Even as they celebrate the tribute to revered Cherokee Chief Wilma Mankiller, some Cherokee people acknowledge having complicated feelings around the Barbie doll.

Wilma Mankiller, who served as the principal chief from 1985 to 1995, earned the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998.

Barbie is honoring Wilma Mankiller, the first woman to serve as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, with a new doll this November.

If you fish in your pocket or purse for a U.S. quarter today, there’s a chance you’ll see Wilma Mankiller’s face. She was the Cherokee Nation’s first female principal chief, and she ...

Cherokee language on the packaging of the Wilma Mankiller doll said “Chicken Nation” instead of “Cherokee Nation.” Critics said Mattel made other errors.

Wilma Mankiller, a Native American activist who became the first female chief of her tribe, dedicated her life to the Cherokee Nation and the expansion of Indigenous rights.

Sitting in a longhouse in New York in the 1980s, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Wilma Mankiller — who had recently become the first female chief of a major tribal nation — told a group of ...

Barbie bestows Wilma Mankiller, first female Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, with her own doll Mankiller joins other history makers honored in the Inspiring Women doll series.

Nation World Wilma Mankiller, the first female Cherokee principal chief, gets her own Barbie doll The doll is the latest addition to the "Barbie Inspiring Women" series.

The Wilma Mankiller Barbie doll is the latest addition to the Barbie Inspiring Women series. As principal chief, Mankiller focused on improving education, healthcare and housing services.