A Cherokee leader has joined the "Inspiring Women" lineup of Barbie dolls. Wilma Mankiller, the Cherokee Nation's first female Principal Chief, is being honored with her very own Barbie doll.

Wilma Pearl Mankiller was the first woman to serve as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. She served as principal chief from 1985 to 1995. She is credited in bringing great transformation of ...

TALEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation, family and friends of the late Principal Chief Wilma Mankiller gathered to celebrate the Wilma Mankiller Barbie on Tuesday. The Wilma Mankiller Barbie is part of ...

Wilma Mankiller has many accomplishments to her name — the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a US quarter in her likeness, to name a few. Now, the ...

A new Barbie doll is ruffling some feathers. The doll honoring Native American chief Wilma Mankiller drew sneers when it was rolled out with an embarrassing error on ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — A new park is being built in Tahlequah. The Cherokee Nation announced Friday they're breaking ground on a new $10 million, nearly 15-acre park in honor of the late Principal Chief ...

OKLAHOMA CITY - An iconic chief of the Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller, inspired countless Native American children as a powerful but humble leader who expanded early education and rural healthcare.

CATOOSA, OK -- The Cherokee Nation announced former chief Wilma Mankiller has been diagnosed with Stage IV Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer. The diagnosis has Oklahoma, her tribe and Mankiller herself ...