Overcoming racial prejudice to become a popular storyteller, Native American performer Te Ata Fisher — who died in 1995 at age 99 — led an inspirational life. How ironic, then, that the biopic ...

Te Ata was best known for her performances of Native American culture and traveled the U.S. and Europe performing, including at the first state dinner hosted by President Franklin Roosevelt in ...

Overcoming racial prejudice to become a popular storyteller, Native American performer Te Ata Fisher — who died in 1995 at age 99 — led an inspirational life. How ironic, then, that the biopic ...

‘Te Ata,’ with Q’orianka Kilcher, Graham Greene, Gil Birmingham, Mackenzie Astin, Brigid Brannagh, Cindy Pickett. Directed by Nathan Frankowski, from a screenplay by Jeannie Barbour and ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, together with the Chickasaw Nation and Oklahoma City University, present “Te Ata,” a play based on the life of Chickasaw storyteller Mary ...

She performed in the White House for President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and presented an Indian folklore program at Hyde Park, N.Y., during the visit of King George and Queen Elizabeth in 1939.

When the Native American Collection was given to The Montclair Art Museum in 1930, a Native American woman by the name of Te Ata (born Mary Thompson Fisher) was an honored guest at the dedication.

Te Ata is based on the inspiring, true story of Mary Thompson Fisher, a woman who traversed cultural barriers to become one of the greatest Native American performers of all time.

The pivotal scenes of Te Ata presenting the songs and stories of the Chickasaw and other Native American cultures to increasingly appreciative audiences, including a 1933 performance at the White ...

Te Ata, the feature film that stars Q’orianka Kilcher and tells the true story of the renowned Chickasaw storyteller who entertained at the White House, befriended the First Lady, performed for ...

Te Ata was best known for her performances of Native American culture and traveled the U.S. and Europe performing, including at the first state dinner hosted by President Franklin Roosevelt in ...