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Indigenous Women: Wilma Mankiller

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Wilma's Life Changed in the Sixties

When she was 11 years old, wilma's family moved to san francisco as part of a relocation policy. The goal was to urbanize rural indigenous people by moving them off of federally subsidized reservations to big cities with the promise that they would have jobs. Wilma had an aha moment in 19 69 when she witnessed the alcatraz occupation of indigenous peoples on t v. She began volunteering in tribal affairs and leading campaigns for better health and school programmes. Her community impact led her to become the first deputy chief of the cherokee nation, as the running mate of the tribes then princ chief, ross swimmer. Two years later, in 19 85, swammer joined

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