Tommy Wildcat

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Cherokee Nation "National Treasure" Tommy Wildcat, playing the flute at the Cherokee Nation Hard rock Casino CCO - Community Cultural Outreach Cherokee Leaders Conference in Catoosa/Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2013

Tommy Wildcat (born May 3, 1967) is a Native American musician and academic.[1]

Background[]

Cherokee Nation National Treasure Tommy Wildcat is an enrolled, full-blood citizen of the Cherokee, Natchez and Muscogee Creek tribes.[2] His parents are Annie and the late Tom Webber Wildcat. He also has a twin sister named Tammy.[3] Tommy graduated from Sequoyah High School 1985, and he is a graduate of Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, in 2014. 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. In this article, Tommy holds his nephew, Skylar Wildcat.[4] His father, Tom Wildcat, was designated a Cherokee National Treasure in 1995 for his skill in making turtle shell shakers.[citation needed] Tommy was featured in the American Express commercial Charge Against Hunger 1995, which aired during the Beatles Anthology.[5][6]

Music[]

Turtleshell rattle made by Tommy Wildcat

A self-taught composer of flute songs, Tommy has learned traditional vocal songs of his tribe from his father, Tom W. Wildcat.[7]

Tommy Wildcat's company, A Warrior's Production, has produced four full-length albums. His first was released in 1995,[8] including Tom Richard's The Real Outdoors on the Nashville Network.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "May I Suggest 'Pow Wow Flutes' by Tommy Wildcat," Indian County Today
  2. ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=NELdWOv7jvsC&pg=PA124&lpg=PA124&dq=tommy+wildcat+natchez&source=bl&ots=56HqltGQXH&sig=ACfU3U3o_Pcg3GtSfuXppu8j3Rf9WftJJg&hl=en&ppis=_c&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjDhL7_gY7lAhXyc98KHQ9-Do8Q6AEwD3oECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=tommy%20wildcat%20natchez&f=false
  3. ^ http://www.powersource.com/gallery/wildcat/default.htm
  4. ^ Conley, Robert. A Cherokee Encyclopedia. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2007: 264. (retrieved through Google Books, 28 May 2009) ISBN 978-0-8263-3951-5.
  5. ^ National Treasures. Archived 2009-11-15 at the Wayback Machine Cherokee Arts and Humanities Council. (retrieved 6 July 2009)
  6. ^ The Cherokee Nation and Tahlequah. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2000: 124. ISBN 0-7385-0782-2.
  7. ^ Duvall, Deborah L. The Cherokee Nation and Tahlequah. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2000: 124. ISBN 0-7385-0782-2.
  8. ^ Nammy.htm "Wildcat, Cherokee Flutist, Earns Top Honor at Native American Music Awards, "Flutist of the year".[permanent dead link] The People's Path. 2002 (retrieved 28 May 2009)
  9. ^ McClure, Tony Mack. Cherokee Traditional Music Performed by Tommy Wildcat. Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved 28 May 2009)
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