Littlefeather

Three weeks after the death of Sacheen Littlefeather, a report has emerged claiming that the activist and actor lied about her Indigenous ancestry, sparking controversy among Indigenous critics who say the report’s author is…

Sacheen Littlefeather dedicated her life to advocating for the rights and health of Indigenous people.Her role as an activist started well before her infamous Academy Awards moment when, in 1973, she declined an Oscar on behalf of Marlon…

CNN  —  Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native American actress and activist who made history when she declined the Best Actor Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando, has died at the age…

Sacheen Littlefeather, the actor and activist who declined Marlon Brando’s 1973 Academy Award for The Godfather on his behalf in an indelible protest of Hollywood’s portrayal of Native Americans, has died. She was 75. Littlefeather’s…

Sacheen Littlefeather, the actor and activist who declined Marlon Brando's 1973 Academy Award for The Godfather on his behalf in an indelible protest of how Indigenous people in the United States had been portrayed on screen, has died. She…

Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native American civil rights activist and actress who famously declined Marlon Brando's 1973 Oscar, has died at 75, the Academy of Motion Pictures has announced.She revealed in 2018 that she was…

The actress and activist Sacheen Littlefeather has accepted an apology from the Oscars almost 50 years after she was booed off stage.In 1973 she took to the stage in a traditional buckskin dress to turn down an Oscar on behalf…

Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native American activist who endured decades of harassment after declining Marlon Brando's best actor prize at the 1973 Oscars ceremony, will receive a formal apology from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and…

There will also be a Q&A discussion between Littlefeather and Bird Runningwater (a leading Indigenous presence in the Academy), as well as a variety of Native performers, including the San Manuel Bird Singers and the All Nations Singers…

Nearly 50 years later, the Apache and Yaqui actor and activist said she would do it all again "in a heartbeat."In an interview with Variety ahead of an appearance this weekend at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Littlefeather…