, 1945 in Stilwell, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of Charley and Clara Irene (Sitton) Mankiller.
( In this spiritual, moving autobiography, Wilma Mankille...)
In this spiritual, moving autobiography, Wilma Mankiller, former Chief of the Cherokee Nation and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, tells of her own history while also honoring and recounting the history of the Cherokees. Mankiller's life unfolds against the backdrop of the dawning of the American Indian civil rights struggle, and her book becomes a quest to reclaim and preserve the great Native American values that form the foundation of our nation. Now featuring a new Afterword to the 2000 paperback reissue, this edition of Mankiller completely updates the author's private and public life after 1994 and explores the recent political struggles of the Cherokee Nation.
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Mankiller, Wilma Pearl was born on November 18, 1945 in Stilwell, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of Charley and Clara Irene (Sitton) Mankiller.
Student, Skyline College. Student, San Bruno College, 1973. Student, San Francisco State College, 1975.
Bachelor in Social Science, Union College, 1977. Postgraduate, University Arkansas, 1979. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University New England, 1986.
Doctor of Philosophy in Public Service (honorary), Rhode Island College, 1989. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Yale University, 1990. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Dartmouth College, 1991.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Mills College, 1992.
Community development director, Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, 1977-1983; deputy chief, Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, 1983-1985; principal chief, Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, 1985-1995; Montgomery fellow, Darmouth College, 1996.
( In this spiritual, moving autobiography, Wilma Mankille...)
Married Hector N. Olaya, November 13, 1963 (divorced 1975). Children: Felicia Marie Olaya, Gina Irene Olaya. Married Charlie Soap, October 13, 1986.