cherokee women

Describes the life of the Indian activist who became the first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.

Tells the story of Wilma Mankiller and how as a young girl she found strength in her Cherokee heritage and grew up to become Chief Mankiller, leader of the Cherokee Nation from 1985-1995.

Chronicles the life of Nanye-hi, a Cherokee woman who helped improve relations between her tribe and the white man in the mid-1700s.

Autobiography of the principal chief of the Cherokees, telling her personal story and the history of her people.