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Actress and activist Sacheen Littlefeather — whose calm protest to the world at the Academy Awards nearly 50 years ago put an enduring spotlight on the treatment of Indigenous people
The Academy recently formally apologized to her for the mistreatment she experienced after declining the Best Actor Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando in 1973.
Sacheen Littlefeather, the Apache activist and actress who refused to accept the best actor award on behalf of Marlon Brando at the 1973 Oscars, drawi
Washington, Oct 3 (Prensa Latina) A few weeks after receiving an apology from the Hollywood Academy, the indigenous actress Sacheen Littlefeather, who rejected an Oscar award on behalf of actor Marlon Brando, died at the age of 75, international media highlighted today. Littlefeather, a victim of breast cancer, suffered discrimination from presenters and the audience at the gala held in 1973, where there were boos and comments of a racist nature due to her typical clothing from the Apache community.
Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native American actress and activist who declined a best actor Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando in 1973, has died at 75.