Sacheen Littlefeather apology is a reminder that Native Americans are still ‘left out’ in Hollywood
Earlier this month, Native American actress Sacheen Littlefeather received an in-person apology from the Academy Awards for her hostile treatment at the 1973 ceremony, where she was booed while declining the best actor Oscar on behalf of winner Marlon Brando.
“I am here accepting this apology,” Littlefeather, 75, told the crowd honoring her at “An Evening with Sacheen Littlefeather,” an event at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. “Not only for me alone, but as acknowledgment, knowing that it was not only for me but for all of our nations that also need to hear and deserve this apology tonight.”