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Wilma Mankiller – Cherokee
Wilma Mankiller was born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, on November 18, 1945. In 1985, Mankiller became the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. She sought to improve the nation’s health care, education system and government. She decided not to seek re-election in 1995 due to ill health. After leaving office, Mankiller remained an activist for Native American rights and women’s rights until her death on April 6, 2010, in Adair County, Oklahoma.
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Look at that BAMF^^^ I was almost named after this great lady, but my white mama thought “Wilma” wasn’t a “pretty” name....
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