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Littlefeather credited the speech with bringing attention back to the situation at Wounded Knee, [63] though news coverage of the standoff at the time makes little mention of Littlefeather or Brando. Russell Means contended that "Marlon Brando and Sacheen Littlefeather totally uplifted" the lives of those at Wounded Knee.
Sacheen Littlefeather made Oscars history in 1973 when she became the first Native woman to stand on stage at the awards ceremony. When Marlon Brando was named best actor for “The Godfather ...
On the eve of the 45th Academy Awards, Brando announced that he would boycott the ceremony and send little-known actress Sacheen Littlefeather in his place. She was president of the National ...
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 ...
Sacheen Littlefeather endured boos, mockery and lies when she took the stage at the 1973 Academy Awards to reject an Oscar on behalf of Best Actor winner Marlon Brando — and to call for better ...
Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native American woman who spoke for Marlon Brando when he declined to accept his Best Actor award, was booed at the 1973 Oscars.
Littlefeather endured racist mockery and threats of arrest and violence. Sacheen Littlefeather, Who Stood in for Marlon Brando at 1973 Oscars, Dead at 75 Alex Young
Michael Ochs Archives/GettyActress and activist Sacheen Littlefeather—who carried out Marlon Brando’s protest against the treatment and portrayal of Native Americans at the 1973 Oscars—has ...