03207cam a2200709 i 4500 1995870772 TxAuBib 20250305120000.0 220926s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022947132 9780593403037 hc 0593403037 hc 9780593403051 pb 0593403053 pb TxAuBib rda Sorell, Traci, author. Wilma Mankiller / written by Traci Sorell ; interior illustrations by Gillian Flint. She persisted Wilma Mankiller. New York : Philomel Books, 2022. ©2022. 57 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier She persisted She persisted (Philomel Books) "Inspired by She persisted by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger."--Title page. "Based on the bestselling picture book series by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 55-57). A girl called Pearl -- Bay Area blues -- Alcatraz and activism -- Home to Mankiller flats -- Leading her people -- Inspiring others -- How you can persist. 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. 20250305. Mankiller, Wilma, 1945-2010 Juvenile literature. Mankiller, Wilma, 1945-2010. Mankiller, Wilma, 1945-2010. fast Cherokee Indians United States Biography Juvenile literature. Cherokee Indians Biography. Cherokee Indians Biography Juvenile literature. Cherokee Indians Juvenile literature. Indian women activists United States Biography Juvenile literature. Indians. Kings and rulers Biography Juvenile literature. Kings, queens, rulers, etc. Indians of North America Biography. Women Biography. Oklahoma Biography. Cherokee Indians. fast Indian women activists. fast Indians fast Kings and rulers. Cherokee women Biography Juvenile literature. Cherokee women Biography. Cherokee Indians. United States. fast Biographies. fast Juvenile works. fast Biographies. fast Flint, Gillian, illustrator. She persisted. She persisted (Philomel Books.)