What is Orunamamu?
{{Infobox person |name = Orunamamu |image = Orunamamu.jpg |caption = Orunamamu in 23 August 2010, [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]] |birth_name = Mary Beth Washington |birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1921|04|04}} |birth_place = [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], [[Alabama]], [[United States|U.S.]] |death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2014|09|04|1921|04|04}}{{Sfn|McInnis & Hollaway|2014}} |death_place = [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]{{Sfn|McInnis & Hollaway|2014}} |other_names = Mary Washington-Stofle |known_for = storyteller, raconteur, griot{{Sfn|McInnis & Hollaway|2014}}, performer |occupation = teacher<br>storyteller<br>{{Sfn|McInnis & Hollaway|2014}} |nationality = American/Canadian | organization=Calgary Spoken Word Festival<br>Toastmaster{{Sfn|McInnis & Hollaway|2014}} | boards = |children=Edward Washington<br>Michael Love Santee{{Sfn|McInnis & Hollaway|2014}} |relatives =Charles Washington (Nottingham UK)<br>Fleata Osborne{{Sfn|McInnis & Hollaway|2014}} }} '''Orunamamu''' ('''Mary Beth Washington'''; 4 April 1921{{spaced ndash}} 4 September 2014) was an [[Americans|American]]-[[Canadians|Canadian]] professional [[Storytelling|storyteller]] and teacher. Her storytelling led her on journeys across the United States including [[Alaska]], overseas to the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Egypt]]. She moved to [[Canada]] during her final years. Orunamamu died at the age of 93 in a hospital in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==For more information== * {{citation|title=Mary Elizabeth Washington-Stofle |work=McInnis and Hollaway |location=Calgary, Alberta |url=http://www.mhfh.com/?s=mary+elizabeth+washington-stofle&cat=86 |date=6 September 2014 |accessdate=10 September 2014 |ref={{SfnRef|McInnis & Hollaway|2014}}}} * {{citation |last=Niesar |first=Ortun |date=April 2004 |title=Orunamamu: Rockridge Storyteller |url=http://rockridge.org/news.html |publisher=The Rockridge News |location=[[Rockridge, Oakland, California]] |accessdate=10 September 2014 |archive-date=9 March