05/11/2024
“In managing public infrastructure projects, housing assistance and water development in the Cherokee Nation, Soap has exemplified ga-du-gi, the Cherokee word for community members working together for the collective good,” states the release. “Shaw portrays a dynamic partnership between Soap and Mankiller. Together they reignited community development for the Cherokee people by listening to everyone, including the poorest of the poor, and hearing their pleas for reliable water, a basic human need and a sacred element in Cherokee culture.”
People may know the story of the late Wilma Mankiller, the first woman to serve as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. However, they might not recognize the name of