
Elizabeth Marie Tallchief — Wa-Xthe-Thomba, meaning “Woman of Two Worlds” — was …
Elizabeth Marie Tallchief — Wa-Xthe-Thomba, meaning “Woman of Two Worlds” — was born in 1925 on the Osage Indian Reservation in Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Alexander Joseph Tall Chief, an Osage, and Ruth Mary Porter Tall Chief, of Scottish-Irish descent. From an early age, she was drawn to dance, and by 12, she […]