In this Sept. 19, 1996 file photo, Wilma Mankiller, former Cherokee Nation chief, speaks during a news conference in Tulsa, Okla. Mankiller, was one of the few women ever to lead a major American Indian tribe, died Tuesday April 6, 2010 after battling pancreatic cancer. She was 64.
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Valerie Jackson talks with executive producer Gale Anne Hurd and director Valerie Red-Horse Mohl about their upcoming film release, “Mankiller.”
The film celebrates the life of Wilma Mankiller. Mankiller was the first woman to be elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
