“My name is Sacheen Littlefeather ... explanation for his stance lies in how Native Americans are being treated today in the film industry,” the activist pronounced. The reaction from the ...

Nearly a year and a half ago, the late Sacheen ... if Littlefeather did have Indigenous ancestry from Mexico, Keeler's interest has always been in challenging her stated claims of Native American ...

in protest at the industry’s treatment of Indigenous people in the U.S. In a speech given by Brando’s Native American representative, Sacheen Littlefeather, he declined the Best Actor honor.