# Sacheen Littlefeather
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Marie Louise Cruz (born November 14, 1946), known as sacheen littlefeather, is an Apache actress and activist for Native American rights. On March 27, 1973, she represented Marlon Brando at the 45th Academy Awards to decline the Best Actor award for his performance in The Godfather. The favorite to win, Brando boycotted the ceremony in protest of Hollywood's portrayal of Native Americans and to draw attention to the standoff at Wounded Knee.
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Sacheen Littlefeather and the 1973 Oscars
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Have you ever won an award and just said, "Nah"? Well this is the time that Marlon Brando won the Oscar for the Godfather and turned it down, by causing a scandal. Lucy and Corbett have a special guest Sam (Corbett's Sister and Lucy's Aunt, so definite nepotism is involved), to t…
Sacheen Littlefeather's Oscars Controversy
When Marlon Brando won Best Actor at the Academy Awards for his role in The Godfather on March 27, 1973, he sent Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather in his place. Dressed in traditional Apache garb, she declined the award on Brando’s behalf, “And the reasons for this being are the treatm…
Episode 167 - Sacheen
Be inspired to speak out! In episode 167, the Erins find encouragement watching "Sacheen," available on Tubi. As the first woman of color and the first indigenous woman to use the Academy Awards as a platform for political statements, Sacheen Littlefeather made history. She continued to advocate fo…
Ethnic Fraud and Other Difficult Conversations about Native American Identity
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Peter Spirer - Academy And Emmy Award Nominated Director And Producer. Over 20 Feature Films Plus Documentaries. "Rhyme And Reason", "Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel", "Sacheen" And "Sign O' The Times"!
Peter Spirer is an Academy and Emmy Award-Nominated director and producer. His films have been official selections at the Sundance Film Festival. He’s directed over 20 feature films including “Rhyme and Reason”; “Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel” and “Notorious B.I.G”. His latest films include “The Legend…
Ep. 149: The Horn of Plenty Honky Tonk | Study Break
In this edition of Study Break, we survey the triumph and tragedy of the 2026 Grammys and deliver our official assessment of the Momania (The Moment + Melania) double feature. The declaration of war on Sombr is formally expanded to include newcomer Olivia Dean, and the strange theater of Latino rep…
#9 - Sacheen Littlefeather's Sister Exposes the BIGGEST Lie in Oscar History | Rosalind Cruz
In one of the most shocking revelations in Hollywood history, Rosalind Cruz sits down to expose the truth about her own sister: the woman the world knew as Sacheen Littlefeather was not Native American. The iconic 1973 moment when she rejected Marlon Brando's Oscar on behalf of Native Americans was…
Iron Eyes Cody: The Fake Native American Who Became a Cultural Icon
In 1971, a 30-second commercial changed American broadcasting forever. The "Crying Indian" public service announcement gave an entire generation an indelible image of a Native American weeping over environmental destruction. But behind the iconic tear was a massive web of deception.
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Marlon Brando, Part 3: The Final Act — The Godfather, Last Tango in Paris, Apocalypse Now, and the Death of a Legend
By 1970, Hollywood had decided Marlon Brando was finished.
He had gone more than a decade without a major hit. His films lost money. His reputation had become almost impossible to insure. He was deep in debt, increasingly isolated, and more interested in escaping to his island in Tahiti than provin…
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