Juanita Keel Tate's "Edmund Pickens"

Jerod Tate

Chickasaw composer Jerod Tate describes his grandmother's recent biography of the first elected Chickasaw Chief. The election occurred in 1856 when the tribe adopted its new constitution in Indian Territory. He notes Juanita's role as a geneaologist for the Tate family. She was 98-years-old when her book was published by the Chickasaw Press.

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"Edmund Pickens" Author Juanita Tate

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Dr. Amanda Cobb-Greetham explains that Chickasaw elder and historian Juanita Keel Tate's great accomplishment in writing this important book.

Juanita Tate: Hall of Fame

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Born in Ardmore, Oklahoma, on September 10, 1910, to Guy Keel and Lula Potts Keel, Juanita was the tenth of 12 children.

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Juanita Tate's ancestors are alive in her heart, her imagination, her paintings and her book.