TeAta Fisher

By sechappell

  • 1895

    1895
    Mary Francis Thompson (TeAta) is born in Emet, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory.

  • 1906

    Tribal lands are divided into farms. All tribal governments are dissolved. TeAta was forced into public school.

  • 1919

    1919
    TeAta graduates from the Oklahoma College For Women in Chickasha, Oklahoma with a degree in theater.

  • 1922

    TeAta moves to New York City and lands a part on Broadway.

  • 1932

    1932
    TeAta performs for President F.D. Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor at the White House.

  • 1933

    1933
    TeAta marries botanist and museum curator Clyde Fisher.

  • 1949

    TeAta's husband Clyde Fisher dies.

  • 1957

    1957
    TeAta is inducted into the Oklahoma State Hall of Fame for her contributions to promoting Native American history and culture.

  • 1987

    1987
    TeAta was given the honor of being named the first "Oklahoma Cultural Treasure.

  • 1990

    1990
    Te Ata became the first woman to be inducted into the Chickasaw Nation Hall of Fame.

  • 1995

    1995
    TeAta Fisher dies just two months shy of her 100th birthday.

  • 2016

    2016
    A full length movie is made based on the incredible life of Te Ata.