902 records matched your query       

Author:

Sorell, Traci, author.

Title:

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

Publisher:

Philomel Books,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

57 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Subject:

Indian women activists--Biography.
Indians--Kings and rulers--Biography.
Mankiller, Wilma,--1945-2010.
Cherokee women.
Cherokee Indians--Biography.
Kings, queens, rulers, etc.
Women--Biography.
Oklahoma--Biography.

Other Authors:

Flint, Gillian, illustrator.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 55-57). "Inspired by She persisted by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger."--Title page.

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.

Series:

She persisted

ISBN:

0593403037
9780593403037
0593403053
9780593403051

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1292971378

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

SUPC124 -- Aplington Legion Memorial Library (Aplington)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

OJPC027 -- Corning Public Library (Corning) — J BIO MAN

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)

UJPE911 -- Norwalk Easter Public Library (Norwalk)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)