Tommy Wildcat
Tommy Wildcat (born May 3, 1967) is a Native American musician and academic.[1]
Background
Cherokee Nation National Treasure Tommy Wildcat is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation, Tulsa Indian Alliance Lifetime Cultural Achievement Award Recipient, NAMA - Native American Music Award Flutist of the Year 2002. [2][3] His parents are Annie and the late Tom Webber Wildcat Both are Cherokee National Treasures He also has a twin sister named Tammy.[4] Tommy graduated from Sequoyah High School 1985, and he is a 2014 graduate of Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. His Bachelor's Degree included a Major in Cherokee Cultural Studies and a Minor in American Indian Studies. His family appeared in National Geographic magazine's September 2005 issue, where one photo showed Tommy holding his young nephew, Skylar Wildcat.[5] His father Tom Wildcat was designated a Cherokee National Treasure in 1995 for his skill in making turtle shell shakers, Mother Annie Wildcat was Bestowed a Cherokee National Treasure in 2018 for Clay Bead Necklaces.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Tommy was featured in the American Express commercial Charge Against Hunger 1995, which aired during the Beatles Anthology.[6][7]
Music
A self-taught composer of flute songs, Tommy has learned traditional vocal songs of his tribe from his father, Tom W. Wildcat.[8]
Tommy Wildcat's company, A Warrior's Production, has produced four full-length albums. His first was released in 1995,[9] including Tom Richard's The Real Outdoors on the Nashville Network.[10]
References
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- ↑ "May I Suggest 'Pow Wow Flutes' by Tommy Wildcat," Indian County Today
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- ↑ Conley, Robert. A Cherokee Encyclopedia. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2007: 264. (retrieved through Google Books, 28 May 2009) Template:ISBN.
- ↑ National Treasures. Template:Webarchive Cherokee Arts and Humanities Council. (retrieved 6 July 2009)
- ↑ The Cherokee Nation and Tahlequah. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2000: 124. Template:ISBN.
- ↑ Duvall, Deborah L. The Cherokee Nation and Tahlequah. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2000: 124. Template:ISBN.
- ↑ "Wildcat, Cherokee Flutist, Earns Top Honor at Native American Music Awards, "Flutist of the year".Template:Webarchive The People's Path. 2002 (retrieved 28 May 2009)
- ↑ McClure, Tony Mack. Cherokee Traditional Music Performed by Tommy Wildcat. Template:Webarchive (retrieved 28 May 2009)
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