Academy Apologizes to Sacheen Littlefeather for Her Mistreatment At the 1973 Oscars (Exclusive) https://t.co/iRbN99d1Nf The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) August 15, 2022 Almost 50 years ago, actress and Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather walked on stage at the 1973 Oscars to decline…
The Academy of Arts and Sciences is apologizing to indigenous activist Sacheen Littlefeather for the treatment she endured during and after refusing the “Godfather” best actor Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando back in 1973.
Deputy president, william ruto, is declared the winner of last week s presidential election, but claims of vote rigging over the result. donald trump s former lawyer, rudy giuliani, is told by us prosecutors he s a target of their criminal investigation into attempts to overturn the presidential election result. nearly 50 years after the native american actress, sacheen littlefeather, was booed off stage at the oscars, she s received an apology from the group that puts on the academy awards. she d been asked by marlon brando to decline, on his behalf, a best actor award for the godfather, as a protest at the film industry s treatment of america s indigenous people. bird runningwater, film producer and co chair of the academy s indigenous alliance, joins me now from the mescalero apache reservation in new mexico. delighted to have you with this. tell us what happened at