Wilma Pearl Mankiller was the first woman to serve as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. She served as principal chief from 1985 to 1995. She is credited in bringing great transformation of ...
Setting out to create a documentary about the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller, executive producer of The Walking Dead, Gale Anne Hurd, has teamed up with director/producer ...
Wilma Mankiller, the Cherokee Nation's first woman chief, led a life defying expectations. Her last name, for one — adopted by her ancestor that refers to a traditional Cherokee military rank — has ...
Wilma Mankiller, the first woman elected chief of the Cherokee Nation, poses in front of the tribal emblem at the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma on July 19, 1985. (AP Photo) Wilma Mankiller is a Native ...