Littlefeather was asked to turn down the Best Actor Oscar on the behalf of Marlon Brando.
Nearly 50 years after Sacheen Littlefeather made history by turning down the Academy Award for Best Actor on behalf of The Godfather winner Marlon Brando to speak about the negative depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood films and TV, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has apologized to her for the abuse she endured while on stage.
“As you stood on the Oscars stage in 1973 to not accept the Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando, in recognition of the misrepresentation and mistreatment of Native American people by the film industry, you made a powerful statement that continues to remind us of the necessity of respect and the importance of human dignity,” former Academy President David Rubin wrote in a letter addressed June 18.
Author: Alyssa Miller
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