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> [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 education of our children controls our future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-mankiller/i-don-t-think-anybody-anywhere-can-talk-about-the-future-of-their/)

[Wilma Mankiller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-mankiller/)

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## More by Wilma Mankiller

> [Negative thoughts were treated by Cherokee healers with the same medicines as wounds, headaches, or physical illness. It was believed that unchecked negative thoughts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-mankiller/negative-thoughts-were-treated-by-cherokee-healers-with-the-same/)

[Wilma Mankiller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-mankiller/)

> [Remember that I am just a woman who is living a very abundant life. Every step I take forward is on a path paved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-mankiller/remember-that-i-am-just-a-woman-who-is-living-a-very-abundant-life/)

[Wilma Mankiller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-mankiller/)

> [A significant number of people believe tribal people still live and dress as they did 300 years ago. During my tenure as principal chief…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-mankiller/a-significant-number-of-people-believe-tribal-people-still-live-and/)

[Wilma Mankiller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-mankiller/)

> [Look forward. Turn what has been done into a better path.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-mankiller/look-forward-turn-what-has-been-done-into-a-better-path/)

[Wilma Mankiller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-mankiller/)

> [People say that crisis changes people and turns ordinary people into wiser or more responsible ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-mankiller/people-say-that-crisis-changes-people-and-turns-ordinary-people-into/)

[Wilma Mankiller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-mankiller/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-mankiller/my-name-is-mankiller-and-in-the-old-cherokee-nation-when-we-lived/)

[Wilma Mankiller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-mankiller/)

> [Every single person has leadership ability. Some step up and take them. Some don't. My answer was to step up and lead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-mankiller/every-single-person-has-leadership-ability-some-step-up-and-take-them/)

[Wilma Mankiller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-mankiller/)

> [Women in leadership roles can help restore balance and wholeness to our communities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-mankiller/women-in-leadership-roles-can-help-restore-balance-and-wholeness-to/)

[Wilma Mankiller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-mankiller/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-mankiller/a-lot-of-young-girls-have-looked-to-their-career-paths-and-have-said/)

[Wilma Mankiller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-mankiller/)

> [Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-mankiller/individually-and-collectively-cherokee-people-possess-an/)

[Wilma Mankiller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-mankiller/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-mankiller/i-don-t-think-anybody-anywhere-can-talk-about-the-future-of-their/)

[Wilma Mankiller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-mankiller/)

> [An Indian is an Indian regardless of the degree of Indian blood or which little government card they do or do not possess.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-mankiller/an-indian-is-an-indian-regardless-of-the-degree-of-indian-blood-or/)

[Wilma Mankiller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-mankiller/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-mankiller/recognizing-the-good-not-just-in-one-s-own-personal-circumstances-but/)

[Wilma Mankiller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-mankiller/)

> [We must trust our own thinking. Trust where we're going. And get the job done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-mankiller/we-must-trust-our-own-thinking-trust-where-we-re-going-and-get-the/)

[Wilma Mankiller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-mankiller/)

> [I've run into more discrimination as a woman than as an Indian.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-mankiller/i-ve-run-into-more-discrimination-as-a-woman-than-as-an-indian/)

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