Mankiller, Wilma, 1945-2010

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April 7, 2010

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Remembering First Female Chief Of Cherokee Nation.

As the chief of the Cherokee Nation for a decade, Wilma Mankiller championed health care and education — and tribe enrollment tripled. Mankiller died on Tuesday. Fresh Air remembers her with excerpts from a 1993 interview.

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