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.
Sacheen Littlefeather, the late actress and activist who claimed to be of White Mountain Apache heritage and at the 1973 Academy Awards criticized Hollywood’s treatment of Native Americans while refusing the best actor Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando after his win for “The Godfather,” in fact spent decades lying about her Native American ancestry, her sisters told The San Francisco Chronicle.
Months after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences apologised to her for what happened to her in 1973 Oscars, late Native American actress and activist Sacheen Littlefeather's legacy is being questioned by her family, reports 'People' .
Native American icon Sacheen Littlefeather, best known for rejecting Oscar for Marlon Brando, lied about her American native heritage, revealed by San Francisco Chronicle.As per the report, her.