The Mankiller Soap Water Act is a continuation of our Cherokee values because it honors the principle of gadugi, working ...

In 1992, Wilma Mankiller ... office. “Mankiller” is an old Cherokee word for “keeper of the village” – an apt description for a woman who devoted much of her adult life to the tribe.

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation is celebrating the four-year anniversary of the Wilma P. Mankiller and Charlie Soap Water Act which has brought $23.8 million worth of investments to ...