Maggie Axe Wachacha
Beloved Woman Maggie Axe Wachacha........ From the Snowbird Community, she was a clerk for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council for half a century. A fluent Cherokee speaker who could also read and write the language, she kept the records of Tribal Council meetings for decades. In 1986, she was recognized in the 100 American Heroes listing by Newsweek as well as being given the North Carolina Distinguished Woman Award from then-Governor Jim Martin. She was a noted midwife and herbal healer. Wachacha was given the title of Beloved Woman in 1978 and passed away at the age of 101 in 1993. (Photo courtesy of the Museum of the Cherokee Indian)
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