Sacheen Littlefeather has received a long-overdue apology from the Academy Awards. Nearly 50 years ago, the actress and activist accepted the best actor Oscar on behalf of "The Godfather" star Marlon ...

Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native American activist who declined Marlon Brando's Best Actor Oscar for him in a memorable 1973 speech, passed away on Sunday. She was 75 years old. Littlefeather died at ...

With her 60-second Oscar speech in 1973, Indigenous actor Sacheen Littlefeather made history. As the first Native American woman to stand on the Academy Award stage, she refused to accept Marlon ...

Sacheen Littlefeather has received an apology from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for the abuse she endured over her 1973 Oscars speech. The actor and activist graced the stage on ...

Boos from the crowd, racist gestures, threats, blacklisting, and even attempts on her life — these are some of the reactions that Sacheen Littlefeather faced after taking the stage at the 1973 Academy ...

Before Will Smith slapped Chris Rock, the most surprising moment in the history of the Academy Awards might be when Sacheen Littlefeather refused the Best Actor award in place of Marlon Brando, who ...

Nearly 50 years after Sacheen Littlefeather took the Oscars stage to protest the film industry's treatment of Native American people, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has issued an ...

It has been nearly 50 years since Sacheen Littlefeather's historic and headline-making surprise appearance at the 1973 Academy Awards, where she delivered a powerful speech about Hollywood's ...

Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native American actress and activist who declined Marlon Brando’s best actor Oscar in 1973, has died, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Sunday night.

Sacheen Littlefeather, who gave a speech for Marlon Brando's Oscar at the 1973 Academy Awards, has died. Getty Images Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather — who cemented her place in history ...