Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tallchief, who died in 2013, was America's first prima ballerina, and her daughter, Elise Paschen, tells PEOPLE how "exciting" it ...

Maria Tallchief, an Osage dancer from Oklahoma known as "America's first prima ballerina" is the latest in the line of Inspiring Women to be immortalized as a Barbie doll. In celebration of Native ...

TULSA, Okla. — Barbie is honoring the Osage Nation Prima Ballerina Maria Tallchief with a doll for Native American Heritage Month. The Tallchief doll is the second from an Oklahoma tribe in the ...

In tribute to Maria Tallchief, the first prima ballerina in the United States, Barbie has created an Inspiring Woman doll that celebrates her legacy. Tallchief is commemorated in a vibrant red dress, ...

OKLAHOMA (KFOR) —Barbie celebrates women with different careers and backgrounds. Her latest adventure is honoring Oklahoma’s own, Maria Tallchief. Maria Tallchief, Courtesy: Oklahoma Historical ...

The Osage Nation’s ballet trailblazer, Maria Tallchief, is now honored with one of Mattel’s newest Barbie designs. The doll was created as part of Mattel's Barbie brand’s mission to recognize ...

TULSA, Okla. — One of the Five Moons of Oklahoma is honored with a special Barbie. Maria Tallchief, born in Fairfax, Okla., is remembered for revolutionizing the ballet world by becoming the first ...

To some people, it may just be a doll. But for the Osage Nation, it represents something more important. “Today's a big day. They couldn’t have made a better selection in Maria,” said Osage Nation ...

Tallchief, who died in 2013, was America's first prima ballerina, and her daughter, Elise Paschen, tells PEOPLE how "exciting" it is to see her mother memorialized as a Barbie Maria Tallchief is a ...