Remember when John Wayne’s reaction to Sacheen Littlefeather’s 1973 Oscars speech led to one of the most infamous moments in ...

There are plenty of little tidbits that have emerged over the years, such as that time Irish actor Brenda Fricker told Al Pacino that she had peaked at the ‘Best Supporting Actor’ card and that it had ...

That year, they formally apologised to Sacheen Littlefeather, who had been publicly humiliated during the 1973 Oscars for declining Marlon Brando’s Best Actor award in protest against Hollywood’s ...

At the 45th Academy Awards, Brando invited civil rights activist and actress Sacheen Littlefeather to speak in his place. “I was a spokesperson,” Littlefeather said, “so to speak ...

The only actors to win Oscars for the same character, the Academy Awards have celebrated such names as Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and Quentin Tarantino..

As the world waited for him to collect his Oscar for The Godfather (1972), a young Indigenous activist, Sacheen Littlefeather took the stage instead. With quiet dignity, Littlefeather—whose ...

That year, they formally apologised to Sacheen Littlefeather, who had been publicly humiliated during the 1973 Oscars for declining Marlon Brando’s Best Actor award in protest against Hollywood ...

But he declined to accept the award and sent Native American actor and activist Sacheen Littlefeather in his place.

sent in his place actor and activist Sacheen Littlefeather, who spoke out about the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood. In 1975, construction began on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline ...

Famous Native American women have shaped history through leadership, activism, and cultural contributions. Sacagawea, Wilma Mankiller, and Deb Haaland stand among those who broke barriers. From ...