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| LITTLE SONG: THE LIFE OF ATALOA STONE MCLENDON By Tamara M. Elder |
| Ataloa Stone McLendon was a woman ahead of her time. She was a trailblazer, visionary, and advocate for education at a time when women were generally denied that right. Most were expected to stay home, cook, clean, and raise children. Ataloa was deeply committed, not only to her own education, but to the promotion of educational opportunities for all Indian women and children, and the furtherance of public outreach and adult education programs. Born in the Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma Indian Territory, Ataloa grew up listening to stories of her Chickasaw ancestors told to her by her grandmother. She eagerly embraced her ancestry and embarked upon a lifelong mission to educate the public about American Indian culture. Ataloa unselfishly and unconditionally devoted her life to the preservation of American Indian culture and traditions including music, art, legends, folklore, and storytelling. Above all, Ataloa was a humanitarian, concerned with human intercultural relationships among people of all races. |
| About the Author — Tamara M. Elder is a Native American Art Historian and former Curator of American Indian Art at Red Earth Museum in Oklahoma City. She received her Master’s Degree in History from the University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, with an emphasis in Native American art, history, and culture. She has worked closely with many Native American Tribal entities and has written for the Oklahoma Heritage Association magazine, Arts Focus Oklahoma Magazine, and Native Peoples Magazine on Native American subject matter. She was Assistant Biographical Editor on a recent historical Oklahoma book series, and is the author of a previous biography about artist Acee Blue Eagle entitled, "Lumhee Holot-Tee: The Art and Life of Acee Blue Eagle." |
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| "Her singing is mellow and beautiful; her seriousness and devotion to her subject matter constitutes it a sacred performance of religious rites and dances not to be classified as entertainment. To see her and hear her interpret the life of her people is to glimpse the cosmic urge in the human family." Daily Facts, Redlands, CA. |
| “Ataloa was a tireless worker who inspired her students to create and perpetuate the beauty of Indian traditions and art.” The Bacone Indian |