Her latest adventure is honoring Oklahoma’s own, Maria Tallchief. Tallchief was the first American prima ballerina. She was born on the Osage Nation Reservation in Fairfax. After studying ballet ...

Tallchief was born Elizabeth “Betty” Maria Tall Chief on Jan. 24, 1925, in Fairfax, Oklahoma. Her parents were Ruth Porter and Alexander Tall Chief, and she was raised in a prominent family steeped in ...

Tallchief was born Elizabeth “Betty” Maria Tall Chief on Jan. 24, 1925, in Fairfax, Oklahoma. Her parents were Ruth Porter and Alexander Tall Chief, and she was raised in a prominent family ...