Sunday, December 17, 2006

Wilma Mankiller, Other Women Tribal Chiefs

Former Cherokee tribal chief Wilma Mankiller is one
of Oklahoma's treasures so I was
delighted to see her quoted in the
Dec 16th Oklahoman.

(Click here to read the full article).

Women chiefs of Oklahoma tribes include:

•Alice Brown Davis, Seminole Nation, 1922-1935
•Wilma Mankiller, Cherokee Nation, 1985-1995
•Grace Goodeagle, Seminole Nation, 1994-1996
•Bernadette Huber, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, current
•Glenna J. Wallace, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, current

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