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Attend a screening of Mankiller: Activist. Feminist. Cherokee Chief (2017), a documentary film chronicling the life of Wilma Mankiller, the first woman elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. The film’s director, Valerie Red-Horse Mohl, will be in attendance. Thursday, November 9 Discussion with the Filmmaker
Mankiller. (film) Mankiller is a 2017 documentary film directed by Valerie Red-Horse Mohl and executive produced by Gale Anne Hurd, concerning the life of Wilma Mankiller. The film had its US premiere on June 19, 2017, at the Los Angeles Film Festival. [1] It was produced by Red-Horse Native Productions and Valhalla Entertainment and is a ...
Aug 11, 2017 · The film does a brilliant job of depicting the spark that Alcatraz set off inside Wilma Mankiller. She and her family participated in the protests alongside such activists as John Trudell and ...
This is the story of an American legend, Wilma Mankiller, who overcame rampant sexism and personal challenges to emerge as the Cherokee Nation’s first woman Principal Chief in 1985. MANKILLER examines the legacy of the formidable Wilma Mankiller and reunites the documentary team of Gale Anne Hurd and Valerie Red-Horse Mohl for their third and ...
Mankiller’s belief in communities’ ability to work collectively for the common good enabled Bell residents to construct a 16-mile waterline over a 14-month period. The feat resulted in a full-length feature film, The Cherokee Word for Water. While recruiting volunteers, she met and married Cherokee citizen Charlie Soap.
Jan 28, 2014 · 1/28/2014 by Melissa McGlensey. Wilma Mankiller, the first modern woman chief of the Cherokee Nation, died four years ago this spring, but thanks to a determined effort by her family, friends and the communities she spent her life advocating for, her legacy lives on in film in The Cherokee Word For Water. The docudrama, directed by Wilma’s ...
MANKILLER examines the life and legacy of the formidable American hero, Wilma Mankiller, who defied all odds to become one of the most influential leaders in the United States. Mankiller overcame rampant sexism and personal challenges to emerge as the Cherokee Nation’s first woman Principal Chief in 1985. The film reunites the team of Gale Anne Hurd and Valerie Red-Horse Mohl for their third ...
