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Mankiller: A Chief and Her People (edition 1994)

by Wilma Mankiller

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Biography & Autobiography. Multi-Cultural. Nonfiction. HTML: 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. .… (more)

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Title:	Mankiller: A Chief and Her People
Authors:	Wilma Mankiller
Info:	St. Martin's Press (1994), Paperback, 296 pages
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This autobiography tells the story of Wilma Mankiller's life and also the culture of her Cherokee tribe. I think this book can teach readers about what life is really like in a current day tribe, without the stereotyping of Native Americans. It is a very long novel which would most likely be used in an 8th grade setting when learning about Cherokee culture.

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Wallis, Michael	—	main author	all editions	confirmed

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Wilma Mankiller

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Mankiller Flats, Oklahoma, USA

Oakland, California, USA

San Francisco, California, USA

Alcatraz Prison, Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, California, USA

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Dedication

This book is dedicated to my brother Louis Donald Mankiller, who gave up much of his youth to feed and clothe his siblings. Then in 1990, he donated a kidney to me, enabling me to continue with my life and work in good health.

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Aasgaya-dihi. Mankiller. My Cherokee name in English is Mankiller.

Introduction: Dawn arrives in the countryside of northeastern Oklahoma, warm and familiar like an old pal who's come calling.

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Biography & Autobiography. Multi-Cultural. Nonfiction. HTML:

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.

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