"Let's Make It Happen": W. W. Keeler and Cherokee Renewal

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Article discusses the impact of William Wayne Keeler's leadership on the Cherokee Nation from 1949 to 1975. Keeler was an elected chief of the Cherokees as well as chief executive officer of Phillips Petroleum Company, and worked towards revitalizing the Cherokee Nation.

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Lowe, Marjorie J. Summer 1996.

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Article discusses the impact of William Wayne Keeler's leadership on the Cherokee Nation from 1949 to 1975. Keeler was an elected chief of the Cherokees as well as chief executive officer of Phillips Petroleum Company, and worked towards revitalizing the Cherokee Nation.

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Abstract: Between 1949 and 1975 William Wayne Keeler served both as appointed and elected chief of the Cherokee Nation and as chief executive officer of Phillips Petroleum Company. During that time the tribe instituted a number of social and cultural projects. Marjorie Lowe, herself a Cherokee, details Keeler's personal and professional leadership, which enabled the Cherokees to achieve unprecedented reconstruction and renewal.

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  • Chronicles of Oklahoma, 74(2), Oklahoma Historical Society, 1996, pp. 116-129

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  • Publication Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma
  • Volume: 74
  • Issue: 2
  • Page Start: 116
  • Page End: 129

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Lowe, Marjorie J. "Let's Make It Happen": W. W. Keeler and Cherokee Renewal, article, Summer 1996; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2031784/: accessed June 4, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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