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Wilma Pearl Mankiller (in lingua cherokee: ᎠᏥᎳᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯᏗᎯ A-ji-luhsgi Asgaya-dihi; Tahlequah, 18 novembre 1945 – Contea di Adair, 6 aprile 2010) è stata una politica e attivista statunitense, prima donna eletta come capo tribù della Nazione Cherokee.
- 14 dicembre 1985 –, 14 agosto 1995
- Joe Byrd
- Ross Swimmer
- Partito Democratico
Wilma Pearl Mankiller (Cherokee: ᎠᏥᎳᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯᏗᎯ, romanized: Atsilasgi Asgayadihi; November 18, 1945 – April 6, 2010) was a Native American activist, social worker, community developer and the first woman elected to serve as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
Wilma Mankiller is honored and recognized as the first female Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. She is also the first woman elected as chief of a major Native tribe. She spent her remarkable life fighting for the rights of American Indians.
24 apr 2024 · Wilma Mankiller (born November 18, 1945, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, U.S.—died April 6, 2010, Adair county, Oklahoma) was a Native American leader and activist, the first woman chief of a major tribe. Mankiller was of Cherokee, Dutch, and Irish descent; the name Mankiller derives from the high military rank achieved by a Cherokee ancestor.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
2 apr 2014 · Who Was Wilma Mankiller? In 1985, Wilma Mankiller became the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. She sought to improve the nation’s health care, education system...
19 lug 2019 · Wilma Mankiller è diventata un'organizzatrice di comunità per la nazione Cherokee ed è stata nota per la sua capacità di vincere sovvenzioni.
Wilma Mankiller is honored and recognized as the first female Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. She spent her remarkable life fighting for the rights of Native communities across America.
