WILMA MANKILLER, 64
Former Cherokee Nation chief
Former Cherokee Nation Chief Wilma Mankiller has died after battling pancreatic cancer.
The Tahlequah, Okla.-based tribe says Ms. Mankiller died Tuesday morning.
Ms. Mankiller was one of the few women ever to lead a major American Indian tribe.
As the first female chief of the Cherokees, from 1985 to 1995, she led the tribe in tripling its enrollment, doubling employment and building health centers and children's programs.