Mankiller : a Chief and her people

Type

Book

Authors

Wilma Mankiller ( Mankiller, Wilma )

Michael Wallis ( Wallis, Michael )

ISBN 10

0312098685

ISBN 13

9780312098681

Tags

Wilma Mankiller -- 1945-2010, Cherokee women -- Biography, Cherokee -- Biography, Cherokee women, Cherokee, Indigenous women -- Biography, Indigenous women, Indigenous Chiefs -- Biography, Indigenous Chiefs

Abstract

"Wilma Mankiller, Chief of the Cherokee Nation, tells her personal story and honors and recounts the complex history of the Cherokee Nation. Details the dawning of the Native American civil rights struggle."--WorldCat.org.

Biblio Notes

Contents:
Roots : Asgaya-dihi --
Origins --
Mankiller flats --
Genesis of removal --
Turmoil : Hard times --
The trail where they cried --
Child of the sixties --
Indian territory --
Balance : Revolution --
Searching for balance --
Full circle --
Homeward bound --
Dancing along the edge of the roof --
The courage to change.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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