Wilma Mankiller
The Role of History and Culture in Comtemporary Tribal Life
Thursday, September 22, 2005
7:30 p.m.
Freede Wellness and Activity Center
NW 27th Street and Florida Ave.
 

Oklahoma’s Wilma Mankiller is perhaps the most celebrated Cherokee of the twentieth century. A recipient of America’s highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Mankiller served the 220,000-member Cherokee Nation as their first elected female deputy chief and principal chief. As tribal leader, she worked with presidents Reagan, Bush, and Clinton on a number of important issues and helped establish an Office of Tribal Justice within the Department of Justice. She is credited with making the tribe a national model for self-managed social programs. The author or editor of several books, her most recent is Every Day is a Good Day (2004). She has earned many honors, including holding honorary doctorates from over a dozen colleges and universities, including Yale, Dartmouth, Smith, and OCU.

Her lecture is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.