{"id":19814,"date":"2022-01-12T15:20:49","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T20:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=19814"},"modified":"2022-01-12T15:21:48","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T20:21:48","slug":"gaylord-news-wilma-mankiller-quarter-slated-for-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/01\/12\/gaylord-news-wilma-mankiller-quarter-slated-for-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaylord News: Wilma Mankiller quarter slated for release"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LvFJ8387I1k?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">U.S. Mint: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/LvFJ8387I1k>American Women Quarters Presentation<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">Design chosen for quarter commemorating Cherokee Chief Wilma Mankiller<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Wednesday, January 12, 2022<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"byline\">By Nancy Marie Spears<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Gaylord News<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gaylordnews.net\/\">gaylordnews.net<\/a><\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/07\/06\/chuck-hoskin-wilma-mankillers-legacy-at-cherokee-nation-lives-on\/>Wilma Mankiller quarter<\/a>, slated to begin circulating this year, will feature an image of the Cherokee chief, wrapped in a traditional shawl with the seven-pointed star of the Cherokee Nation to the right and \u201cCherokee Nation&#8221; written in the Cherokee syllabary below her name.<p><\/p>\r\nThe wind is at her back as she gazes into the future.<p><\/p>\r\nThe selection of Mankiller, who was the first woman elected principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, was announced in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmint.gov\/news\/press-releases\/mint-announces-additional-honorees-in-american-women-quarters-program\">June<\/a> by the U.S. Mint. Her quarter \u2013 which was designed by noted Mint sculptor Phebe Hemphill, who also sculpted several Code Talkers $1 coins \u2013 is the third coin of the <a href=https:\/\/www.usmint.gov\/learn\/coin-and-medal-programs\/american-women-quarters>American Women\u2019s Quarters program<\/a>.<p><\/p>\r\nMankiller, who was a Medal of Freedom winner and longtime champion of the rights of Indigenous people and women, was elected chief in 1985 and led the Cherokees for a decade.<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=row><div class=col-7><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/01\/12\/gaylord-news-wilma-mankiller-quarter-slated-for-release\/mankiller-quarter\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19818\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" data-attachment-id=\"19818\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/01\/12\/gaylord-news-wilma-mankiller-quarter-slated-for-release\/mankiller-quarter\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/12\/wilmamankillerquarter.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;U.S. Mint&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The Wilma Mankiller quarter was designed by U.S. Mint sculptor Phebe Hemphill, who also designed the Native American $1 coin. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Mint)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Mankiller Quarter&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Wilma Mankiller Quarter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Wilma Mankiller quarter was designed by U.S. Mint sculptor Phebe Hemphill, who also designed the Native American $1 coin. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Mint)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/12\/wilmamankillerquarter-1024x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/12\/wilmamankillerquarter.jpg\" alt=\"Wilma Mankiller Quarter\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-19818\" \/><\/a> <\/div><div class=\"col-5 align-self-end\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">The Wilma Mankiller quarter was designed by U.S. Mint sculptor Phebe Hemphill, who also designed the Native American $1 coin.  Photo courtesy of the U.S. Mint <\/figcaption><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nShe\u2019s one of five women chosen to appear on the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmint.gov\/news\/press-releases\/united-states-mint-announces-designs-for-2022-american-women-quarters-program-coins\">American Women\u2019s Quarters<\/a> program. The others are writer, performer and social activist Maya Angelou; physicist and space pioneer Sally Ride; Santa Fe school superintendent Nina Otero-Warren and Chinese-American film star Anna May Wong. Others are expected to be chosen for the years 2023 to 2025.<p><\/p>\r\nThe selection of Mankiller was powerful, Oklahoma female chiefs and tribal leaders said.<p><\/p>\r\nEdwina Butler-Wolfe, former governor of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe and now education director of the Sac and Fox Nation, said Mankiller played a role in her gaining the confidence to become an Indigenous woman leader.<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wilma Mankiller was the 1st \u2640\ufe0f elected Chief of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CherokeeNation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CherokeeNation<\/a>. The reverse design of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HerQuarter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HerQuarter<\/a> depicts Mankiller with a resolute gaze to the future. The wind is at her back; she is wrapped in a traditional shawl. To her left is the 7-pointed star. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pdD0uxE3dq\">https:\/\/t.co\/pdD0uxE3dq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WzfaheGON0\">pic.twitter.com\/WzfaheGON0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; United States Mint (@usmint) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usmint\/status\/1445811347581804546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 6, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n\u201cI like the saying that Wilma used, she had said, \u2018Women can help turn the world right side up,\u2019\u201d Butler-Wolfe said. \u201cWe bring a more collaborative approach to government. If we do not participate, the decision will be made without us. And that\u2019s so very true. And I took that to heart because you got to be at the table.\u201d<p><\/p>\r\nThe new quarter design, she said, shows that \u201cour Native American women can be somebody.\u201d<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cWilma Mankiller made a pathway to all American Indian women who seek to take on the role of being a leader in a tribal government,\u201d Butler-Wolfe said.<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/01\/12\/gaylord-news-wilma-mankiller-quarter-slated-for-release\/mankiller-quarter-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19821\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1515\" height=\"1136\" data-attachment-id=\"19821\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/01\/12\/gaylord-news-wilma-mankiller-quarter-slated-for-release\/mankiller-quarter-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/12\/edwinabutlerwolfe.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1515,1136\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Edwina Butler-Wolfe&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Without Wilma Mankiller, says Edwina Butler-Wolfe, former governor of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe, there likely wouldn\\u2019t be as many Indigenous female leaders as there are today. (Photo courtesy of Edwina Butler-Wolfe)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1640118832&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Mankiller Quarter&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Edwina Butler-Wolfe\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Without Wilma Mankiller, says Edwina Butler-Wolfe, former governor of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe, there likely wouldn\u2019t be as many Indigenous female leaders as there are today. (Photo courtesy of Edwina Butler-Wolfe)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/12\/edwinabutlerwolfe-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/12\/edwinabutlerwolfe.jpg\" alt=\" Edwina Butler-Wolfe\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-19821\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> Without Wilma Mankiller, says Edwina Butler-Wolfe, former governor of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe, there likely wouldn\u2019t be as many Indigenous female leaders as there are today.  Photo courtesy of Edwina Butler-Wolfe <\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nShe said that doesn\u2019t mean she or those around her haven\u2019t had <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Po2ZmZ8_J_c\">pushback<\/a> from their own communities on the issue of tribal women leadership, something usually based on societal beliefs or simple tradition.<p><\/p>\r\nWhen the quarter comes out, Butler-Wolfe said, she plans to implement better teachings on Mankiller, who died in 2010. Without Mankiller, she said, there likely wouldn\u2019t be as many Indigenous female leaders as there are today.<p><\/p>\r\nButler-Wolfe said she would like to ensure the tribe\u2019s schools have some lessons on the life and influence of Mankiller, to bolster the scant Indigenous education in Oklahoma.<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cI see it only as promoting and inspiring kids,\u201d she said. \u201cMaybe one little girl sitting out there in the classroom, that may be a leader someday, we never know. I never knew I was going to be a leader.\u201d<p><\/p>\r\nWomen leaders are not new to the Kaw Nation, Chairwoman Lynn Williams said, noting that she is the fourth woman to lead her tribe.<p><\/p><div class=\"mt-1 mb-1\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8411603009680747\" data-ad-slot=\"6394965691\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/div><p><\/p>\r\nWilliams, who called the upcoming quarter release awesome, said she met Mankiller once and they talked for a few minutes, and she heard Mankiller speak numerous times.<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cShe was a great woman,\u201d Williams said. \u201cYou could feel a good presence around her. When she spoke, it was in such a way that she didn&#8217;t have to be harsh or anything but she could get her point across.\u201d<p><\/p>\r\nWilliams said having Mankiller\u2019s face on the quarter will do positive things for the tribes and young tribal citizens.<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cWe as Natives have been silent for far too long,\u201d Williams said. \u201cWe want our voices to be heard. We want people to know how things really are for us. I think having her face on that quarter is just going to help us, and help our young people to realize, anybody can do whatever you set your mind and your heart to do.\u201d<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=row>\r\n<div class=col-6>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe Wilma Mankiller sculpt was a nice challenge because the viewer\u2019s point of view is below her, and she is looking off into the distance. The process of sculpting is like figuring out a puzzle with severe depth limitations.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8AuL2hkh4s\">https:\/\/t.co\/8AuL2hkh4s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HerQuarter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HerQuarter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ShowYourArt2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ShowYourArt2021<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5WdsT5WjjC\">pic.twitter.com\/5WdsT5WjjC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; United States Mint (@usmint) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usmint\/status\/1452645627905642499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=col-6>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cPrincipal Chief Mankiller demonstrated that the power to change our communities is limited only by our vision&#8230;In this design, Mankiller gazes resolutely towards the future, wrapped in the strength of her cultural heritage.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wsXqeuJfD5\">https:\/\/t.co\/wsXqeuJfD5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HerQuarter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HerQuarter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ShowYourArt2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ShowYourArt2021<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rw2AS5jKB0\">pic.twitter.com\/rw2AS5jKB0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; United States Mint (@usmint) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usmint\/status\/1447621020937080840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<P><\/p>\r\n<em>Nancy Marie Spears, a Gaylord News reporter based in Washington, D.C., is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication. For more stories from Gaylord News, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/gaylordnews.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gaylordnews.net<\/a>.<\/em><p><\/p>\r\n<STRONG>For more stories from Cronkite News, visit <A href=\"https:\/\/cronkitenews.azpbs.org\/?utm_source=referral&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=client\">cronkitenews.azpbs.org<\/A>.<\/STRONG>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<HR><EM>Note: This story originally <a href=\"https:\/\/cronkitenews.azpbs.org\/2021\/12\/27\/design-chosen-for-quarter-commemorating-cherokee-chief-wilma-mankiller\/\">appeared on Cronkite News<\/a>.  It  is published via a <A href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\">Creative  Commons license<\/A>. 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