She lost her fight to pancreatic cancer. A remarkable woman.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/04/06/obi...ex.html?hpt=T2
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Thread: Wilma Mankiller has died.
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04-06-2010, 08:48 PM #1engaged to dupa
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Wilma Mankiller has died.
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04-06-2010, 09:39 PM #2Registered User
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Here's the announcement on the tribal website. It has a montage of photos from her life as well as a short bio.
http://www.cherokee.org/NewsRoom/Ful...e/Default.aspx
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Really an amazing woman.
May she RIP
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04-07-2010, 12:38 PM #4
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I remember reading about her in Time and People when she was elected to head the Cherokee Nation. Truly an impressive person.
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