Remembering Indigenous Actress Sacheen Littlefeather, Who Was Mocked & Threatened at Oscars in 1973

On Indigenous Peoples' Day, we remember the Indigenous actress and activist Sacheen Littlefeather, who died last week at the age of 75, not long after she received an apology 50 years after she spoke at the Oscars in protest of Hollywood's portrayal of Native Americans. In 1973, she accepted an Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando, who boycotted the ceremony, only to face boos from the crowd, threats of physical violence from the actor John Wayne and mocking by Clint Eastwood. The speech derailed her acting career, but she never stopped speaking out. "It was critical for the psyche of all our relations to bring awareness to and interrupt the negative interpretation and representation of Native American people by the film television and sports industries," said Littlefeather, reflecting on her speech at the Oscars in September, just three weeks before her death.
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[@Baraz_Red]

Her speech was super polite and kind (I am very touched). I do notice also the applauses that seek to crush away the very rude boos. She was quite courageous!

[@queenmommie100]

But we are so hated here on the earth but have no power 🤔🤔🤔🤔but we walk in our Creator's power only.

[@elic.j.4294]

John Wayne and Clint Eastwood going after her because she was vocal about the mistreatment of the American Indian? Give me a f******! break. And yes!! she disarmed the audience with her politeness. Thank you!!

[@Baraz_Red]

@@elic.j.4294 Yeah, the fact John Wayne tried to physically stop her blows my mind, but the fact security stopped him (though he was a star) warms my heart.

[@robertafierro5592]

Classy Lady..

[@marywest6844]

@@elic.j.4294 says a lot about their character.

[@number4cat1]

If you can believe Ms. Littlefeather's sisters, she was about as "indigenous" as Senator Elizabeth "Pocahontas" Warren.

[@dhariniparthasarathy3901]

How courageous she was! And a true ally Marlon was!

[@CHIEF_420]

⌚

[@clarencewalker3925]

I saw the event live in 1973. I was proud of her then and I still am. There are so few like her left. And not enough who shun poilitical correctness and stand and fight.

[@jessgunn6639]

beautiful inside and out then and now

[@diegonavas1825]

What a wonderful woman !

[@a.e.rromero5403]

Marlon Brando should've gone up there to reject the award himself. He set her up

[@ruedrolet]

Real name, Marie Louise Cruz, Californian father of Mexican-spanish descent, Californian mother of European descent. Her heart may have been in the right place, but she was, according to her sisters, not of native American ancestry.

[@MrBarefoot09]

her heart wasn't in the right place , she was a manipulative crook

[@COCOBALMCOLOMBIANBEAN]

You forget that all the southern west states were MEXICO . Don’t be toxic and envious

[@ruedrolet]

How can stating facts be toxic and envious?

[@COCOBALMCOLOMBIANBEAN]

@@ruedrolet because you are trying to mislead people. 98% of Mexicans are native and before those states were robbed by the kakas crown 👑 of Killingland they were wholly part of Mexico or rather the state of the Aztecs . Get it straight. Now yes she is 1/2 white but it doesn’t mean she is not native

[@The_Mendiola_Effect]

@@ruedrolether ancestors were Yaqui. They have birth certificates to prove this. She is Native American. Facts.

[@kindface]

Her speech is filled with profound courtesy, grace and courage. None of the hair-tearing defiance we see these days. How can anyone boo? How can one not be touched by her message? May she rest in peace.

[@latequilera22]

its against the status quo.

[@yananneteoh9818]

❤️❤️❤️💖💕❤️

[@tonylouvat5337]

Because she is a liar...simple Google search proves it

[@Andyreally]

What a wonderful woman, and a true inspiration for our whole world.

[@lah6739]

Marlon should have done it himself. Sacheen could've still been there with him.

[@tuckerbugeater]

@@lah6739 she's hot for an indian

[@powerbottom4971]

@@lah6739lol, why do you care?

[@pamelacharbonneau3115]

Not if she was a fraud apache.

[@rozalilu1]

@Pamela Charbonneau watch my live interview Latino Slant Pauli KZbin 12/3/22 for truth. I'm her sister Rosalind

[@nat972]

A true hero. Rest in Power ✊️

[@3pound]

a true hero about what? lying that she was native lol

[@drawingmomentum]

She was a gift to the world. She goes with the creator now. Remember her to honor her. Mitake oyasin 💕

[@williamcollins2360]

Marie Cruz she was not apache she was a fraud

[@rozalilu1]

@William Collins I'm her sister and we're not Native. Watch Latino Slant Pauli KZbin 12/3/22, Indigenous Buffalo Podcast 12/22 live PODCAST as their guest if you want the truth

[@knarf_on_a_bike]

A brave woman! May she rest in peace.

[@paulheydarian1281]

No worries. She'll be soon reincarnated as Marlon Brando Junior.

[@couchbanana343]

@@paulheydarian1281 crappy comedy

[@johnnygold753]

She was a Spaniard a conquistador and you idiots bought bought her BS for 50 years🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@williamcollins2360]

She was a fraud her real name was Marie Cruz and she was not apache

[@rozalilu1]

@William Collins watch my live interview Latino Slant Pauli KZbin 12/3/22 for the truth. I'm her sister Rosalind Cruz

[@stormchasingk9]

What a real hero looks like. Not those racist statues the south and John Wayne argued to protect.

[@davidbamford9284]

John Wayne and Clint Eastwood both were dead beats ,and today Hollywood has not changed, African Americans have had the same treatment ,. R.I.P. BRAVE WON

[@jacklinmiller5958]

Respect! May her soul rest in peace.

[@queenmommie100]

May her spirit do it's work were ever it is she has another job to do now 🙂.

[@rozalilu1]

Liar and fraud about her entire life. Not Native American

[@8523wsxc]

Let's not forget who the mockers foremost were: Clint Eastwood (chair conversation enthusiast) and John Wayne (racist and wife beater).

[@edouardmilan1378]

Despicable behavior of these two overrated actors.

[@aliceinwonder8978]

the book "Jesus and John Wayne" comes to mind. it basically argues that white "christians" look up to him and his message of white supremacy and genocide

[@tashalorm4313]

You forgot Liza Minelli

[@SgtStedenko1]

During WW II John Wayne refused to go to war instead stayed home watching kids. Like a housewife

[@tuckerbugeater]

@@edouardmilan1378 Did they ever change anything?

[@ZERO_O7X]

Respect to a true legend. Rest in peace queen. 👑

[@powerbottom4971]

She lied about her heritage for decades and dipshit like you still believe it... Democracy now needs to opologize to native Americans.

[@williamcollins2360]

Her name was Marie Cruz she was not apache she was a fraud

[@rozalilu1]

She was a fraud and not NA

[@dianadowie3985]

This speech took bravery by Little Feather. Shows the Entitlement of men. She did good. 50 years later she received an apology.

[@lemur531]

Men?!? haha, dont you mean white people (White men & women)!!!

[@michaelodonnell824]

Many of those booing were White Women!!!!

[@cancerino666]

Don't know if you noticed, bit it was a man (Brando) who gave his speech to her so she could say this. Stop trying to divide us Vladimir's bot.

[@garvin6142]

50 years later and Indians have no representation in mainstream culture their still being punished and rendered invisible.

[@williamcollins2360]

Her name was Marie Cruz she was a fraud she was not Native American and her 2 full blood sisters have outed her

[@ControlledBalance]

Are people still believing her lies? She doesn't have blood of native in her. Her own sisters admitted to this.

[@rozalilu1]

Truthjustice

[@yananneteoh9818]

OMG What a beautiful voice speech and character Love Little Feather love Marlon Brando ! Love Amy Goodman!

[@goodeye6373]

Took 45 years to apologize? I lived in Washington State and grew up there and most Americans did not like her at all. Only the odd person other natives and hippies though she did the right thing. People went half nuts when MLK day was first begun. She was brave. I am proud.

[@Andyreally]

@bina nocht Martin Luther King Jr

[@goodeye6373]

@bina nocht Sarcastic Or joking?

[@MrRayRockstar]

@bina nocht dumb or ignorant?

[@stephencorsaro954]

@bina nocht nice screen name but pretending you don't know isn't baring and sharing. ..are you an opposite indian ? ( Heyoka )

[@ERAforALL]

She was threatened by the Oscars ceremony people in charge immediately before going on stage. THAT is why she couldn’t read the original written speech Brando gave her. She was terrified.

[@davidlist7507]

John Wayne had to be stopped by six security guards from attacking her what a vile man to act so bad!!

[@Andyreally]

And there we were as children thinking he was a true hero. At least we know now that he was a total sellout.

[@arcanondrum6543]

@@Andyreally "true hero" John Wayne avoided service in WW2 (unlike many A-List Actors) BUT John Wayne loved to TALK tough about War. Same for Ron Reagan.

[@SavageMoments956]

No he didn't. The story was debunked by the LA Times; just like Sacheen's sisters debunked her Apache heritage 🤣.

[@deloresking9766]

He had no respect for any woman.

[@Andyreally]

@@SavageMoments956 I think you need to get off your horse and drink your milk.

[@dabay200]

Totally disgusting how Hollywood treated Littlefeather - that superficial apology was too little too late.

[@pamparker4047]

I agree

[@murelli6832]

And she humbly accepted. Whilst waiting 40+ years😇

[@dski8097]

She wasn't even Native, LOL.

[@shafts2447]

Yep, her sisters say she is full of shit. Posing for playboy to in 1973? Nothing wrong spreading your legs in front of a camera, but it hurts the cause.

[@rozalilu1]

@@dski8097 watch Latino Slant Pauli KZbin 12/3/22 live interview truth. I'm her sister Rosalind

[@avs_prasad]

Always admired Clint Eastwood. Not any more.

[@Zxx459]

Good!!

[@gallowglass2630]

He knew a fraud when he saw it.She wasn't native american ,she was mexican of spanish heritage

[@rozalilu1]

@@gallowglass2630 watch Latino Slant Pauli KZbin 12/3/22 interview truth. I'm her sister Rosalind

[@PatsyC57]

She was a beautiful woman.

[@williamcollins2360]

She was a fraud

[@saulo07]

@@williamcollins2360 She did what she had to. Can you say you did better in your life? Unlikely.

[@williamcollins2360]

@Saulo Silva yes I 100% can say I did better I'm not out here being fraudulent about my ancestry for my own benefit.

[@rozalilu1]

A liar

[@tonylouvat5337]

@@saulo07 You mean go on stage for all of America to see that she represented herself as something she is not to further a cause that she really had no first-hand knowledge of?

[@alin81-82]

RIP.

[@Lizablue0608]

She was so beautiful. 💔 She was so courageous to do what she did back then. Wounded Knee I knew well as a child. My mother’s side is Cherokee. R.I.P. ✨🪶

[@powerbottom4971]

You're probobly lying just like she did.

[@williamcollins2360]

Her side mother's side was white and her dad's was Mexican lol

[@rozalilu1]

@Power Bottom watch my live interview Latino Slant Pauli KZbin 12/3/22 for truth. I'm her sister Rosalind Cruz

[@rozalilu1]

@@williamcollins2360 thank you for sharing the truth. Rosalind Cruz

[@guessagain9885]

Takes a lot of courage to be a fraud on TV for 50 years.

[@atom6277]

What a woman so brave being in the belly of the beast. REST IN POWER.👃🏿👃🏿👃🏿

[@williamcollins2360]

She was a fraud real name was Marie Cruz. She was not indigenous

[@ungratefulninja4535]

Rest In Power & much respect to all 1st Peoples 💜

[@williamcollins2360]

She wasn't Native American

[@ungratefulninja4535]

@@williamcollins2360 there is some debate over that, but Native Americans have supported her throughout. & even if she isn't Native American biologically, she's definitely Native American philosophically & spiritually.

[@williamcollins2360]

@Ungrateful Ninja so you are saying her 2 blood sisters are lying and all the evidence they have is a lie? And we aren't talking about someone who just simply adopted the culture and Native American way of life or someone who has been an advocate or ally to natives we are talking about someone who committed fraud and lied about their ancestry

[@rozalilu1]

​@Ungrateful Ninja Native Americans have an epidemic of Pretendians. They rob their voice, speak for themselves without regard to their problems, and steal their identity for personal gain. In this case, the victim Saint act. She was a fraud and bad actress. The only role she could get was the one her schizophrenic personality created. Sacheen Littlefeather

[@mzk123ify]

​@@ungratefulninja4535so its ok to appropriate a culture....sometimes?

[@unabrazoatodoslosbuenos]

I heard she was actually mexican. So much for honesty.

[@DC-rd6oq]

Half Mexican half European. Not an ounce of Native American.

[@unabrazoatodoslosbuenos]

@@DC-rd6oq She must the mentor to Elizabeth Warren.

[@DC-rd6oq]

@@unabrazoatodoslosbuenos LOL!

[@denisenoe3702]

@@DC-rd6oq Half Mexican of SPANISH ancestry which would make her 100% European ancestry and white race. The simple fact is that Spain is a country in EUROPE.

[@shilloshillos]

What a beautiful and courageous woman. Total and complete RESPECT!

[@xonious9031]

virtue signal much

[@cheri238]

What an awesome inspiration she was, also thanks for Marlon Brando's efforts. Much love to "Little Feather's" family and friends . 🪶 She was an extraordinary example. ✨️ ❤Love, harmony, humanity one voice to be remembered and others to follow her guiding wisdom. Rip 🙏

[@powerbottom4971]

Her sisters literally justtold everyone she was a fraud.

[@williamcollins2360]

She was a fraud

[@cheri238]

@@williamcollins2360 Make your list of how many were in American history. This woman gave meaning to what some never knew.

[@rozalilu1]

Pretendian 😅

[@rozalilu1]

​@@cheri238Pretendian

[@mirygalas6508]

A role model to look up to in every way and so graceful.

[@williamcollins2360]

She was a fraud

[@rozalilu1]

She's a fraud

[@hihave2756]

Excellent Interview with Sacheen Littlefeather. Native Americans are outstanding teachers. We could all benefit from following their way of life - before the white man arrived.

[@valuecalc]

Do you now mock the white man?

[@rozalilu1]

@ryecatcher25 thank you. Decolonized Buffalo with tribal members PODCAST as their guest and Latino Slant Pauli KZbin 12/3/22 for the truth. I'm Rosalind Cruz, her sister

[@rozalilu1]

Problem is she's not Native but a fraud

[@memyselftv]

R.I.P you great person. I wish there were more like you

[@powerbottom4971]

What? Gifting liars that steal the native American identity?

[@3pound]

a great person about lying? she wasnt even native

[@rozalilu1]

​@@3poundPretendian. Read San Francisco Chronicle 10/22/22

[@tomcloud54]

I was watching that night and remember the event clearly. Power to the People!

[@johnnyhensler]

Thank You For Sharing ❤️ 🇺🇸

[@keithfernandez8965]

Miss. LITTLEFEATHER we still feel your AWESOME presence and your LOVELY LIGHT upon this Earthwalk..THE STARS HAVE EYES ...

[@powerbottom4971]

She lied about everything. She's not native. Her family came out publicly to tell everyone.

[@keithfernandez8965]

@@powerbottom4971 HER NAME WAS CRUZ...IT WAS HER WORDS AND HER BELIEFS...AND HER TRUTH SPOKEN..HER AMERICAN INDIAN RELIGIOUS WAYS...HER PEACEFUL APPROCH....HER SPIRITUAL WISDOM...

[@rozalilu1]

@Keith Fernandez I'm her sister Rosalind Cruz. She lied about everything. Watch my live interview Latino Slant Pauli KZbin 12/3/22

[@rozalilu1]

@Power Bottom she lied. I'm her sister Rosalind Cruz. Watch my live interview Latino Slant Pauli KZbin 12/3/22

[@tequilyps]

I also prayed to my family. Like her, they were in Spain

[@tequilyps]

What's wrong with being Spanish?

[@tequilyps]

Reminds me of miss cleo. It's in the BULL

[@rozalilu1]

She's a fraud from Mexico

[@brandiclark7117]

I thought you guys researched your stuff? Yes she died. Bless her. But her two sisters say their family is Mexican. You can find it anywhere. Side eye on who put this together, we don't continue lies bcuz we feel a way. She is not Apache. She lied to her grave but her sisters set it straight for their FAMILY.

[@russiaprivjet]

This channel has never issued a retraction. That should tell you something. We are truly imprisoned in an Orwellian existence-by supposed allies. It’s sickening

[@rozalilu1]

Watch Latino Slant Pauli KZbin 12/3/22 live interview and truth. I'm her sister Rosalind

[@kzlalev7330]

Onun Meksika'lı oluşu Hollywood'un kötü işlerin döndüğü bir yer olduğu gerçeğini değiştìrmiyor

[@thevision4734]

It still makes me laugh when white people think that they were the cowboys. They were rarely any Cowboys who were white. Why do you think they eat beans, they were primarily Mexican, native American and blacks or African Americans. Neither the mexican, native American nor the African American to get jobs in stores or in the bank or at the funeral homes or anywhere. They were the cowboys. There were some white guys who would become Cowboys because they were ostracized by the town. But you always see the Chuck wagon and the Cowboys eating beans that's because they weren't white. But if you look at American movies every single cowboy was white. And every single white person had a job in the town. It erases all the Mexicans who were here before them, all the native Americans who were here before them, and all the African-American slaves who weren't going to Canada, they were going to the West. We went to war with Mexico to try to get some of the slaves back during the Texas war. And Mexico would rather give up its land than give up the runaway slaves. For every one slave that made it to Canada, it's estimated as many as 7,800 to 10,000 made it to Mexico, or back then to Texas which was part of Mexico. When Mexico lost Texas and much of the Southwest went to United States you see many Africans running to the Caribbeans, Latin America, etc free Mexico might give them back to the United States rather than lose that land.

[@arcanondrum6543]

Well, I disagree with "beans", Cowboys had no refrigerators, meat would spoil. But another reason Cowboys "weren't White" is because while the portrayal of the American Cowboy was romantic, the reality was anything but. Cowboys were either driving cattle to new grazing territory or to Market and much of their life was living in the elements : Hot or cold, dry or wet. It didn't pay well and it didn't change much.

[@thevision4734]

@@arcanondrum6543 beans and rice would keep without refrigeration and bugs didn't eat the dried beans. Once in water, it was thirty minutes then five to fry them. Refried beans and maize tortillas make a meal full of fiber, protein and carbs.

[@janetcohen9190]

You made some good points. However, most of your comments are inaccurate, flawed and concocted narratives. Let's be reminded that there were no cows/ cattle, no horses (a prehistoric horse became extinct in Western Hemisphere about 12-16,000 years ago), no sheep, no goats, no chickens, and other ' so called farm animals' in North and South America before the Spanish and Portuguese (Europeans) arrived. (North & South America had plenty other mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, plants, etc .... for millenniums to millions of years. They eventually nurtured the Indijinos peoples who migrated to Western Hemisphere from Asia some 10-16,000 years ago during retreating Ice-Age.) Back to cowboys, cowboys is the anglicised Spanish word vaqueros out of Latin vacca -cow. It's well known that the Spanish brought horses, cows, sheep, and garden plants such as beans, lentils, etc to Mexico -and what we now call California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, Texas, Florida- they are Spanish & Indijinos names, and also to Central America, South America. And much later so did the French, English, Dutch and other Europeans. related: The Indijnos cultivated maize, tomatoes, chili, cocoa, and other plants new the the Spanish. And vice-verso so were the Spanish (European) imports i.e., beans, lentils, etc all new to the Indijinos. There was gradual merging of many things. The vaquero/ cowboy and horse as it relates to Western Hemisphere is basically a Spanish & Portuguese (European) import. Decades after the horse & other 'domesticated' farm animals were brought by Spanish & Portuguese to Western Hemisphere some Indijnos gradually adopted and embraced horses, cows... as part of their culture. For simplicity the Spanish & Indijinos are the origin of vaqueros/ cowboys in North America. Long before other Europeans, and sub-Sahara Africans arrived in Western Hemisphere. The foregoing happened long before the 13 ++ British Colonies, French Canada, and the more recent 250 years and set-up of US & CAN. As to the TV, films, and stories they are often used to establish a cultural, regional, national identity myths they draw selected bits and omissions from historical facts, use of novels, etc and through wide repeated distribution 'educate' public into mindsets. Often misleading away from facts and so to sell ideas, films, products, ... So, now hopefully you know more and far more factual origin and profusion of vaqueros/ cowboys.

[@janetcohen9190]

@@thevision4734 Please learn about origins of dried beans, and rice. FYI the rice we know being popular today was not the rice of 500 years ago and later. Beans were brought to Western Hemisphere by the Spanish, so was the variants of modern rice available today. Dried beans require particular processing, storage methods to keep bugs out. Similarly, does dried rice. As to frying beans and rice they first require hydration then boiling to soften then colling to eliminate moisture before frying in oil. Oils were very scarce in past, oils from maize, animal fats were precious and difficult to carry about for they became stale or rancid, or leaked out of containers. So please learn facts so to avoid misleading yourself and others.

[@thevision4734]

@@janetcohen9190 I usually ignore you but sometimes you just make a lot of stuff up and I do wonder if you're just goofing around or if you seriously believe yourself. Janet, it's easy enough for you to look up this information for the sake of accuracy. I wish you well. I hope you get back on your medicine. I think you're a better person when you're on your medication. Have a good life.

[@Leif208]

She embodied Hollywood portraying native Americans. She wasn't one herself.

[@matthewuldriks2806]

Brando and Shaheen Littlefesther are heroic figures

[@xonious9031]

no... they are just cringey

[@Andyreally]

@@xonious9031 no, your reply is just cringy.

[@williamcollins2360]

She was a fraud

[@rozalilu1]

Liar and fraud

[@shifraleemuang6815]

What a PRECIOUS SOUL!!

[@gallowglass2630]

She was a fraud she wasn't native american at all

[@williamcollins2360]

She was a fraud

[@christofeles63]

Shame on Amy for not doing her research and perpetuating a lie.

[@sankara5ever]

Didn’t this info come out after she died because a journalist dug into it? You expected Amy to…do research into something that wasn’t public knowledge, as far as I know, until recently?

[@rozalilu1]

​@@sankara5evereveryone should of done their research back in 2007 when her family spoke up. For instance J. Edgar Hoover ruining her career after she refused Brando's Oscar. Hoover died 11 months b4 the Oscar's. Pretty powerful dead man from the grave. No one confronted her so as a born pathological liar she made a career of becoming another persona. Narcissistic personality and schizophrenic bipolar delusional diagnosis created this fraud.

[@Danecookfan99]

THE MOST TALENTED ACTRESS TO EVER BE BLACKBALLED!!!! Played Sacheen for 50 years, while in reality was a 2nd-Generation Californian Actress of Mexican-European decent, named Marie Louise Cruz… Thank God they have finally corrected this unfair treatment!!

[@antonioj123]

She played such a great role that John Wayne turned full cowboy and went on the attack.

[@valuecalc]

​@@antonioj123, I want to see his warpath behavior on film.

[@zapatavive1801]

Says the KKKolonizer

[@holaforistas]

We’ll always love you Mrs. LittleFeather.

[@williamcollins2360]

Marie cruz*

[@rozalilu1]

Fraud and you were duped

[@joshythehand2960]

Wait.. her sisters have both come out and said it's all a lie. That they are not u.s. native Americans.. Their real name is Ortiz. She is NOT hopi or part apache like she claims.. she made it all up

[@rozalilu1]

Our real name is Cruz.

[@freshlimejuice]

She was a fraud, her name is Maria Cruz. She used this facade to gain sympathy and recognition for a plight that wasn't hers.

[@rozalilu1]

She lied and slandered our family for personal gain and fame. Schizoaffective bipolar and narcissistic personality

[@fairdose]

Funny how given enough time, people and positions which were once unpopular are eventually proven to be true and people who were once popular are shown up as the racist garbage that they were and are. I think it was Martin Luther King who once said that the moral arc of the universe bends towards justice and this proves it. Sacheen Littlefeather deserves every apology and then some from AMPAS. and AMPAS needs to disavow some of their star members who have shown themselves to be the bigots that they were and are. It's not just John Wayne who was problematic, but a whole bunch of actors, directors, producers from the 1930's-80's many of whom we consider as "legends" when really they were nothing to write home about. People like James Stewart, Spencer Tracy, Clarke Gable, Maureen O'Hara etc.

[@jornalistarenatarosa4205]

What a brave woman! Marlon Brando, what a character!

[@diatadiatainternationalfol6038]

Much respect for Marlon Brando for his acknowledgment, respect, and support of indigenous peoples of this country, whose land and lives were brutally ravaged, to build it on, and that, with centuries of stolen labor, by many millions of skilled, kidnapped, and trafficked humans from Africa. Still, there is hope for America, but so much healing and Reparations need to be done for anything called, Great, to happen here..

[@rachelcorrie8928]

The problem with speaking truth to power is, it still leaves you with the truth, and them with the power.

[@murelli6832]

Rachel : Those people have No power at all. They are simple a group of clowns. Power is a positive force. Power does not negativity. There powers is called Abuse. Abusers are warped minded nobodies that are desperate to be somebody Truth is truth and it always wins.....

[@SavageMoments956]

Or in this case nothing since Sacheen wasn't Apache 🤣

[@rozalilu1]

@@SavageMoments956 watch Latino Slant Pauli KZbin 12/3/22 for live interview truth. I'm her sister Rosalind

[@williamcollins2360]

The truth was this woman didn't have a drop of native American blood she was a fraud

[@zapatavive1801]

​@@SavageMoments956says the delusional KKKolonizer

[@jujutu5084]

We must remain focused on the presentation of respectfulness to refuse.

[@jshays007]

Sacheen Littlefeather was a Pretendian. Her parents are White and Latino. She is not Apache.

[@johneli495]

She was supposedly a Pretendian

[@rozalilu1]

Yes, she lied about everything

[@ClemonsKunkel]

WOW 😳. I don't know about this. Thanks for Sharing.

[@chelseapoet3664]

She was not a Native American. She was a grifter, cosplayer. Her sisters are on record proving she and they had no NA heritage.

[@lakeside321]

That's a whole white woman.

[@micksbiggestfan4006]

All right Marlon!!!! Sacheen, what an inspiration!! Sad that I never heard of this until Littlefeathers' Death.

[@diatadiatainternationalfol6038]

I proudly watched this elegant woman speak, and rightfully so. May she rest in power!

[@williamcollins2360]

She was a fraud

[@rozalilu1]

Sacheen Ribbon Company. A real fraud from central casting

[@ericstrickland9866]

Excellent woman and speaking facts I read where John Wayne and Clint Eastwood wanted to attack her and were held back

[@SavageMoments956]

No they didn't. The story was debunked by the LA Times; just like Sacheen's sisters debunking her Apache heritage 🤣.

[@patticake5944]

She was a wonderful proud woman. That speech made so many people aware of what was happening.

[@rozalilu1]

Fraud

[@Fatliberal94]

Littlefeather wasn’t native american! She lied

[@aurora571000]

Very brave

[@williamcollins2360]

She was a fraud

[@rozalilu1]

Very brave to lie all her life

[@eyeamthetabernacle]

It can be said that no one and/or no group has entirely clean hands. Yet the person/people with the filthiest hands are obvious. Her-story (Littlefeather) and his-story (Brando) are powerful. Then and now. Embrace the courage it took by both!

[@kungfreddie]

She's Mexican of Latin origins.. not apache! She fooled every progressive m0r0n in Hollywood.. but that ain't that hard if u can pull out an oppression card and the rich Hollywood person think they can get some "I'm a good person karma". Since they move their riches to tax havens, hire illegals for pennies to wipe their ass and treat them like thing that comes out of an ass, looking like a good person to the public is worth alot to them.. thats why u can fool them so Easy!

[@powerbottom4971]

She lied about the whole thing. She's not even native. She appropriated native culture and you're praising her for it.

[@rozalilu1]

@@powerbottom4971 watch my live interview Latino Slant Pauli KZbin 12/3/22. I'm her sister Rosalind

[@rozalilu1]

Pretendian. Sacheen Littlefeather is her stage name. Marie Louise is her legal name, and we're not Native

[@vintaqe_vibez5978]

Didn't her sister come out and say she's actually white and Hispanic? Her real name isn't even sacheen little feather.

[@organrat6818]

Yep. And to this day people still think people calling her a fraud for faking being Native American is ‘slandering her name’

[@wynnkidsnannylorivance4111]

She was quite beautiful and dignified. However, the problem that I have with her is that she wasn't in any way of native American heritage.

[@organrat6818]

How about let’s not forgot she was faking being Native American and her own sisters came out saying that she was pretending. She’s half Mexican and half white.

[@glennmorris8787]

The real owners of the land. Denial, denial, and not being honest about the real history..

[@janetcohen9190]

@bina nocht True, the land/ Earth for Indians was provided by the Great Spirit and Provider, aka God. So much worse neither do most people today because we the so called 'civilised' presume foolishly that land belongs to government. For whether it's land, forest, hills, mountains, plains, valleys, etc farms, plot, house, etc on 'owned land / property' in every town, city, state, province, federal movement levies taxes, levies, fees, assessments, plus usury on lands. In coordination with the latter when one 'buys' land / property it is often under a mortgage, loan of years duration which is further burdened by usury. Mortgages were a few months to a year duration/ But since 1950 have become 1-3 yrs, 3-5yrs, 5-7 yrs, 7-12 yrs, 12-15 yrs, 15-50 years a lifetime of debts plus usury. So, the lands stolen from 1st peoples, First Nations, aka Indians are still and perpetually being stolen from the 'newcomers' by government, financiers, banks, lawyers, courts,.. A root cause of middle classes becoming extinct, increasing numbers of poor, destitute and Homelessness,

[@janetcohen9190]

True, the land/ Earth for Indians was provided by the Great Spirit and Provider, aka God. So, it's much worse for most people today because we the so called 'civilised' presume foolishly that land is created by and belongs to government. For whether it's land, forest, hills, mountains, plains, valleys, etc farms, plot, house, etc on 'owned land / property' in every town, city, state, province, federal movement levies taxes, levies, fees, assessments, plus usury on lands. In coordination with the latter when one 'buys' land / property it is often under a mortgage, loan of years duration which is further burdened by usury. Mortgages were a few months to a year duration. But since 1950 have become 1-3 yrs, 3-5yrs, 5-7 yrs, 7-12 yrs, 12-15 yrs, 15-50 years a lifetime of debts plus usury. So, the lands stolen from 1st peoples, First Nations, aka Indians are still and perpetually being stolen from the 'newcomers' by government, financiers, banks, lawyers, courts,.. A root cause of middle classes becoming extinct, increasing numbers of poor, destitute and Homelessness,

[@357SWAGNUM_MAGA_X]

Not even , the dinosaurs were here first. Where's their reparations ?

[@ronniecarson8756]

@@357SWAGNUM_MAGA_X haven't you seen their humans footprints along with dinosaurs uncovered in New Mexico. As recently as a year ago, look it up.

[@357SWAGNUM_MAGA_X]

@@ronniecarson8756 DINOSAURS MAATTER TOO

[@TheElive07]

She was a hero that night for my family.

[@pamparker4047]

Mine too

[@rozalilu1]

Sacheen Littlefeather is a stage name. Marie Louise is her legal name and we're not Native

[@youthfulcurmudgeon3627]

She was revealed as a fraud.

[@Kleastic]

She may not be an Indian after all according to her sisters

[@rozalilu1]

We're not Native and our father was born in Oxnard, CA

[@hendrikvanleeuwen9110]

Wow, what a lady!

[@strouty]

She was beautiful. Inside, and out. May You rest in Peace, You deserve nothing less ♥️🕯

[@rozalilu1]

She was a fraud and not NA

[@strouty]

@@rozalilu1 Explain fraud? Now tot make me wanna explore your brainset 🤔

[@rozalilu1]

@Louise E. she's not NA. Mexican American. Her father was born in Oxnard, CA. He was an abusive alcoholic. She lied about her poverty and entire life. Her few movie roles pick up after the Oscars. She played NA woman who got gang raped & beaten to death. A hooker in an Italian flim, a hooker in a gangster film. The buckskin dress was borrowed, and Plains tribe not traditional Apache or hairstyle. Right from Central casting

[@rozalilu1]

@Louise E. NOT an abusive alcoholic. Typo

[@strouty]

@@rozalilu1But her message about the NA and the film industry stays the same. I can only find it courageous to stand up. For any minority whatsoever. She got an apology. That says enough. Don't you agree?

[@Shane0Mac247]

She was not a Native American

[@rozalilu1]

We're not Native. She lied about everything

[@kleverich]

What gets me is her faux Indian status did not suddenly become public after she died, it was known for decades. Yet channels like this continue to heap praise on her.

[@jannichi6431]

So many reasons to respect Indigenous people and Democracy Now for this beautiful report. Mainstreet media ignored today, by and large. SHAME. 🙏Prayers and hard work with her values💞 WILL make change🗳️🔵

[@jannichi6431]

@Lugosi Yes, be easy to see the justification of Hispanic Community to claim Native American ancestry though. Can DNA recognize difference? Remember the senator who had 1%?

[@jannichi6431]

@Lugosi Read comments below. Get in step.

[@stevemiller6167]

So Clint Eastwood mocked her along with John Wayne? These two old farts should know better.

[@bobbyj8044]

She was a lier.

[@hamnchee]

This channel should do a story honoring Johnny Two Feathers.

[@kellymon61]

Was sad to see that she was lying to the fact she was not Native American at all, she was born of a Mexican father in Oxnard California with no ties to Apache. Was bummed to see as seemed like an important subject to have a lie damage that.

[@KnutFan]

Also, sad to see the democracy now did not pick up on this lie, and that many commenters on this video are not aware that she was not authentically Native American. She had some Mexican native heritage, but nothing to do with Apache

[@anidiquaojala1804]

RIP⚘💞

[@fisterklister]

Thought she was not a native american, she was a great actor

[@rozalilu1]

Pretendian

[@akacadian3714]

She was fake. The first Pretendian.

[@mariagaganta4925]

Don't Mock APACHE 🤨 People 🙏

[@ehemalssimehtt3739]

❤ Sacheen Littlefeather ❤

[@williamcollins2360]

Marie cruz

[@tonylouvat5337]

@rozalilu1 9 months ago @William Collins I'm her sister and we're not Native. Watch Latino Slant Pauli KZbin 12/3/22, Indigenous Buffalo Podcast 12/22 live PODCAST as their guest if you want the truth

[@ayo30s]

R.I.P Elder… 😢😔😞🤬😡🇳🇬🇺🇸

[@stephencorsaro954]

I vividly remember this..never watched the Oscars again. Disgraceful.

[@Olivia-bl8ez]

She wasn’t actually Native American…

[@rykerolaoghaire8781]

Such grace. A genuinely beautiful soul. 🙏🤝

[@simplica1]

Unforgettable speech, beautifully presented and it will be in my heart. Everyone should see it.

[@rozalilu1]

It's Brando's speech and protest. She was just the pizza delivery gal posing as an Indian. Total fraud

[@andrewdewit4711]

Too bad she was a pretendian rather than a real Native American…

[@johnbuckle5937]

Despicable despicable despicable. Has the situation changed????

[@patriciahayes767]

What a brave and strong woman, and I'm ashamed of Hollywood's elite acting the way they still do today. 🙏

[@williamcollins2360]

Marie Cruz was her real name and she was a fraud

[@rozalilu1]

A fraud

[@organrat6818]

Yea…brave to lie about her ancestry for years

[@peterboro21]

There is no proof she was “indigenous.” Her own family says they were not.

[@corygoodman4846]

She’s as Native American as Elizabeth Warren! 😅

[@franklinstrause8765]

She was a Fraud..

[@HugoGarcia-mm2uy]

You are on Native Land For Ever !!!

[@alwaysfourfun1671]

A real american hero. What a beautiful speech about the virtues attainable to all people!

[@Yacov]

What a wonderful woman, ...it is a pity that she was not a native american Apache but Mexican ...but she has identified as a native american and maybe it is good enough

[@u.m.9339]

This is not true. You can read it if You want.Her father was a White Mountain Apache.

[@rozalilu1]

​@@u.m.9339her father was born in Oxnard CA. Mexican American not White Mountain Apache or registered Yaqui. In fact both tribes made a public statement that she, her family generations back have no documentation

[@GG-kk9dr]

except she wasn't indigenous

[@samkim8451]

Marlon your way is continue 🌹✌️

[@karlyoung5089]

She was not Native American. Her name was Marie Cruz.