Sacheen Littlefeather Accepts Academy's Apology ... and fierce advocacy for Native American and Indigenous communities." Her husband, Charles Koshiway, died of blood cancer in November 2021.

He left PEOPLE in 2023. Sacheen Littlefeather is addressing her claim that John Wayne attempted to rush the stage and pull her off at the 45th Academy Awards. In 1973, Littlefeather, 75 ...