Library to Salute Mankiller
Wilma Mankiller, the first woman principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, will receive the “Circle of Honor” award March 11, 10 a.m., at Central Library, Fourth Street and Denver Avenue. Family programs will continue throughout the day featuring dancers, storytellers and crafts.
The event is sponsored by the Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family Foundation, Cherokee Builders, Inc., Tulsa City-County Library’s American Indian Resource Center and Tulsa Library Trust.
The Circle of Honor ceremony honors an American Indian for his or her achievements by acknowledging the inductee’s contribution that have enriched others’ lives and by celebrating the inductee’s action in the face of adversity, commitment to the preservation of American Indian culture and legacy for future generations. For more information call 596-7977 or visit www.tulsalibrary.org.
Updated 02-23-2006
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