Native American Sacheen Littlefeather speaks at the 45th Academy Awards. On behalf of Marlon Brando, she refused the Best Actor award for his role in 'The Godfather'. Brando refused the award because of the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood films. Getty Images
Littlefeather holds a written statement from actor Marlon Brando refusing his Best Actor Oscar on stage at the Academy Awards, Los Angeles, California on March 27, 1973. Getty Images
Littlefeather adorned with tribal, beaded pigtail decorations and a feather in her hair as she wears a down jacket over a squaw dress while marching in a street parade in San Francisco. Getty Images
Littleweather (with the mic) attends the Q&A at the SAG President's National Task Force For American Indians and NBC Universal premiere screening Of "Reel Injun" and "American Indian Actors" at LA Skins Fest on November 20, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. AFP
Chief Phillip Whiteman Jr, Rebecca Brando, Scott Cooper, Sacheen Littlefeather and Christian Bale at the 24th RNCI Red Nation International Film Festival and Awards Ceremony on November 15, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. AFP
Bird Runningwater, left, co-chair of the Academy's Indigenous Alliance on stage with Littlefeather at Ampas Presents An Evening with Sacheen Littlefeather at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on September 17, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. AFP
Sacheen Littlefeather died on October 2, 2022 aged 75. Getty Images
