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- Birth nameWilma Pearl Mankiller
- Wilma Mankiller was born on November 18, 1945 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, USA. She is known for Independent Lens (1999), Trudell (2005) and Declarations: Essays on American Ideals (1994). She was married to Charlie Soap and Hector Olaya. She died on April 6, 2010 in Adair County, Oklahoma, USA.
- SpousesCharlie Soap(October 1986 - April 6, 2010) (her death)Hector Olaya(November 13, 1963 - 1975) (divorced, 2 children)
- Chief of the Cherokee Nation, 1985-1995.
- Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998 by President Bill Clinton.
- Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1993.
- First woman to be elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. Participated in the 1969 occupation of Alcatraz Island.
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