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Inspired by the social and political movements of the 1960s, Mankiller became involved in the Occupation of Alcatraz and later participated in the land and compensation struggles with the Pit River Tribe. For five years in the early 1970s, she was employed as a social worker, focusing mainly on children's issues.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"18 November 1945","date":"1945-11-18"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2327358#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Tahlequah","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q736809"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2327358#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"6 April 2010","date":"2010-04-06"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2327358#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Adair County","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q346959"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2327358#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"United 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Wilma Headshot.png — Valerie Red-Horse (Director), CC BY 4.0.","cite":"\"Wilma Mankiller\". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/wilma-mankiller. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-01T09:05:03Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/wilma-mankiller","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/wilma-mankiller","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/wilma-mankiller?lang=ne"}}