A01=Tamrala Swafford Bliss
Author_Tamrala Swafford Bliss
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Community Development Programs
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Indian Self-Determination and Educational Assistance Act of 1975
Oklahoma Statehood of 1907
Presidential Medal of Freedom
The American Indian Movement
The Curtis Act
The Dawes Allotment Act
The Occupation of Alcatraz Island
The Pit River Tribes
Product details
- ISBN 9781440873867
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 14 Feb 2023
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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An excellent resource for students of Native American women's history, Wilma Mankiller provides an overview of contemporary federal Indian policy and explores how Mankiller negotiated the relationship between the Cherokee Nation and the United States in the late 20th century.
Wilma Mankiller's work for the Cherokee Nation helped to create a flourishing economy, an increased sense of pride, and a renewed sense of community for the residents of the nation over the twenty years that followed.
This is the first biography of Wilma Mankiller written for an adult audience. Incorporating aspects of federal Indian policy and Cherokee History, chapters explore Mankiller's involvement at the Indian Center, her interactions with other Indian activists, and her participation in the occupation of Alcatraz Island in 1969 and the Pit River tribes struggle in the early 1970s. Also covered is Cherokee history from the 1830s concerning the Trail of Tears and its impact on Cherokee identity.
Chronological organization allows readers to discover Mankiller's growth and development from a student activist in San Francisco to a Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation in rural northeastern Oklahoma. The book explores the themes of land, education, community, identity, treaty rights and sovereignty, and traditional tribal knowledge.
Tamrala Swafford Bliss is Adjunct Professor at University of Maryland Global Campus, USA.
