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Mankiller : a chief and her people / Wilma Mankiller and Michael Wallis.

Summary:

The story of the Cherokee Nation is told by Wilma Mankiller, who recounts her life and the racism she faced in her fight to lead it. Wilma Mankiller has been the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation since 1985. She tells her personal story (her political awakening came during the 1970 occupation of Alcatraz island), interwoven with the complex history of the Cherokee Nation.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0312113935
  • ISBN: 0312098685
  • ISBN: 9780312098681
  • Physical Description: xxiv, 292 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 1993.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-281) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Asgaya-dihi -- Origins -- Mankiller Flats -- Genesis of removal -- Hard times -- The trail where they cried -- Child of the Sixties -- Indian Territory -- Revolution -- Searching for balance -- Full circle -- Homeward bound -- Dancing along the edge of the roof -- Chronology -- Bibliography and suggestions for further reading -- Index.
Subject:
Mankiller, Wilma Pearl, 1945-2010.
Cherokee women > Biography.
Cherokee Indians > Biography.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.

Other Formats and Editions

English (2)
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library BIO MANK WALL 1993 257402 Biography Available -
Lummi Library Indian # 302 275467 Deloria Collection Available -

Electronic resources

Version of Resource: http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780312098681.pdf

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