A Native American activist named Sacheen Littlefeather has passed away. In 1973, she memorably stood up for Marlon Brando by declining to receive the Oscar for best actor. She was 75 years old.
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Sacheen Littlefe health: What illness did Sacheen Littlefe have?
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed Sunday that Littlefeather had passed away. Littlefeather reported that she had breast cancer metastasized in a Facebook post at the start of 2021, yet the cause of death was not immediately disclosed.
Only a few weeks had passed since the academy had expressed regret over the abuse Littlefeather had experienced.
Littlefe, a 26-year-old Native American woman, was the first to accept the best actor award for “The Godfather” when Brando did so in 1973. The American Indian Movement’s two-month occupation of Wounded Knee coincided with the 1973 Oscars.
