The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issued a long-awaited apology to Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather. In 1973, she became the first Native woman to stand onstage at the Academy Awards ceremony, on behalf of Marlon Brando.
As she sits on a stage in a darkened auditorium Sacheen Littlefeather said, "I'm an elder now; an Indian elder and even though I've made a lot of mistakes I've led a good life."
"Hello, I'm Sacheen Littlefeather. I'm Apache and the President of the Native American Affirmative Committee," she said. "In my heart, I asked the ancestors to pray for me. I knew they were with me that night," she said. She was mocked with tomahawk chops and other comments, but it wasn't until now that she's getting an apology and a night honoring her at the Academy Museum.
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