The Osage Firebird by Sudipta Bardhan shows about Betty Marie Tallchief’s life and how she became famous. Her life exemplified overcoming challenges and hardships in order to do what she loved. In the passage, Bardhan ordered the subsections in a way that would be the most chronological of Betty’s life. This makes it very convenient to do research on her biography. This essay will be divided into three different topic paragraphs: Betty’s early life, her hidden talent, and her Legacy.

Betty Marie’s early life was influenced by her grandmother’s heritage and Indian culture. She spent some of her childhood on the reservation in Oklahoma. Betty treasured the tales and the pride of the Osage culture that Grandmother Tallchief taught her. In her