WILMA MANKILLER: STUDENTS ARE OUR NEW WARRIORS OF TOMMORROW

"The battle for Indian children will be won in the classroom, not on the streets or on horses. The students of today are our warriors of tomorrow."



Wilma P. Mankiller, CHEROKEE


The world is constantly changing. One of the strengths of Indian people has been our adaptability. In today's world, education is what we need to survive. We need doctors, lawyers, teachers, scientists.

We can become these things and still live in a cultural way. We need to live in two worlds; the educated world and the Indian cultural world.

Education will help protect our land, our people's health, and provide knowledge for our people. We must teach reading, writing, and arithmetic.

Also, we must teach the language, the culture, the ceremony, and the tradition of our people.