Wilma Mankiller

Chad 'Corntassel' Smith Talks About Embracing One's Legacy

Chad 'Corntassel' Smith

May 22, 2013

In 1991, I worked for the late Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Wilma Mankiller...

Exploring the Political Exploitation of Blood Quantum in the U.S.

Vincent Schilling

May 07, 2013

Arica L. Coleman is an assistant professor of Black American Studies at the University of Delaware...

Telling Wilma Mankiller's story in 'The Cherokee Word for Water'

Wilhelm Murg

April 15, 2013

The Cherokee Word for Water is a film about the events surrounding the late Wilma Mankiller’s life that led to her political career, and ultimately to becoming the first female Chi...

A Recent TV Slur Revives Debate About Sacheen Littlefeather and Her Role in Marlon Brando's Oscar Refusal

Dina Gilio-Whitaker

November 24, 2012

History was made in 1973 when Marlon Brando declined to accept the best actor Oscar for his role in The Godfather to protest the treatment of American Indians...

Every Day Is Indeed a Good Day: Wilma Mankiller's Book Still Resonates

ICTMN Staff

December 05, 2011

This year marked the first anniversary of the death of Wilma Mankiller , the iconic Cherokee Nation leader...

NCAI Honors Leaders

ICTMN Staff

March 02, 2011

Fellowship program named in honor of Wilma Mankiller The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) kicked off its Executive Council Winter Session Feb...

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