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Sacheen Littlefeather, a Native American activist, tells the audience at the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, March 27, 1973, that Marlon Brando was declining to accept his Oscar as best actor for his role in &quot;The Godfather.&quot; Sacheen Littlefeather died Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, at her home in Marin County, Calif. She was 75. (AP Photo/File)

Sacheen Littlefeather, famous for 1973 Oscar speech, made up her indigenous narrative, sisters claim

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Sacheen Littlefeather, a Native American activist, tells the audience at the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, March 27, 1973, that Marlon Brando was declining to accept his Oscar as best actor for his role in &quot;The Godfather.&quot; Sacheen Littlefeather died Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, at her home in Marin County, Calif. She was 75. (AP Photo/File)

Sacheen Littlefeather, actor who declined Brando Oscar, dies

By Jake Coyle - Associated Press

Sacheen Littlefeather appears at the Academy Awards ceremony to announce that Marlon Brando was declining his Oscar as best actor for his role in &quot;The Godfather,&quot; on March 27, 1973. The move was meant to protest Hollywood's treatment of American Indians. Nearly 50 years later, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has apologized to Littlefeather for the abuse she endured. The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Monday said that it will host Littlefeather, now 75, for an evening of “conversation, healing and celebration” on Sept. 17. (AP Photo, File)

Film academy apologizes to Littlefeather for 1973 Oscars

By Jay Coyle - Associated Press

Activist and actress Sacheen Littlefeather, right, a subject of the PBS special "Reel Injun," participates in a panel discussion about the show with Native American director Neil Diamond during the PBS Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Brando’s 1973 Oscar stand-in recounts fallout

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press