{"id":123047,"date":"2024-12-27T07:00:15","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=123047"},"modified":"2024-12-24T12:46:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T17:46:52","slug":"paula-j-conlon-honors-the-legacy-of-comanche-artist-and-flute-player-doc-tate-nevaquaya-in-new-biography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/paula-j-conlon-honors-the-legacy-of-comanche-artist-and-flute-player-doc-tate-nevaquaya-in-new-biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Paula J. Conlon Honors the Legacy of Comanche Artist and Flute Player Doc Tate Nevaquaya in New Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"

EDMONTON, Alberta, Dec. 27, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Ethnomusicologist and author Paula J. Conlon celebrates the life and artistic contributions of Doc Tate Nevaquaya with her new book, \u201cDoc Tate Nevaquaya: Master Comanche Artist and Flute Player\u201d (ISBN: 978-0228866374). Released Oct. 30, 2024 by Tellwell Publishing, this biography honors Doc Tate Nevaquaya (1932\u20131996), a master artist, musician, and Knowledge Keeper of the Numunu (Comanche) Nation\u2019s traditional arts.<\/p>\n

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The book offers a heartfelt portrayal of Doc Tate Nevaquaya, whose work transcended cultural barriers. Known for revitalizing the Native American flute tradition, Doc Tate\u2019s music and art revealed the beauty and richness of Comanche culture to the world. As his wife Charlotte recalled, \u201cHe would say, \u2018We are not savages. We love, too.\u2019\u201d This sentiment echoes throughout Doc Tate\u2019s artwork and music, which emphasized themes of love, beauty, and identity.<\/p>\n

For Conlon, this project is deeply personal. Listening to Comanche Flute Music Played by Doc Tate Nevaquaya in 1979 inspired her lifelong journey as an ethnomusicologist. Living in Oklahoma allowed Conlon to collaborate closely with Doc Tate\u2019s sons, Edmond and Timothy Tate Nevaquaya, to share their father\u2019s enduring legacy.<\/p>\n

Through vivid storytelling and insightful research, Doc Tate Nevaquaya: Master Comanche Artist and Flute Player serves as a tribute to Doc Tate Nevaquaya\u2019s artistry, love for his culture, and his impact on preserving Indigenous traditions.<\/p>\n

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Author: Paula J. Conlon<\/p>\n

Email: authorpress@tellwell.ca<\/p>\n

Buy Link: https:\/\/a.co\/d\/eVBhPHb<\/a><\/p>\n

Website: https:\/\/paulajconlon.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Genre: Biography \/ Indigenous Arts<\/p>\n

ISBN: 9780228866374<\/p>\n

Publisher: Tellwell Publishing ( https:\/\/tellwell.ca<\/a> )<\/p>\n

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EDMONTON, Alberta, Dec. 27, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Ethnomusicologist and author Paula J. Conlon celebrates the life and artistic contributions of Doc Tate Nevaquaya with her new book, “Doc Tate Nevaquaya: Master Comanche Artist and Flute Player” (ISBN: 978-0228866374). Released Oct. 30, 2024 by Tellwell Publishing, this biography honors Doc Tate Nevaquaya (1932-1996), a master artist, musician, and Knowledge Keeper of the Numunu (Comanche) Nation’s traditional arts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9699,"featured_media":122986,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,10621,12804,1,242,37,134,594,559],"tags":[16767,10473],"class_list":["post-123047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books-publishing-news","category-alberta","category-ap","category-business-news","category-canada-news","category-entertainment-news","category-general-editorial-news","category-native-american-news","category-products-news","tag-biography","tag-non-fiction-book","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":2763,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9699"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123047"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":123049,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123047\/revisions\/123049"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}