Mankiller, page 37
in 1970s and 1980s
return of elected council form of
return of elected principal chief to
treaties (see Treaties of Cherokees)
women in traditional
Tribal lands
cessions, sales, and seizures of
Dawes Act, allotments, and division of
federal termination policy toward
post-Civil War loss of
purchases of, under principal chief Milam
removal from southeastern states and loss of
unassigned
Tribal membership
Trudell, John
Trudell, Lou
Trudell, Tina Manning
Truman, Harry S.
United Keetoowah Band
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Urban Indian Resource Center, Oakland
U.S. government. See Federal Indian policies; Treaties of Cherokees
Van Buren, Martin
Vietnam War
Wahpepah, Bill
Walker, Alice
Wall Street Journal
Ward, Nancy
Warledo, Jerri
Watie, Buck. See Boudinot, Elias
Watie, Stand
in Civil War
death of
Watkins, Arthur V.
Wauhillau, Oklahoma
Welch, James
Wheeler, Perry
Wheeler-Howard Act. See Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
White Americans
attempts of, to aid Native Americans
Native American lands open to, in Oklahoma
patronizing attitudes of
Whitekiller, Dave
Wiggan, Eleazar
Wolfe, Byrd and Paggy
Wolfe, Jim
Wolfe, Maude
Women, contemporary role of, See also Cherokee women
Women’s liberation movement
Woodward, Grace Steele
Woodward, Henry
Worcester, Samuel Austin
World War I
World War II
Wounded Knee, South Dakota, Native American takeover of
Zele, Z. A.
Praise for Mankiller
“Chief Mankiller is at once the guardian of a centuries-old Cherokee heritage encapsulated in the seal and the legal codes, and the chief executive of a major corporation, Cherokee Nation Industries.”
—The New York Times, feature on Chief Mankiller
“Mankiller transcends the unappealing genre of the politically correct autobiography because of the human appeal of its subject.… [Chief Mankiller] is a colorful, intelligent and articulate advocate for all of America’s indigenous peoples.”
—The Boston Globe
“In this inspiring story, Mankiller offers herself as a valuable role model—for women as well as Native Americans.”
—Publishers Weekly
“[An] adroitly fashioned dual story of Chief Mankiller’s life and a compact history of crucial and poignant episodes in Cherokee history. Enthusiastically recommended.”
—Library Journal (starred review)
“Mankiller speaks from the heart about her people and herself, making you really understand something about the terrible injustices Native Americans have suffered.… Suffused with Native American spirituality, this is a beautiful and inspiring read.”
—Mademoiselle
“A woman who proudly describes herself as a feminist, a leader who is concerned with women’s issues worldwide, Mankiller is ironically a female leader who has been as comfortably embraced by men as by women.”
—Interview
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Wilma Mankiller continues to serve as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. Her other writings include “Keeping Pace with the Rest of the World,” published in 1985 in Southern Exposure. It will be republished in an anthology entitled Reinventing the Enemy’s Language, edited by Joy Harjo and others. Mankiller is co-editing, with five other distinguished women, A Reader’s Companion to the History of Women in the U.S., soon to be published by Houghton Mifflin Co. Her writings also have appeared in Native Peoples magazine and in other native-oriented publications. You can sign up for email updates here.
Michael Wallis, a biographer and historian of the American West, was born in Missouri in 1945. He is the author of several best-selling books, including the critically acclaimed Route 66: The Mother Road (St. Martin’s Press, 1990); Pretty Boy: The Life and Times of Charles Arthur Floyd (St. Martin’s Press, 1992); and a collection of stories and essays entitled Way Down Yonder in the Indian Nation (St. Martin’s Press, 1993).
Wallis has lived and worked throughout the Southwest and Mexico. He and his wife, Suzanne Fitzgerald Wallis, have lived in Oklahoma since 1982. They also maintain a residence in northern New Mexico. You can sign up for email updates here.
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Author’s Note
Introduction
Part I: Roots
Chapter 1: Asgaya-dibi
Chapter 2: Origins
Chapter 3: Mankiller Flats
Chapter 4: Genesis of Removal
Part II: Turmoil
Chapter 5: Hard Times
Chapter 6: The Trail Where They Cried
Chapter 7: Child of the Sixties
Chapter 8: Indian Territory
Part III: Balance
Chapter 9: Revolution
Chapter 10: Searching for Balance
Chapter 11: Full Circle
Chapter 12: Homeward Bound
Chapter 13: Dancing Along the Edge of the Roof
Chapter 14: The Courage to Change
Chronology
Bibliography and Suggestions for Further Reading
Index
Praise for Mankiller
About the Authors
Copyright
MANKILLER: A CHIEF AND HER PEOPLE. Copyright © 1993 by Wilma Mankiller and Michael Wallis. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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