Date uploaded: 2023-11-08 23:10:19

The Cherokee Nation's first female principal chief is being honored with her very own Barbie doll. The Wilma Mankiller doll is part of the Barbie "Inspiring Women" series and is now available for purchase. Mankiller, who served as the principal chief from 1985 to 1995, revitalized the Cherokee Nation's tribal government, and advocated relentlessly for improved health care and housing services. "Wilma Mankiller has shown countless young women to be fearless and speak up for Indigenous and human rights. She not only served in a role dominated by men during a time when tribal nations were suppressed, but she led," said Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. Tap the link in our bio to read more about Wilma Mankiller.