This is a story about a girl that does a very rare dance that is called the firebird. Maria, born Betty Marie had to overcome many obstacles and Prejudices to pursue her dream of dancing.
Betty Marie Tallcheif was young girl. Tallcheif was born in 1925. Oklahoma declared June 29 "Tallcheif Day." In 1953, President Eisenhower honar Tallcheif woman of the year.
There was called Woman of Two Worlds and I didn't know what it meant. Tallcheif went school called Beveraly Vista School. Tallcheif had changed her name to Maria instead of Betty Marie Tallcheif.
Tallcheif wasn't sure what Wa-Xth_Thonba meant. I was an osage woman and a daugther of the tribe. What is an Osage Tribe? Tallcheif was touched by recognition.
