Wilma's Way Home: The Life of Wilma Mankiller author-Celia C. Perez First you have to find

First you have to find a comfortable place -- underneath a tree or on a stoop if you prefer — and then plop right down

A catastrophic flood

working the graveyard shift at a historic Seattle hotel

He wishes Dylan

and he is forced to move

Wilma's Way Home: The Life of Wilma Mankiller author-Celia C. Perez First you have to findAs a child in Oklahoma, Wilma Mankiller experienced the Cherokee practice of Gadugi, helping each other, even when times were hard for everyone. But in 1956, the federal government uprooted her family and moved them to California, wrenching them from their home, friends, and traditions. Separated from her community and everything she knew, Wilma felt utterly lost until she found refuge in the Indian Center in San Francisco. There, she worked to build