Wilma Mankiller
Actor · 1945 – 2010 · Tahlequah, Oklahoma, USA
Wilma Pearl Mankiller was an American Cherokee activist, social worker, community developer and the first woman elected to serve as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
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Movie5.7DocumentaryA chronicle of legendary Native American poet/activist John Trudell's travels, spoken word performances, and politics.
Trudell
2005 · 15 votes
Movie4.5DocumentaryHistoryThis two-hour documentary explores one of the great historical tragedies of America's aboriginal people. In 1830, eager to gain access to lands inhabited by Native Americans, President Andrew Jackson enacted the Indian Removal Act which forced the Cherokee Nation to leave their homeland and to relocate into uncharted territory. Many of these forced settlers suffered from exposure, disease, and starvation, and upon arriving in Indian Territory, they arrived with no past and no future.
The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
2006 · 2 votes
Movie6.0DocumentaryThe story of an American hero and the Cherokee Nation's first woman Principal Chief who humbly defied all odds to give a voice to the voiceless.
Mankiller
2017 · 1 votes