Academy apologizes to Sacheen Littlefeather for her mistreatment at the 1973 Oscars

[Canada]

Academy apologizes to Sacheen Littlefeather for her mistreatment at the 1973 Oscars.

Nearly 50 years after suffering harassment and discrimination for protesting Native American mistreatment, the activist will be the guest of honor at an evening of healing and Indigenous celebration hosted by the Academy Museum on Sept. 17.

[kylor]

Not a moment too soon either.

[Canada]

Originally Posted by kylor

Not a moment too soon either.

My Dad said the same thing.

[Rayjg]

She was great in The Godfather.

[Martoto]

She should send Marlon Brando in her place to accept the apology.

[gardengirl1331]

'bout time.

[Rayjg]

Originally Posted by Martoto

She should send Marlon Brando in her place to accept the apology.

Brando sleeps with the fishes, sad to say

[BloodshotUSA]

Better late than never

[mwynn]

It is interesting that the Will Smith and Chris Rock situation put this back into the spotlight.

[RFK]

Too little, too late

[stvn1974]

When will we get an apology for Crash winning best picture?

[ctujackbauer]

San Francisco Chronicle - Sacheen Littlefeather was a Native American icon. Her sisters say she was an ethnic fraud

Pretendian.

[xbs2034]

Originally Posted by ctujackbauer

San Francisco Chronicle - Sacheen Littlefeather was a Native American icon. Her sisters say she was an ethnic fraud

Pretendian.

Apparently the author of that piece is controversial in the indigenous community as some believe her research isn’t solid. It might well be true, but I feel like it’s bad taste to only publish that three weeks after Sacheen Littlefeather’s death when she can’t respond, or indeed sue for defamation if the research is all bunk.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...ge-1235246782/

[ctujackbauer]

Originally Posted by xbs2034

Apparently the author of that piece is controversial in the indigenous community as some believe her research isn’t solid. It might well be true, but I feel like it’s bad taste to only publish that three weeks after Sacheen Littlefeather’s death when she can’t respond, or indeed sue for defamation if the research is all bunk.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...ge-1235246782/

Might be true? It's not solely research, there are quotes from White Mountain Apache tribal officials and her two sisters.

[xbs2034]

Originally Posted by ctujackbauer

Might be true? It's not solely research, there are quotes from White Mountain Apache tribal officials and her two sisters.

I didn’t read the original article and here’s the stuff in Hollywood Reporter (which I linked and where I heard about this story yesterday)

“ Keeler writes that according to her research of historical documents, the lineage of Littlefeather’s father traces to Mexico, not the Apache and Yaqui territories in Arizona, and that there are no records of family members’ enrollment in any tribes based in the land now known as the United States. Furthermore, Keeler interviewed Littlefeather’s younger sisters Rosalind Cruz and Trudy Orlandi, who said that Littlefeather lied about their family and invented her Native origins in an attempt to stand out in the entertainment industry. The sisters told Keeler that they had kept quiet, thinking Littlefeather’s fame would fade, but that they were troubled by seeing her “venerated as a saint.” They added that they learned of Littlefeather’s death through the news. On Friday, they appeared at Littlefeather’s funeral mass, where Cruz took to the pulpit and told the assembled mourners that their sister had lived with a lifelong mental illness and maligned her parents with her accounts of a difficult, abusive childhood.

In her column, Keeler writes that she began investigating Littlefeather’s history as part of her ongoing research into “Pretendians,” a list she began compiling in January 2021 of individuals who falsely claim Native identity. Keeler and her list are considered controversial within the Indigenous community, with some arguing that her research methods are unclear and that she has doxxed individuals without strong evidence. “I don’t want to give Keeler’s shtick oxygen,” tweeted Rutherford Falls showrunner and co-creator Sierra Ornelas on Saturday after Keeler’s column was published.”

Like I said, there is some dispute about Keeler’s methods, and the sisters thing sounds like a bitter and long estranged family. I just don’t really get the purpose of publishing all that after Littlefeather’s death which she can’t respond, and all it really accomplishes is airing dirty family laundry (when even the sisters say she suffered from lifelong mental illness).

[terp_fan99]

Originally Posted by ctujackbauer

San Francisco Chronicle - Sacheen Littlefeather was a Native American icon. Her sisters say she was an ethnic fraud

Pretendian.

This isn’t really surprising. John Wayne wasn’t held back by six security guards trying to get to her either. That’s another myth she kept repeating that the media ate up.

https://www.latimes.com/business/sto...myth?_amp=true

[Markgway]

I hate it when people fake ancestry to gain street cred.

By the way I'm changing my name to Dances with Kilts.

I'm 0.00000000001% Apache on my best friend's side.

[Damon1281]

Who?

[Poya]

Keeler's a sensationalist who likes to drum up controversy without any interest in facts. We'll have to find more sources to confirm this.

[xbs2034]

Originally Posted by Poya

Keeler's a sensationalist who likes to drum up controversy without any interest in facts. We'll have to find more sources to confirm this.

Exactly my issue. I’m not saying Keeler’s reporting is wrong. But you have someone with a reputation for going for sensationalist headlines without always having strong evidence, and now reporting this just weeks after Littlefeather died and can’t respond. It just feels icky to me.