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75 years ago, Maria Tallchief made the ballet world reimagine itself and find a place for a Native American prima ballerina

  • Written by Shannon Toll, Associate Professor of Indigenous Literatures, University of Dayton
75 years ago, Maria Tallchief made the ballet world reimagine itself and find a place for a Native American prima ballerinaMaria Tallchief performing 'Firebird' at the New York City Ballet on Sept. 19, 1963.Jack Mitchell / Archive Photos via Getty Images

On Nov. 27, 1949, prima ballerina Maria Tallchief waited for her cue in the wings of the City Center in downtown Manhattan, preparing to take the stage in the New York City Ballet’s premiere of...

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