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Mankiller, Harris among Drum Award winnersDURANT, Okla. - Two prominent women leaders, Wilma Mankiller and Ladonna Harris, are among seven people receiving Drum Awards this year.The award recognizes individuals and tribes for their accomplishments and contributions to society and are sponsored by the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the Cherokee, Chickasaw and Muskogee Creek nations.The awards will be handed out Nov. 1 at the Choctaw Nation Event Center in Durant. Elaine Miles, best known for her role as Marilyn Whirlwind in the television series “Northern Exposure,” will be mistress of ceremonies.Categories and award recipientsare;• Health Science Award - John Herrington. Chickasaw.• Educators’ Award - Choctaw Nation Scholarship Advisement Program.• Arts Entertainment Award -Wes Studi, Cherokee.• Environment Culture Award- Billy Franks. Nisqually.• Economic Self-Reliance Award- Ladonna Harris, Comanche.• Tribal Governance Award - John EchoHawk, Pawnee.• Defense of Sovereignty Award- Ron Allen, Jamestown S’KallamTribe.• Patriotism Award - Choctaw Code Talkers of World War I.• Lifetime Achievement Award -Wilma Mankiller, Cherokee.
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Thu, Oct 21, 2010
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