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Tate Nevaquaya was an important force in preserving American Indian culture
during the 20th century. He was a master of the plains flute,
and a highly accomplished traditional painter. Competely self-taught,
his works have been purchased by such noted private collections as Queen
Elizabeth II, and such noted instutional collections as the Smithsonian
Institute (Washington, DC), and the Philbrook Museum of Art (Tulsa, OK). In
1986, he became the first American Indian to be awarded the National Heritage
Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts. He was an Oklahoma
Living Treasure and a National Living Treasure.
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