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April 7, 2010
In Memoriam: Wilma Mankiller
Posted by: Vicki Engel

Wilma Mankiller. Photo by Phil Konstantin.Wilma Mankiller, principal chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1985 to 1995, passed away April 6 in her home in Talequah, Okla. Mankiller was the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation and left behind a legacy of tribal revitalization and collective self-determination, including instituting community-development projects to improve infrastructure, building a hydroelectric facility and establishing tribal-owned businesses.

In 2002, the Sacred Land Film Project was honored by Mankiller’s support. Read more about the life of Wilma Mankiller in the New York Times.

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