Prior to my election, young Cherokee girls would never have thought that they might grow up and become chief.
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I had no job, very little money, no car, had no idea what I was going to do, but knew it was time to go home.Wilma Mankiller
In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
Wilma Mankiller
There are a whole lot of historical factors that have played a part in our being where we are today, and I think that to even to begin to understand our contemporary issues and contemporary problems, you have to understand a little bit about that history.
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I've run into more discrimination as a woman than as an Indian.
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One of the things my parents taught me, and I'll always be grateful as a gift, is to not ever let anybody else define me that for me to define myself . . . and I think that helped me a lot in assuming a leadership position.
Wilma Mankiller
We've had daunting problems in many critical areas, but I believe in the old Cherokee injunction to be of a good mind. Today it's called positive thinking.
Wilma Mankiller
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