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 ...

The inspiring life of the iconic Native American storyteller is recounted in reverential if clumsy fashion in Nathan Frankowski’s biopic. The life and career of Te Ata, the Native American trailblazer ...

"What can you show me that I haven't seen before?" Paladin has debuted the official trailer and poster for an indie biopic titled Te Ata (pronounced TAY AH-TAH), telling the true story of the renowned ...

Last month, actor Adam Beach wrote an important guest column about what Native Americans have gone through in this country over the past 200 years and the historical trauma of having your culture ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Provided by Paladin-Chickasaw Nation Productions Q'orianka Kilcher stars as Te Ata, who grew up in Indian Territory and eventually performed for a U.S.

Te Ata is about the true story of Mary Thompson Fisher, a Chickasaw storyteller who was born and raised in the Chickasaw Nation. She became one of the greatest Native American performers ever. The ...

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. She ...

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 ...