Mason Cole: Te Ata

Meet Our People – The Enduring Spirit of the Chickasaw Nation

Mason Cole talks about the life of his great aunt, Te Ata— her stories, her travels, and the legacy she left behind as Oklahoma's first State Treasure.

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