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It's Hard to See the Future with Tears in Your Eyes

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Wilma Mankiller
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2001

It's Hard to See the Future with Tears in Your Eyes

It's Hard to See the Future with Tears in Your Eyes
It's Hard to See the Future with Tears in Your Eyes

To commemorate its 20th anniversary, the American Indian Studies Programs (AISP) at the University of Arizona staged a speakers series entitled "Poetics and Politics." Launching the series was Wilma Mankiller (Cherokee), a nationally renowned Native leader, author, and community development specialist.

The following is a transcript of her talk, which delved into issues of Native leadership, identity and self-sufficiency.

custom and tradition, female leadership, oral tradition, roles and responsibilities, stereotypes
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Testimony and Speeches
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Cultural Affairs, Governance, Leadership

Mankiller, Wilma. "It's Hard to See the Future with Tears in Your Eyes." Red Ink: A Native American Student Publication. Vol. 9, No. 2. American Indian Studies Program, The University of Arizona. Tucson, Arizona. 2001: 132-136. Article.

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