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Definition of Maria Tallchief
1. Noun. United States ballerina who promoted American ballet through tours and television appearances (born in 1925).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Maria Tallchief
Literary usage of Maria Tallchief
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Read & Understand Celebrating Diversity Grades 4-6 by Delana Heidrich, Kathleen Simpson, Tekla N. White (2000)
"Ballerina Maria Tallchief* inherited the proud bearing and grace of the Osage.
She was born on an Indian reservation in Oklahoma in 1925. ..."
2. Spanish/English Read & Understand Nonfiction by Delana Heidrich, Kathleen Simpson, Ana Shirazi, Tekla White (2005)
"This was an exciting new beginning for Maria Tallchief. She worked incredibly hard.
After the tour, she was asked to keep dancing for the company, ..."
3. Finding Utopiaby Paul Sutherland by Paul Sutherland (2006)
"Maria Tallchief 1925- Tallchief was an Osage Indian who left her tribe when she
was 17 to become a prima ballerina ..."
4. A Supplement to A Guide to Manuscripts Relating to the American Indian in by Daythal Kendall, John F. Freeman (1982)
"Re: The Amerindian; American Indian Review; a picture of Maria Tallchief; role
of the Delawares, Tuscaroras, and Oneidas in the American Revolution. ..."
5. Easy File Folder Reports by Yvonne Despard (2004)
"... Tom's Cabin greatest ballerina born in America Sally Ride Eleanor Roosevelt
Wilma Rudolph Sacajawea Harriet Beecher Stowe Maria Tallchief Harriet Tubman ..."
6. Recommended Readings in Literature, K-8 by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Maria Tallchief. Illustrated by Michael Hapshire. Crowell, 1970. 4-6 Maria's
father was Osage, her mother Scottish-Irish. She had dancing and piano lessons ..."
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