People say that crisis changes people and turns ordinary people into wiser or more responsible ones. — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share Image
A lot of young girls have looked to their career paths and have said they'd like to be chief. There's been a… — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share Image
I don't think anybody anywhere can talk about the future of their people or of an organization without talking about education. Whoever… — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share Image
Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward. — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share Image
In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making… — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share Image
My ability to survive personal crises is really a mark of the character of my people. Individually and collectively, we must react… — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share Image
I think the most important issue we have as a people is what we started, and that is to begin to trust… — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share Image
It should be remembered that hundreds of people of African ancestry also walked the Trail of Tears with the Cherokee during the… — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share Image
We celebrate Thanksgiving along with the rest of America, maybe in different ways and for different reasons. Despite everything that's happened to… — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share Image
I hope many of you will be people that question why things are and why we have to do them the way… — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share Image
We are a revitalized tribe. After every major upheaval, we have been able to gather together as a people to rebuild a… — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share Image
Though many non-Native Americans have learned very little about us, over time we have had to learn everything about them. We watch… — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share Image
A significant number of people believe tribal people still live and dress as they did 300 years ago. During my tenure as… — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share Image
The happiest people I've ever met, regardless of their profession, their social standing, or their economic status, are people that are fully… — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share Image
Recognizing the good, not just in one's own personal circumstances, but in the world, makes anything possible. When I am asked about… — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share Image
Western movies always seemed to show Indian women washing clothes at the creek and men with a tomahawk or spear in their… — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share Image
Negative thoughts were treated by Cherokee healers with the same medicines as wounds, headaches, or physical illness. It was believed that unchecked negative thoughts… — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share
Remember that I am just a woman who is living a very abundant life. Every step I take forward is on a path paved… — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share
A significant number of people believe tribal people still live and dress as they did 300 years ago. During my tenure as principal chief… — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share
People say that crisis changes people and turns ordinary people into wiser or more responsible ones. — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share
My name is Mankiller, and in the old Cherokee Nation, when we lived here in the Southeast, we lived in semi-autonomous villages, and there… — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share
Every single person has leadership ability. Some step up and take them. Some don't. My answer was to step up and lead. — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share
Women in leadership roles can help restore balance and wholeness to our communities. — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share
A lot of young girls have looked to their career paths and have said they'd like to be chief. There's been a change in… — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share
Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward. — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share
I don't think anybody anywhere can talk about the future of their people or of an organization without talking about education. Whoever controls the… — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share
An Indian is an Indian regardless of the degree of Indian blood or which little government card they do or do not possess. — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share
Recognizing the good, not just in one's own personal circumstances, but in the world, makes anything possible. When I am asked about the important… — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share
We must trust our own thinking. Trust where we're going. And get the job done. — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share
