| Date of Birth | 18-November-1945 | |
| Place of Birth |
Tahlequah (Cherokee County, Oklahoma) |
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| Nationality | United States of America | |
| Also know as | Wilma Pearl Mankiller | |
| Profession | Writer, Tribal chief | |
| Wilma Pearl Mankiller was the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation. She served as principal chief for ten years from 1985 to 1995. She is the author of a national-bestselling autobiography, Mankiller: A Chief and Her People and co-authored Every Day Is a Good Day: Reflections by Contemporary Indigenous Women. Mankiller's administration founded the Cherokee Nation Community Development Department and saw a population increase of Cherokee Nation citizens from 55,000 to 156,000. | ||
Awards by Wilma Mankiller |
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