Western movies always seemed to show Indian women washing clothes at the creek and men with a tomahawk or spear in their hands, adorned with lots of feathers. That image has stayed in some people's minds. Many think we're either… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
People say that crisis changes people and turns ordinary people into wiser or more responsible ones. — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share Image
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 was someone who watched over the village, who had the title of mankiller. And I'm not sure what you could equate that to, but it was sort of like a soldier or someone who was responsible… — 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 Image
Women in leadership roles can help restore balance and wholeness to our communities. — 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 change in… — 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
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 Image
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 Image
