"Western movies always seemed to show Indian women……" — Wilma Mankiller

Western movies always seemed to show Indian women washing clothes at the… - Wilma Mankiller

"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 visionaries, `noble savages,' squaw drudges or tragic alcoholics. We're very rarely depicted as real people who have greater tenacity in terms of trying to hang on to our culture and values system than most people."

— Wilma Mankiller

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