highdeserttrash t1_j224h4q wrote on December 29, 2022 at 2:33 AM

Reply to comment by JustPlainRick in TIL that Wilma Mankiller was a Native American rights activist and the first woman to be elected the Chief of a Native American Tribe (Cherokee Nation). by RandomPersonOfTheDay

>The surname "Mankiller," Asgaya-dihi (Cherokee syllabary: ᎠᏍᎦᏯᏗᎯ) in the Cherokee language, refers to a traditional Cherokee military rank, like a captain or major.

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JustPlainRick t1_j226i1g wrote on December 29, 2022 at 2:48 AM

Thanks! , would be interesting to know the etymological source of the word. Seems like something that could originate from the colonization of the west.

AliensStoleMuhBrains t1_j22fqsv wrote on December 29, 2022 at 4:01 AM

Cherokee alphabet is really interesting. I don’t know if they still print books and newspapers using it but I know they did for a while. They taught school with it to.