Te Ata

Story of a famous Chickasaw woman that had to be told in film. A nice short epic of a life that was not too ordinary. Very good indigenous bent during assimilating times.

This is a must see movie. Talented performers and above average direction and production values. A movie that teaches us.

Birds of different colors are all bids.

Horses of different colors are all horses.

People of different colors are all Human.

On a recent road trip with my wife, we traveled through South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana, all with a large Indian population. We visited Mt Rushmore, Yellowstone and Glacier National Park, all amazing in their own right and I will always remember their beauty. But One of the most remarkable experiences of the trip was during a visit to an amazing sculpture one mile north of Deadwood South Dakota, commissioned by Kevin Costner. It is called Tatonka Meaning Buffalo, it depicts Indians hunting Buffalo by driving them of a bluff. As beautiful as the sculpture was, just as impressive was the Indian interpreter. I will always the pride he had as he talked to my wife and I about his people and his tribe the Lakota. As I watched this movie I kept thinking of that proud young man and how Te Ata expressed the same love and pride for their people.

Congratulations for the producers & backers of this film for bringing Te Ata's history to the screen.

The acting, directing, and videography were excellent.

And the story, of course, was compelling.

What an amazing film this was. I wish I had known about Te Ata and other historical events before watching this. It would have been very easy for this film to take the typical role of "every white man is bad" and that would have overshadowed the great performance of Q'orianka Kilcher and the filmography! You probably will need some tissues nearby when watching this!