02615cam a2200517 i 4500 614945768 TxAuBib 20230103120000.0 220928s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780593403051 paperback 0593403053 paperback 9780593403037 hardback $14.99 0593403037 hardback $14.99 TxAuBib rda Sorell, Traci, author. Wilma Mankiller / written by Traci Sorell ; interior illustrations by Gillian Flint. She persisted Wilma Mankiller. New York [New York] : Philomel Books, 2022. ©2022. 57 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier She persisted (Philomel Books) "Inspired by She persisted by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger."--Title page. Includes bibliographical references (pages 55-57). "The descendant of Cherokee ancestors who had been forced to walk the Trail of Tears, Wilma Mankiller experienced her own forced removal from the land she grew up on as a child. As she got older and learned more about the injustices her people had faced, she dedicated her life to instilling pride in Native heritage and reclaiming Native rights. She went on to become the first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation."-- (source of summary not specified.) 20230115. Mankiller, Wilma, 1945-2010 Juvenile literature. Cherokee women Biography Juvenile literature. Cherokee women Juvenile literature. Cherokee Indians Kings and rulers Biography Juvenile literature. Cherokee Indians United States Biography Juvenile literature. Cherokee Indians Biography Juvenile literature. Indian women activists United States Biography Juvenile literature. Indians Kings and rulers Biography Juvenile literature. Kings and rulers Juvenile literature. Women Biography Juvenile literature. Oklahoma Biography Juvenile literature. Biographies. Flint, Gillian, illustrator. She persisted (Philomel Books.)