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. – Wilma Mankiller
Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward. – Wilma Mankiller
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 figure out a better way to get along. – Wilma Mankiller
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 our contemporary issues and contemporary problems, you have to understand a little bit about that history. – Wilma Mankiller
I don’t think anybody anywhere can talk about the future of their people or of an organization without talking about education. Whoever controls the education of our children controls our future. – Wilma Mankiller
In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people. – Wilma Mankiller
Prior to my election, young Cherokee girls would never have thought that they might grow up and become chief. – Wilma Mankiller
