Maria Tallchief, born Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief (ππ°ππΏπ·-ππΝππ° "Two-Standards"; Osage family name: Ki He Kah Stah Tsa, Osage script: πΌπ±πΉπ»πΌπ°-πππ·ππ·; January 24, 1925 β April 11, 2013), was an Osage ballerina. She was America's first major prima ballerina and the first Native American to hold the rank.
Maria Tallchief, born Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief (ππ°ππΏπ·-ππΝππ° "Two-Standards"; Osage family name: Ki He Kah Stah Tsa, Osage script: πΌπ±πΉπ»πΌπ°-πππ·ππ·; January 24, 1925 β April 11, 2013), was an Osage ballerina. She was America's first major prima ballerina and the first Native American to hold the rank.
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