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Sacheen Littlefeather receives apology for Oscars when she accepted award on Marlon Brando's behalf

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Nearly 50 years after Sacheen Littlefeather stood on the Academy Awards stage on behalf of Marlon Brando to speak about the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood films, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences apologized to her for the abuse she endured.The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Monday said that it will host Littlefeather, now 75, for an evening of 'conversation, healing and celebration' on September 17.When Brando won best actor for The Godfather, Littlefeather, wearing buckskin dress and moccasins, took the stage, becoming the first Native American woman ever to do so at the Academy Awards.

The latest: Nearly 50 years after Sacheen Littlefeather stood on the Academy Awards stage on behalf of Marlon Brando to speak about the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood films, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has apologized to her for the abuse she endured.

She was snapped at the Oscars in LA on March 27, 1973 In a 60-second speech, she explained that Brando could not accept the award due to 'the treatment of American Indians today by the film industry.'Some in the audience booed her.

John Wayne, who was backstage at the time, was reportedly furious. The 1973 Oscars were held during the American Indian Movement's two-month occupation of Wounded Knee in South Dakota.

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