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Tallchief

American  
[tawl-cheef] / ˈtɔlˌtʃif /

noun

  1. Maria, 1925–2013, U.S. ballet dancer.


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Museum officials say the Five Moons statue of Marjorie Tallchief was probably removed Thursday from its plinth outside the Tulsa Historical Society, the Tulsa World reported.

From Washington Post May 2, 2022

Nor will it ever be too late to encounter Wilma Rudolph or Maria Tallchief.

From Washington Post Oct. 12, 2021

“It was part of me, it was my name,” Marjorie Tallchief said, acknowledging that being Osage was significant in her career.

From New York Times Aug. 19, 2021

The only season in which Hightower, Larkin and Marjorie Tallchief were together in Col.

From New York Times Aug. 19, 2021

The Osage have long been linked to the world of classical dance, having produced two of the greatest ballerinas, the sisters Maria and Marjorie Tallchief.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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