The Osage Ballet overlooks a creek in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, on the Osage Indian reservation. Before class, students can be found warming up with plies and battements, battering pointe shoes or learning ...

Maria Tallchief refused to abandon her Osage Nation roots—and came to symbolize a new era for American ballet. Now, she’s been recognized with a U.S. quarter in her honor. No American woman had ever ...

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For Native American Heritage Month, as part of our “Hidden Histories” series, we look back on the life of Maria Tallchief, an Osage Nation dancer who left an indelible mark on the world of ballet.