Te Ata | Mary Thompson Fisher
CHICKASAW NATION

Te Ata | Mary Thompson Fisher, Chickasaw Nation, was an award-winning storyteller and trained actress whose one-woman interpretations of American Indian folklore earned her national and international acclaim throughout her 70-year career. She traveled the world, performing for world leaders and heads of state, including President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Queen Elizabeth. Fisher was named the Ladies Home Journal Woman of the Year in 1976. She was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1957 and named Oklahoma’s first Official State Treasure in 1987.