West’s major contribution to Oklahoma and the nation may be his teaching that life is supposed to be fun

being personally shown by a Wright Brother how planes were constructed

Rainbolt's story

Linda Tuma Roberston

from the Seminole

Mankiller: A Chief and Her People foil West’s major contribution to OklahomaIn this spiritual, moving autobiography, Wilma Mankiller, former Chief of the Cherokee Nation and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, tells of her own history while also honoring and recounting the history of the Cherokees. Mankiller's life unfolds against the backdrop of the dawning of the American Indian civil rights struggle, and her book becomes a quest to reclaim and preserve the great Native American values that form the foundation