In my work as a professor of Indigenous literatures and cultures, I often introduce my students to works and artists that they’ve never heard of before, including Maria Tallchief. She and her younger ...

Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Shannon Toll, University of Dayton (THE CONVERSATION) Prima ballerina Maria ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Prima ballerina Maria Tallchief waited for her cue in the wings of the City Center in downtown Manhattan on Nov. 27, 1949, preparing to take the stage in the New York City ...