Sacheen Littlefeather’s image has lived in infamy after she took the stage at the 1973 Oscars to speak on the mistreatment of Native American people in the film industry. Now, a piece in the San Francisco Chronicle argues Littlefeather was merely a fraud.
in 2021, claims Littlefeather isn’t Native, backed by some of the actress and activist’s estranged sisters.on his behalf, brought immense backlash within the industry. The Academy apologized to Littlefeather in a letter
“It’s a lie,” Trudy Orlandi, Littlefeather’s sister, told Keeler. “My father was who he was. His family came from Mexico. And my dad was born in Oxnard.”
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