Behind the Doodle: Celebrating Maria Tallchief

In honor of Native American Heritage Month in the U.S., today’s video Doodle-created in partnership with Native American guest artists Lydia Cheshewalla, Chris Pappan, and Yatika Starr Fields- celebrates Maria Tallchief, member of the Osage Nation who was America’s first, major prima ballerina. Not only a trailblazer for Native American dancers, Tallchief is widely considered one of the country’s most influential ballerinas of all time. On this day in 2007, a bronze sculpture of Tallchief and four other Native American ballerinas was unveiled in Oklahoma at the Tulsa Historical Society in a piece titled “The Five Moons” by artist Gary Henson.
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The Firebird, Swan Lake and The Nutcracker: "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy", Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust
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