Betty Marie Tallchief Research Paper

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She is one of the most famous ballerinas. She is know all around the world. She is Betty Marie Tallchief world famous ballerina. A lot of people did not belive that she could do it. She came out on top

She was an Native American . The people at her school would make fun or her and her last name. she was faced with a lot of mean things . Most thing were about her being native American. She keeps moving on no matter .

The sections in the passage help use understand the time line more. They show major points of her life. You get to know more about her story. We get how she feels and how her life is. Without these it would be hard to see what where the big things.

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