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Marlon Brando

SOURCE: KTLA
10/2/2022

Native Activist Sacheen Littlefeather, Known for 1973 Oscar Protest, Dies at 75

The Academy had earlier this year issued an apology to Littlefeather for the abuses she endured after protesting the depiction of Native Americans in films during the Oscars ceremony.

SOURCE: Al Jazeera
8/15/2022

Native Activist Gets Apology from MPAAS For 1973 Oscars Protest

Sacheen Littlefeather appeared in lieu of Marlon Brando to decline his Oscar for "The Godfather" as a protest against racist portrayals of American Indians. The Academy has just now apologized for the abuse she endured during the ceremony and afterward.