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Sacheen Littlefeather

Sacheen Littlefeather (born Marie Louise Cruz) is an Native American civil rights activist and actress known for The Trial of Billy Jack (1974), Johnny Firecloud (1975) and Winterhawk (1975). She is best known for presenting a speech on behalf of actor Marlon Brando, for his performance in The Godfather, when he boycotted the 45th Academy Awards ceremony on March 27, 1973, in protest of the treatment of Native Americans by the film industry. She wore an Apache dress on the occasion. Littlefeather's ancestry is Apache, Yaqui, Pueblo on her father's side and her mother is of French, German, and Dutch descent. On her official website, she states her father was from the White Mountain Apache and Yaqui tribes from Arizona and that "Cruz" is her father's recognized tribe name. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sacheen Littlefeather (filmmaker), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Nov 14, 1946 In Salinas - California - USA
Movie/TV Credits:
8
First Appeared:
In the movie Counselor at Crime 1973-08-30
Latest Project:
Movie Sacheen: Breaking the Silence 2019-04-05
Known For
Poster of Reel Injun
Poster of Winterhawk
Poster of Johnny Firecloud
Filmography
Movie Sacheen: Breaking the Silence Self 2019-04-05
Movie And the Oscar Goes To... Self (archive footage) 2014-02-01
Movie Reel Injun Herself 2010-02-19
Movie Shoot the Sun Down Navajo Woman 1978-01-01
Movie Winterhawk Pale Flower 1975-11-05
Movie Johnny Firecloud Nenya 1975-08-01
Movie The Trial of Billy Jack Patsy Littlejohn 1974-11-13
Movie Counselor at Crime Maggie 1973-08-30