Maria Tallchief, an Osage dancer from Oklahoma known as "America's first prima ballerina" is the latest in the line of Inspiring Women to be immortalized as a Barbie doll. In celebration of Native ...

The image of Maria Tallchief, considered the country’s first prima ballerina, was put on the U.S. quarter this week. Born in 1925 in the Osage Nation in Oklahoma, she got her start as a dancer in ...

The US Mint has started shipping out quarters with the likeness of a famous Osage nation woman. Maria Tallchief was America's first major prima ballerina and broke barriers as a Native American ballet ...

The Tulsa Historical Society celebrated Sisters and Osage Nation members Maria and Marjorie Tallchief on Sunday. Prima Ballerina Maria Tallchief's picture and Osage name were put on the quarter that ...

TULSA, Okla. — One of the Five Moons of Oklahoma is honored with a special Barbie. Maria Tallchief, born in Fairfax, Okla., is remembered for revolutionizing the ballet world by becoming the first ...

TULSA, Okla. — America's first major prima ballerina, Maria Tallchief would have turned 99 on Jan. 24. In honor of her birthday the Oklahoma Historical Society shared a collection of photos ...

(THE CONVERSATION) On Nov. 27, 1949, prima ballerina Maria Tallchief waited for her cue in the wings of the City Center in downtown Manhattan, preparing to take the stage in the New York City Ballet’s ...

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, Google has replaced its homepage logo with a Doodle video honoring Maria Tallchief, the first Native American prima ballerina. Maria Tallchief was ...

Maria Tallchief, one of America's first great prima ballerinas who gave life to such works as The Nutcracker and Firebird has died at 88 years old. Tallchief 's daughter, Elise Paschen, revealed today ...