Madison Whitekiller

Madison Whitekiller
Alma materVerdigris High School, Claremore, Oklahoma
OccupationsStudent, Northeastern State University
TitleMiss Cherokee 2017-18

Madison Whitekiller is a Native American woman from Cherokee Nation who was crowned Miss Cherokee 2017–2018 while a student at Northeastern State University.[1][2] As part of the role, she served as a goodwill ambassador to promote the history, language, and culture of the Cherokee tribefor a year.[1][2]

Whitekiller was named Miss Cherokee on August 26, 2017 after competing against six other young women.[1] The annual competition is held conjunction with the Cherokee National Holiday.[3] The competition judges contestants on their use of the Cherokee language, their cultural and platform presentations, and their responses to impromptu questions.[1] For her cultural presentation during the competition, Whitekiller focused on empowering Cherokee women through the traditional Cherokee story of why the corn husk doll has no face.[1]

Whitekiller is from Claremore, Oklahoma,[1][2][3] and studied at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.[1] She previously served as Junior Miss Cherokee 2015–16.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Madison Whitekiller crowned 2017-18 Miss Cherokee". www.cherokee.org. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Madison Whitekiller crowned 2017-18 Miss Cherokee". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Madison Whitekiller Crowned 2015-16 Junior Miss Cherokee". 28 August 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
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