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Wilma Mankiller / written by Traci Sorell ; interior illustrations by Gillian Flint.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: She persistedPublisher: New York : Philomel Books, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Description: 57 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593403037
  • 9780593403051
Other title:
  • She persisted. Wilma Mankiller [Cover title]
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 973.04975570092 B 23
LOC classification:
  • E99.C5 M33825 2022
Contents:
A girl called Pearl -- Bay Area blues -- Alcatraz and activism -- Home to Mankiller flats -- Leading her people -- Inspiring others -- How you can persist.
Summary: The descendant of Cherokee ancestors who had been forced to walk the Trail of Tears, Wilma Mankiller experienced her own forced removal from the land she grew up on as a child. As she got older and learned more about the injustices her people had faced, she dedicated her life to instilling pride in Native heritage and reclaiming Native rights. She went on to become the first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
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*Paperback Ayers Biography 92 MAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 408404

"Inspired by She persisted by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger."--Title page.

"Based on the bestselling picture book series by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 55-57).

A girl called Pearl -- Bay Area blues -- Alcatraz and activism -- Home to Mankiller flats -- Leading her people -- Inspiring others -- How you can persist.

The descendant of Cherokee ancestors who had been forced to walk the Trail of Tears, Wilma Mankiller experienced her own forced removal from the land she grew up on as a child. As she got older and learned more about the injustices her people had faced, she dedicated her life to instilling pride in Native heritage and reclaiming Native rights. She went on to become the first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.