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    Sacheen Littlefeather

    American activist

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  1. Mar 31, 2022 · Sacheen Littlefeather, a Native American activist, refused Marlon Brando's Oscar in 1973 to protest the treatment of Native Americans in film. John Wayne, a racist Hollywood star, was so angry that he had to be restrained by security guards.

    • 2 min
    • Nur Ibrahim
  2. Aug 23, 2022 · Aug. 23, 2022 5 AM PT. Hollywood loves few things more than retailing myths and legends about itself. Few of these yarns have had a longer life than what happened at the 1973 Academy Awards...

    • michael.hiltzik@latimes.com
    • Business Columnist
  3. Littlefeather stated in 2022 that some people mockingly used the tomahawk chop towards her as she was led by. Oscars producer Koch and director Marty Pasetta both later recalled that John Wayne was waiting in the wings and had to be restrained by six security guards to prevent him from forcing her off stage.

  4. Aug 19, 2022 · The Indigenous actor and activist says the Western star tried to physically attack her after her 1973 speech for Marlon Brando. She was the first to make a political statement at the awards ceremony, highlighting the US government's occupation of Wounded Knee.

  5. Oct 3, 2022 · The actor and activist, who rejected Marlon Brando's award in 1973, said she was told Wayne had to be restrained from assaulting her onstage. She also revealed she did not hold any anger or animosity towards the Hollywood star or anyone else.

    • 1 min
    • Roisin O'Connor
  6. Aug 16, 2022 · Aug. 16, 2022. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has apologized to Sacheen Littlefeather, an Apache and Yaqui actress and activist who was booed onstage at the Oscars in 1973...

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  8. Oct 3, 2022 · Sacheen Littlefeather, the Apache activist and actress who refused to accept the best actor award on behalf of Marlon Brando at the 1973 Oscars, drawing jeers onstage in an act that underscored...

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