Sacheen Littlefather's sisters say she was not Native American. The actress had disputed similar claims before.

In 1973, actress Sacheen Littlefeather stepped on stage at the Oscars​ on behalf of Marlon Brando, identifying herself as a member of the Apache tribe. She received backlash when she turned down Brando's award for him.

Related Keywords

United States ,Germany ,Mexico ,Arizona ,Bettmann ,Nordrhein Westfalen ,Netherlands ,South Dakota ,Mexico City ,Distrito Federal ,California ,Wounded Knee ,Spain ,France ,San Francisco ,Americans ,Spanish ,Mexican ,American ,Dutch ,Caitlin Okane ,Sacheen Littlefeather ,Marlon Brando Oscar ,Jacqueline Keeler ,Sacheen Cruz Littlefeather ,Trudy Orlandi ,Roger Ebert ,Rosalind Cruz ,John Wayne ,Los Angeles ,Maria Cruz ,Marlon Brando ,Frazer Harrison Getty ,Marie Cruz ,Academy Award For Best Actor ,Sacheen Littlefeather Speaking At Academy ,Academy Of Motion ,National Native American Affirmative Image Committee ,Native Americans ,Native American Bay Area ,National Native American Affirmative Image ,San Francisco Chronicle ,Littlefeather Speaking ,Academy Awards ,Native American ,Getty Images ,White Mountain Apache ,American Indians ,Native American Indian ,Academy Museum ,Motion Pictures ,Frazer Harrison ,Cruz Littlefeather ,Academy Award ,Best Actor ,Bay Area , ,