{"id":105015,"date":"2022-10-22T19:42:13","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T19:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/sacheen-littlefeather-native-american-and-oscars-icon-was-ethnic-fraud-report-deadline\/"},"modified":"2022-10-22T19:42:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T19:42:13","slug":"sacheen-littlefeather-native-american-and-oscars-icon-was-ethnic-fraud-report-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/sacheen-littlefeather-native-american-and-oscars-icon-was-ethnic-fraud-report-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacheen Littlefeather, Native American And Oscars Icon, Was &#8216;Ethnic Fraud&#8217; \u2013 Report \u2013 Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n<p>\tthe <em>San Francisco Chronicle<\/em> published an investigative report Saturday that claims Oscars and Native American icon Sacheen Littlefeather \u2013 best known for her appearance on behalf of Marlon Brando to refuse his Best Actor Academy Award for <em>The Godfather<\/em> \u2014 was not who she claimed to be.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n<p>\tHer sisters said in the article that Littlefeather, who died earlier this month shortly after receiving an official apology from the Academy, was not of Apache heritage, but rather half-Mexican.  They also said she did not grow up with an abusive father, or in terrible poverty. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n<p>\tLittlefeather&#8217;s sisters, Orlandi and Rosalind Cruz, approached Native American journalist and activist Jacqueline Keeler to tell their story.  Keeler is known for co-creating the #NotYourMascot hashtag in 2013, which brought about a name change for the NFL&#8217;s Washington team.  She also authors a \u201cPretendians\u201d list, exposing people who make false claims of American Indian heritage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n<p>\tthe <em>chronicle<\/em> article said Littlefeather was born Marie Louise Cruz (nicknamed \u201cDeb\u201d) to a mother who had white heritage and Mexican on her father&#8217;s side.  The sisters claim that their goal in coming forward is to restore their father&#8217;s good name, saying he \u201cnever drank\u201d and was not mentally ill, refuting her sister&#8217;s claims. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n<p>\tLittlefeather wore traditional clothing at the 1973 Oscars ceremony, making a statement about Hollywood&#8217;s treatment of Native Americans.  She later said she was blacklisted from the industry.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n<p>\tThe Academy&#8217;s recent apology to Littlefeather said that \u201c[t]he emotional burden you have lived through and the cost to your own career in our industry are irreparable.  For too long, the courage you showed has been unacknowledged.  For this, we offer both our deepest apologies and our sincere admiration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n<p>\t in today&#8217;s <em>chronicle<\/em> story, the Littlefeather sisters said it was troubling to see her \u201cvenerated as a saint.\u201d  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n! function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    if (f.fbq) return;\n    n = f.fbq = function() {\n        n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n    }\n    ;\n    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n    n.push = n;\n    n.loaded = !0;\n    n.version = '2.0';\n    n.queue = [];\n    t = b.createElement(e);\n    t.async = !0;\n    t.src = v;\n    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n}(window, document, 'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '422369225140645');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the San Francisco Chronicle published an investigative report Saturday that claims Oscars and Native American icon Sacheen Littlefeather \u2013 best known for her appearance on behalf of Marlon Brando to refuse his Best Actor Academy Award for The Godfather \u2014 was not who she claimed to be. Her sisters said in the article that Littlefeather, &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/sacheen-littlefeather-native-american-and-oscars-icon-was-ethnic-fraud-report-deadline\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sacheen Littlefeather, Native American And Oscars Icon, Was &#8216;Ethnic Fraud&#8217; \u2013 Report \u2013 Deadline<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":105073,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/sacheen-littlefeather-accused-of-lying-about-native-heritage-the-hollywood-reporter\/","url_meta":{"origin":105015,"position":0},"title":"Sacheen Littlefeather Accused of Lying About Native Heritage \u2013 The Hollywood Reporter","date":"October 22, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Three weeks after Sacheen Littlefeather's passing, a writer has come forward with claims that the celebrated activist and former actress spent her life fraudulently posing as a Native American. 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