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13 quotes by Wilma Mankiller

Wilma Pearl Mankiller (November 18, 1945 – April 6, 2010) was the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation. She served as principal chief for ten years from 1985 to 1995. She is the author of a national-bestselling autobiography, Mankiller: A Chief and Her People and co-authored Every Day Is a Good Day: Reflections by Contemporary Indigenous Women. Mankiller's administration founded the Cherokee Nation Community Development Department and saw a...
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The secret of our success is that we never, never give up.

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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... →

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We must trust our own thinking. Trust where we're going. And get the job done.

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Everybody is sitting around saying, 'Well, jeez, we need somebody to solve this problem of bias.' That somebody is us. We all have to try to... →

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In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making... →

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Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward.

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I don't think anybody anywhere can talk about the future of their people or of an organization without talking about education. Whoever controls... →

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I've run into more discrimination as a woman than as an Indian.

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I want to be remembered as the person who helped us restore faith in ourselves.

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Prior to my election, young Cherokee girls would never have thought that they might grow up and become chief.

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America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking.

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A lot of young girls have looked to their career paths and have said they'd like to be chief. There's been a change in the limits people see.

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Growth is a painful process.

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