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Wilma Mankiller

Through hardships mental and physical, trivial and crucial, Wilma Mankiller has been and remains in the spotlight as a prominent member of the Cherokee tribe, the Principal Chief of their nation. Although as an activist, she has done many things for her tribe, she is best known for her being Chief because she is the first female Cherokee to be sworn in as Principal Chief of their nation. Born Wilma Pearl Mankiller on November 18, 1945 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, she was often ridiculed because of her last name. Her family consisted of her father, Charlie, (Cherokee) and mother, Irene (Dutch-Irish), and her four sisters and six brothers. Her grandfather was well known for being one of the many Indians forced to walk the Trail of Tears. She grew up to attend the Skyline Junior College in San Bruno and later the San Francisco State College.