Sacheen Littlefeather is finally getting ... there because my ancestors were with me, and I spoke the truth." Although Brando provided Littlefeather with a 15-page speech to read on his behalf ...

Sacheen Littlefeather accepted the Academy's apology over the weekend on behalf of "all of our nations that also need to hear and deserve this apology" Scott Huver is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE.