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DMF KeyNotes – Wilma Mankiller Video Transcript 

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Daniel’s Music Foundation presents

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DMF KeyNotes

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A Celebration of Individuals with Disabilities

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This week features 

[Image – Sketch of Wilma Mankiller]


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Wilma Mankiller, born 1945-2010

[Image – Photo of Wilma Mankiller with scarf wrapped around shoulders, standing]


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She was the first female Chief of the Cherokee Nation and struggled with many physical challenges in her life, including acute pain and paralysis.

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Mankiller was the daughter of a full-blooded Cherokee Indian father and a Dutch-Irish mother.

[Image - Photo of Wilma Mankiller at a young age and family]


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The surname "Mankiller" refers to a traditional Cherokee military rank, similar to a captain.

[Image - Photo of Cherokee Nation seal. The seal is surrounded by seven yellow stars with seven points. Each of the stars points toward the star in the center of the seal.]


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Though the family was considered only half Cherokee, they integrated into Cherokee society learning its shared values and traditions.

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As a result of the 1956 Indian Termination Policy, her family was forcibly relocated to San Francisco.

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She would later say that this experience ignited her passion, as it felt like her own 'Trail of Tears.'

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In 1969, she became an activist, participating in the occupation of Alcatraz Island.

[Image - Photo of two people who identify as Native American, protesting in front of gate at Alcatraz Island]


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Soon after, she began working as a tribal planner and developer for the Cherokee Nation.

[Image - Photo of a young Wilma Mankiller]


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In 1979, Mankiller overcame severe physical issues due to a tragic car accident, and later myasthenia gravis, which led to paralysis. 

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Despite her health issues, she continued her activism for Native American culture. 

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In 1985, Mankiller made history becoming the first woman to serve as Chief for the Cherokee people.

[Image - Photo of a young Wilma Mankiller, standing in front of Cherokee Nation Seal, smiling, arms folded across body.]


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In her role, she dealt with adversities, sometimes from her own people, but her diligence got results.

[Images (2) Left - Photo of Wilma Mankiller, speaking; Right - Photo of Wilma Mankiller standing at podium]


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Mankiller worked with Presidents Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Clinton, improving the Cherokee nation's government, health-care, and education systems.

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For more than two decades, she led her people through difficult times. 

[Image - Photo of Wilma Mankiller sitting, hands folded in her lap]

 

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For her activism, she received various honors, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998.

[Image - Photo of Time Magazine cover featuring an animated image of Wilma Mankiller]

 

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“The secret of our success is that we never, never give up.”

[Image - Photo of Wilma Mankiller, leaning against a door frame, next to a glass window with the name ‘Wilma Mankiller’ printed on it.]

 

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Thank you, Wilma Mankiller!

[Image - Portrait Photo of Wilma Mankiller, smiling]

 

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You can thank her too by sharing her incredible story today!

 

Slide 24

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Photo Credits (in order):

  • 4th Slide - Sketch of Wilma Mankiller: Betterworld.net

  • 5th Slide - Photo of Wilma Mankiller: Britannica

  • 7th Slide - Photo of Wilma Mankiller: Charlie Soap/National Trust for Historic Preservation

  • 8th Slide - Photo of Cherokee Nation Seal: Cherokee.org

  • 12th Slide - Photo of Protest at Alcatraz Island: Ilka Hartmann

  • 13th Slide - Photo of Wilma Mankiller: Tahlequah Daily Press

  • 16th Slide - Photo of Wilma Mankiller: U.S. Department of State

  • 17th Slide - Photo of Wilma Mankiller: Mary Annette Pember

  • 17th Slide - Photo of Wilma Mankiller: The Wilma Mankiller Foundation

  • 19th Slide - Photo of Wilma Mankiller: Oklahoma Publishing Company Photography Collection

  • 20th Slide - Image of Wilma Mankiller on Time Magazine Cover: Time Magazine

  • 21st Slide - Photo of Wilma Mankiller: Thirteen.org

  • 22nd Slide - Photo of Wilma Mankiller: Tulsa World File

 

[Images are slides with written words matching the dialogue, with upbeat music playing in the background]

 

Slide 1

Daniel’s Music Foundation presents

[Image – Daniel’s Music Foundation logo, which includes an arch (half circle) made up of musical notes, with a treble clef in the middle, and three musical notes on either side]

 

Slide 2

DMF KeyNotes

[Image - DMF KeyNotes logo, which includes a gold key with a heart-shaped handle and a white music note inside the heart-shaped handle. The gold key is placed between the text ‘DMF’ and ‘KeyNotes’, and a white border surrounds the text]

 

Slide 3

A Celebration of Individuals with Disabilities

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Slide 4

This week features 

[Image – Sketch of Shigeru Mizuki]


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Shigeru Mizuki, born 1922-2015

[Image – Portrait Photo of Shigeru Mizuki, smiling]


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He was a popular cartoonist and historian who lost an arm to a bomb in World War II.

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From an early age, he was labeled an artistic prodigy often featured in the newspaper and local art exhibitions.

[Images (2) – Left: Black & White Photo of Shigeru Mizuki at three-years old, sitting on a rocking horse. Right: Black & White Photo of Shigeru Mizuki, standing in a school uniform, at sixteen years old]


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In 1942, he was drafted into the Imperial Japanese Army and deemed a 'bad soldier' due to his passion for art, which frequently placed him on guard duty as punishment.

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Subsequently sidelined by malaria, the hospital where he was a patient was bombed in an air raid where he lost his left arm.

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After the war, Mizuki continued his passion for art as one of the founders of Japan's comic craze—manga.

[Images (2) – Left: Black & White Photo of Shigeru Mizuk, sitting in chair, smiling with a pencil in his mouth. Right: Black & White Image of Shigeru Mizuki’s animation]


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He became a master of the genre Yōkai, Japanese folk tales of ghosts, goblins, and the supernatural.

[Images (2) – Left: Photo of Shigeru Mizuk, sitting in chair and drawing an animation. Right: Image of Shigeru Mizuki’s animation]


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His long-running comic, 'GeGeGe no Kitaro' went on to be adapted on screen several times, as an anime, live-action, and video games.

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Mizuki's artwork is published worldwide, receiving almost every comic industry award including the Shiju Hosho Medal of Honor.

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His work also provided the roadmap for other iconic animators, such as “Pokémon” and “Yo-Kai Watch.”

[Image - Photo of Shigeru Mizuki, sitting and smiling]


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A noted historian, he also published works relating to world history and his own WWII experience.

[Image - Photo of Shigeru Mizuki standing in front of his animation artwork]


Slide 16

He would go on to become one of the first soldiers to publicly criticize the Japanese Army.

[Image - Black & White Photo Image of Shigeru Mizuki’s military artwork]


Slide 17

“Believe in the world you cannot see.”

[Image - Photo of Shigeru Mizuki sitting with hand on cartoon animation]


Slide 18

Thank you, Shigeru Mizuki!

[Image - Portrait photo of Shigeru Mizuki, smiling]


Slide 19

You can thank him too by sharing his incredible story today!

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Slide 20

Share, Follow, Like, Daniel's Music on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. 

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If you enjoyed this episode of DMF KeyNotes and want to see more, please subscribe to Daniel's Music's YouTube Channel.

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Slide 22

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Links:

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Photo Credits (in order):

  • 4th Slide - Sketch of Shigeru Mizuki: Iwanihana/Clip 2 Comic

  • 5th Slide - Photo of Shigeru Mizuki: My Anime List

  • 7th Slide - Photo of Shigeru Mizuki: Wikimedia Commons

  • 7th Slide - Photo of Shigeru Mizuki: Wikiwand

  • 10th Slide - Photo of Shigeru Mizuki: IMDB

  • 10th Slide - Image of Shigeru Mizuki animation: Arthur Digital Museum

  • 11th Slide - Photo of Shigeru Mizuki: Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai

  • 11th Slide - Image of Shigeru Mizuki animation: The Japan Times

  • 14th Slide - Photo of Shigeru Mizuki: Getty Images

  • 15th Slide - Photo of Shigeru Mizuki: Japan Focus

  • 16th Slide - Image of Shigeru Mizuki animation: The Comics Journal

  • 17th Slide - Photo of Shigeru Mizuki: Getty Images

  • 18th Slide - Photo of Shigeru Mizuki: Drawn & Quarterly