Tamrala Swafford Bliss is Adjunct Professor at University of Maryland Global Campus, USA.

Bliss provides a thorough overview of Mankiller’s contributions to the Cherokee Nation, and to Indigenous visibility and sovereignty in the United States more broadly. Bliss nicely situates Mankiller’s contributions in the larger context of Native history and US political history—namely relocation policy, Red Power, self-determination policy, and the War on Poverty.

• Series Foreword Introduction: Why Wilma Mankiller Matters1. Mankiller Flats2. The Streets of San Francisco 3. Cultural Awakening 4. Return to Oklahoma 5. Community Building 6. Chief Wilma, First Term 7. Chief Wilma, Second Term8. Warrior Woman9. Enduring LegacyTimeline: Events in the Life of Wilma MankillerBibliography IndexAbout the Author

Tamrala Swafford Bliss is Adjunct Professor at University of Maryland Global Campus, USA.

Bliss provides a thorough overview of Mankiller’s contributions to the Cherokee Nation, and to Indigenous visibility and sovereignty in the United States more broadly. Bliss nicely situates Mankiller’s contributions in the larger context of Native history and US political history—namely relocation policy, Red Power, self-determination policy, and the War on Poverty.

• Series Foreword Introduction: Why Wilma Mankiller Matters1. Mankiller Flats2. The Streets of San Francisco 3. Cultural Awakening 4. Return to Oklahoma 5. Community Building 6. Chief Wilma, First Term 7. Chief Wilma, Second Term8. Warrior Woman9. Enduring LegacyTimeline: Events in the Life of Wilma MankillerBibliography IndexAbout the Author

Tamrala Swafford Bliss is Adjunct Professor at University of Maryland Global Campus, USA.

Bliss provides a thorough overview of Mankiller’s contributions to the Cherokee Nation, and to Indigenous visibility and sovereignty in the United States more broadly. Bliss nicely situates Mankiller’s contributions in the larger context of Native history and US political history—namely relocation policy, Red Power, self-determination policy, and the War on Poverty.

• Series Foreword Introduction: Why Wilma Mankiller Matters1. Mankiller Flats2. The Streets of San Francisco 3. Cultural Awakening 4. Return to Oklahoma 5. Community Building 6. Chief Wilma, First Term 7. Chief Wilma, Second Term8. Warrior Woman9. Enduring LegacyTimeline: Events in the Life of Wilma MankillerBibliography IndexAbout the Author