Mankiller promotes leadership for young women

Rather than preaching the principles of mentorship, guidance and community involvement, Wilma Mankiller, the first woman to be elected chief to the Cherokee Nation, lives by them.

Delivering the keynote address at the Coquille Tribe's first national gathering, the Heart of the American Indian Women's Conference, on Thursday, Mankiller discussed the challenges of her own life. The conference theme, involving young women in tribal leadership, reaches far beyond native Americans, to all women, Mankiller said.

“The same principles apply to native women as they do to all young women,” she said.

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