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The Controversial Story of Sacheen Littlefeather: She Rejected Marlon Brando's Oscar — And Perhaps She Wasn't Really Indigenous
The Controversial Story of Sacheen Littlefeather: She Rejected Marlon Brando's Oscar — And Perhaps She Wasn't Really Indigenous

In 1973, when Marlon Brando won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in The Godfather, one of the most shocking moments in Academy Awards history occurred. However, it was not Brando who took the stage, but 26-year-old Native American activist Sacheen L…