Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wilma Mankiller served in the top leadership role of the Cherokee Nation from 1985 to 1995. Peter Turnley/Corbis Historical via ...

Wilma Mankiller has many accomplishments to her name — the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a US quarter in her likeness, to name a few. Now, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo/Levi Rickert for Native News Online) Opinion. Walking into the crowded community room at the Cherokee Casino in Tahlequah, ...

#SeeHer Story airs on PEOPLE.com and @PeopleTV social handles Georgia Slater is a staff editor on the Parents team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2018. Wilma Mankiller faced an uphill ...

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OKLAHOMA CITY − The Cherokee Nation's first female principal chief is being honored with her very own Barbie doll. The Wilma Mankiller doll is part of the Barbie "Inspiring Women" series and is now ...

Dec. 3 (UPI) --Mattel is creating a Barbie doll in the likeness of Wilma Mankiller, an iconic chief of the Cherokee Nation, as part of its "Inspiring Women" series, the toy maker announced. Mankiller ...

The new Barbie was designed with input from Wilma Mankiller’s Estate and representatives of the Cherokee Nation. Credit: Mattel Barbie has announced its newest release for its Inspiring Women series: ...

Some coin enthusiasts will be able to add a quarter dedicated to the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation to their collections on Monday. The Wilma Mankiller quarter is the third coin ...

Wilma Mankiller served in the top leadership role of the Cherokee Nation from 1985 to 1995. Peter Turnley/Corbis Historical via Getty Images If you fish in your pocket or purse for a U.S. quarter ...