Marjorie Tallchief’s legacy is strong in Pawhuska, the headquarters of the Osage Nation and a town of fewer than 3,000. Randy Tinker Smith and her daughter Jenna Smith LaViolette have operated ...

Marjorie Tallchief performed with several acclaimed dance companies and joined the Paris Opéra Ballet in 1957, becoming the first American ever to become première danseuse étoile, or "star ...

In the cold and rain Sunday, Oct. 29, a new statue of internationally honored ballerina Marjorie Tallchief was unveiled in Tulsa. The statue replaced one that had been stolen and sold for scrap ...

Prima Ballerina Maria Tallchief's picture and Osage name were put on the quarter that went into circulation today. Her sister Marjorie was also honored with a new statue at the historical society.

Tallchief, who died in 2013, was America's first prima ballerina, and her daughter, Elise Paschen, tells PEOPLE how "exciting" it is to see her mother memorialized as a Barbie ...

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 ...

TULSA, Okla. — Mayor GT Bynum declared Oct. 29, 2023 is Maria and Marjorie Tallchief day in Tulsa in honor of the sisters who represented indigenous people on the ballet stage.

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 premiere of ...

Prima Ballerina Maria Tallchief's picture and Osage name were put on the quarter that went into circulation today. Her sister Marjorie was also honored with a new statue at the historical society.

The dancer, who died in 2013, was America's first prima ballerina, which is why Mattel is honoring her with an Inspiring Women Barbie doll. Tallchief's Barbie will join the likes of Florence ...

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 premiere of ...

Maria Tallchief is a fixture in ballet history.. The dancer, who died in 2013, was America's first prima ballerina, which is why Mattel is honoring her with an Inspiring Women Barbie doll.