Maria Tallchief by Elise O'Neill

born

emoneill — 2015-04-21 14:52:34 UTC

She was born in 1924.

emoneill — 2015-04-21 14:57:02 UTC

Her dad was an alcoholic.

emoneill — 2015-04-21 14:59:11 UTC

Kids at her school teased her about her last name so she dicided to make it one word.

emoneill — 2015-04-22 13:26:34 UTC

She had one sister and one brouther her brouther went to miltarey shcool.

emoneill — 2015-04-22 13:31:24 UTC

Maria started dancing at the age of 2 and at the age 8 she moved to LA for daning.

emoneill — 2015-04-22 13:37:37 UTC

When she went to shcool her teacher moved her up 2 grades then back down 1.

emoneill — 2015-04-22 13:49:03 UTC

Even her own hertcge did not exept her for she was they thot she was trying to change the colchger.

emoneill — 2015-04-22 13:56:47 UTC

She was the first prima Ballrina.

emoneill — 2015-04-22 14:00:53 UTC

Her dance teacher George Balinchine asked her to marry him and she said yes bot they soon divorced.

emoneill — 2015-04-24 14:29:22 UTC

She got marryed agin and devorced again then she moved back home.

emoneill — 2015-04-24 14:37:47 UTC

She got marryed one last time and had a daughter named Elise.

emoneill — 2015-04-24 14:42:17 UTC

People didnt like her because she was native amarcin and not white and one time someone even asked her to change her name.

emoneill — 2015-04-24 14:56:43 UTC

Some times people would call her redskin.

emoneill — 2015-05-05 14:23:04 UTC

Maria showed leadership by having a positive atittude and showing corieg.