02524cam a2200517 i 4500 1165052985 TxAuBib 20230523120000.0 220122s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022947132 9780593403037 hardcover 0593403037 hardcover 9780593403051 paperback 0593403053 paperback (OCoLC)1292971378 YDX eng rda YDX BDX TOH UKMGB JCX BRG JBL RNL H4N JQF VP@ OCLCF UAP IUL ILC BKL UtOrBLW TxAuBib rda Sorell, Traci, author. Wilma Mankiller / written by Traci Sorell ; interior illustrations by Gillian Flint. She persisted Wilma Mankiller. New York : Philomel Books, 2022. ℗2022. 57 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier She persisted. She persisted (Philomel Books) "Inspired by She persisted by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger."--Title page. "Based on the bestselling picture book series by Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 55-57). 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. 1040L Lexile. 20230523. Mankiller, Wilma 1945-2010 Juvenile literature. Cherokee Indians United States Biography Juvenile literature. Indian women activists United States Biography Juvenile literature. Indians Kings and rulers Biography Juvenile literature. Flint, Gillian, illustrator. She persisted. She persisted (Philomel Books.) TXKIP