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Sacheen Littlefeather, the actor and activist who denied Marlon Brando's Academy Award for "The Godfather" on his behalf in a lasting protest against Hollywood's misrepresentation of Native Americans, has died
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She was 75 years old. According to the family, the reason was breast cancer.
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Calina Lawrence, Littlefeather's niece, reported that she died peacefully Sunday at her Marin County, California, home, surrounded by loved ones
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Littlefeather's participation at the 1973 Academy Awards would go down in history as one of the show's most memorable moments.
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Littlefeather ascended the stage in a buckskin outfit and moccasins as presenter Roger Moore read Brando's name as the winner of best actor
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Littlefeather explained Brando's absence to the audience, citing Native American stereotypes in movies and the then-ongoing weeks-long protest at Wounded Knee in South Dakota
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She stated that Brando had prepared "a really long speech," but she was limited to minimal words because to time constraints
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Producer Howard Koch allegedly threatened Littlefeather, then 26, with arrest if she talked for more than a minute
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