source: http://www.buzzquotes.com/wilma-mankiller-quotes
The Wilma Mankiller video was very informative. Wilma Mankiller is an indigenous leader who
served as the chief for the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma for ten years, as well
as an author. I really enjoyed learning
more about her thoughts regarding sovereignty for Native Americans. She talked about Native Americans needing to
be in charge of their own destiny, which I really understood and feel is a
radical (in a good way) idea to consider. Often times, Native Americans are only thought
of as being a small part of the United
States, instead of being their own people
with their own destiny that could be different from the rest of the country.
I feel that the quality of the source is very high because Wilma
Mankiller was mainly asked to share her feelings and opinions without too much
interference. As viewers, we are learning
about Wilma’s perspective, which is helpful given that a lot the information we
have learned about Native Americans over the years (outside of this class)
often came from non-Natives. In other
words we are getting an insider’s perspective.
I think blogging and reading other posts about Native American
sources is very helpful because it exposes students to information and sources
that were previously unknown. I think we
were encouraged to put some of this information into a more public space because
we can help other people learn more about Native Americans. We, as students, can help other people think
of Native American outside of stereotypes and misconceptions. We can bring that information with us and
educate others.
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