The definitive biography of one of history’s most famous Chickasaws, Te Ata is reintroduced by Chickasaw Press as a collector’s edition in hardcover, featuring additional photos, many previously unpublished, from Te Ata’s private family collection.
 
Mary Frances Thompson Fisher (December 3, 1895 – October 25, 1995) known as Te Ata was a Chickasaw Citizen known for her acting in American Films with Native Americans worldwide. She performed as a representative of Native Americans at state dinners before President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s. She graduated High School as Salutatorian before going on to college where she found herself first introduced to the stage. Working as an assistant in the theatre department.