Title:
Wilma Mankiller / written by Traci Sorell ; interior illustrations by Gillian Flint.
ISBN:
9780593403037
9780593403051
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Publication Information:
New York : Philomel Books, 2022.
©2022
Physical Description:
57 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
General Note:
"Inspired by She persisted by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger."--Title page.
"Based on the bestselling picture book series by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger"--Cover.
Contents:
A girl called Pearl -- Bay Area blues -- Alcatraz and activism -- Home to Mankiller flats -- Leading her people -- Inspiring others -- How you can persist.
Summary:
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.
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Audience:
1040L Lexile
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OCLC Number:
on1292971378
Availability:
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