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AFP – Almost five decades after she refused an Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando over the treatment of Native Americans by the United States (US) film industry, Sacheen Littlefeather (AFP; pic below) was honoured by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In a moving ceremony in Los Angeles filled with singing and […]
Actress and Native American civil rights activist Sacheen, 75, was 26 when she was heckled during a one-minute speech at the Academy Awards, during which she spoke to refuse an Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando, who had triumphed in the Best Actor category for 'The Godfather'