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In 1973, Marlon Brando rejected his Oscar for Best Actor and sent Sacheen Littlefeather on his behalf to read a lengthy statement instead. Brando's statement read: “The motion picture community has been as responsible as any for degrading the Indian and making a mockery of his character, describing him as savage, hostile and evil.” From that point on, Sacheen Littlefeather became a champion of Native American rights until her death on October 2, 2022. Now it's revealed that it was all a lie.
Littlefeather's sisters have now come forward and announced that Littlefeather was a "fraud" and that "it's disgusting to the heritage of the tribal people. And it's just … insulting to my parents." The sisters shared that they are not ethnically Native American and that they identify as "Spanish." Littlefeather, the sisters said, was born Marie Louise Cruz but changed her name after rediscovering what she purportedly believed was her Native American heritage and becoming active in protests as a young woman. Orlandi said, "It's a lie. … My father was who he was. His family came from Mexico, and my dad was born in Oxnard."
The sisters say it was difficult seeing her "being venerated as a saint" after her death, as they say their father, who Littlefeather claims was an abusive alcoholic, neither drank nor hurt them.
"You’re not going to be a Mexican American princess," Orlandi remarked. "You’re going to be an American Indian princess. It was more prestigious to be an American Indian than it was to be Hispanic in her mind."
Her younger sister said, "Sacheen did not like herself. She didn’t like being Mexican. So, yes, it was better for her that way to play someone else. … The best way that I could think of summing up my sister is that she created a fantasy. … She lived in a fantasy, and she died in a fantasy."
...What a joke. So basically to sum up all of this: The message conveyed "on behalf of Native Americans" was just a lie. She was merely exploiting the fame of Marlon Brando to make a name for herself, which worked. Marlon Brando rejected his well-deserved Oscar for nothing. He was playing the white-knight cuck and as a result was manipulated by a foid who in reality didn't give a shit about Native Americans. Sad...
Littlefeather's sisters have now come forward and announced that Littlefeather was a "fraud" and that "it's disgusting to the heritage of the tribal people. And it's just … insulting to my parents." The sisters shared that they are not ethnically Native American and that they identify as "Spanish." Littlefeather, the sisters said, was born Marie Louise Cruz but changed her name after rediscovering what she purportedly believed was her Native American heritage and becoming active in protests as a young woman. Orlandi said, "It's a lie. … My father was who he was. His family came from Mexico, and my dad was born in Oxnard."
The sisters say it was difficult seeing her "being venerated as a saint" after her death, as they say their father, who Littlefeather claims was an abusive alcoholic, neither drank nor hurt them.
"You’re not going to be a Mexican American princess," Orlandi remarked. "You’re going to be an American Indian princess. It was more prestigious to be an American Indian than it was to be Hispanic in her mind."
Her younger sister said, "Sacheen did not like herself. She didn’t like being Mexican. So, yes, it was better for her that way to play someone else. … The best way that I could think of summing up my sister is that she created a fantasy. … She lived in a fantasy, and she died in a fantasy."
...What a joke. So basically to sum up all of this: The message conveyed "on behalf of Native Americans" was just a lie. She was merely exploiting the fame of Marlon Brando to make a name for herself, which worked. Marlon Brando rejected his well-deserved Oscar for nothing. He was playing the white-knight cuck and as a result was manipulated by a foid who in reality didn't give a shit about Native Americans. Sad...
Activist Sacheen Littlefeather exposed by sisters for reported fraudulent Native American identity: 'A lie'
The sisters of late activist Sacheen Littlefeather, Trudy Orlandi and Rosalind Cruz, allege that their sister was lying about her Native American heritage.
www.foxnews.com