Te Ata

Te Ata-Te Ata:2017:The extraordinary lifetime of Chickasaw Nation citizen Mary Thompson Fisher is given a heartfelt tribute on this shifting have a look at a tradition in transition, and the best way one girl used her voice to maintain Native traditions and tales alive. Raised in Indian Territory, Fisher left house to pursue her dream of changing into an actress, solely to search out that her true calling was at house all alongside. From Chautauquas to Broadway and even the White Home, Fisher traveled the world performing Native American songs and tales for heads of state, American presidents, and European royalty. That includes Chickasaw residents each in entrance of and be-hind the digital camera, this touching portrait starring Q’orianka Kilcher (“The New World”) and Graham Greene honors a lady whose personal story was probably the most inspiring one she by no means instructed. -TCFF database