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Also Known As Wilma Pearl Mankiller
Born November 18, 1945 • Tahlequah • Oklahoma
Died April 6, 2010 (aged 64) • Oklahoma
Awards And Honors Presidential Medal of Freedom (1998) • National Women’s Hall of Fame (1993)

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