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Mankiller, Wilma, 1945-2010.

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

St. Martin's Griffin ed.

New York : St. Martin's Griffin, [2000]

xxvi, 310 pages, [32] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

"In this spiritual, moving autobiography, Wilma Mankiller, former Chief of the Cherokee Nation and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, tells of her own history while also honoring and recounting the history of the Cherokees. Mankiller's life unfolds against the backdrop of the dawning of the American Indian civil rights struggle, and her book becomes a quest to reclaim and preserve the great Native American values that form the foundation of our nation. Now featuring a new Afterword to the 2000 paperback reissue, this edition of Mankiller completely updates the author's private and public life after 1994 and explores the recent political struggles of the Cherokee Nation."--Publisher's description.

Mankiller, Wilma, 1945-2010.

Cherokee women -- Biography.

Cherokee Indians -- Biography.

Wallis, Michael, 1945-

"An autobiography by the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation"--Cover.

"Updated with a new afterword by the author"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-299) and index.

Roots : Asgaya-dihi -- Origins -- Mankiller flats -- Genesis of removal -- Turmoil : Hard times -- The trail where they cried -- Child of the sixties -- Indian territory -- Balance : Revolution -- Searching for balance -- Full circle -- Homeward bound -- Dancing along the edge of the roof -- The courage to change.

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