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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

It was in Beverly Hills that Maria made the adjustment from Tall Chief to Tallchief.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2021

As prima ballerinas in the 1940s through the 1960s in major companies, Yvonne Chouteau, Rosella Hightower, Larkin, and Maria and Marjorie Tallchief were transformative artists.

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