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5 - 8
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Copyright Year
2023-02-01
Page Count
48
Publisher
Random House Books for Young Readers
Grade Level
K - 3rd
ISBN
978-0593568507
Lexile
640
Themes
The First Woman Cherokee Chief: Wilma Pearl Mankiller
In 1985, Wilma Pearl Mankiller became the first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. She had to convince her people that the chief should be the best person for the job, man or woman.
Before the English came to what is now the United States, Cherokee women and men shared the leadership of the tribe. This created balance. But the English colonists told the Native People that men should be in charge.
It stayed that way for many years, until Wilma Pearl Mankiller made history. She used the concept of gaduji, of everyone helping each other, to make the Cherokee Nation strong.
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Age Range
5 - 8
Genre
Copyright Year
2023-02-01
Page Count
48
Publisher
Random House Books for Young Readers
Grade Level
K - 3rd
ISBN
978-0593568507
Lexile
640
Themes
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