Sacheen Littlefeather

As you know we are getting closer to Thanksgiving. It's about the Native Americans. I came across Sacheen Littlefeather. She goes under Hollywood History. For bringing awareness about the Injustice, mockery, and humiliation. The Natives were not being properly acknowledged.

Sacheen Littlefeather walked up the stage during the Oscars to accept Marlon Brando’s award to only to reject it.







Sacheen Littlefeather (born Maria Cruz on 30 January 1947 in Salinas, California, U.S.) is an activist who donned Apache dress and explained on behalf of actor Marlon Brando when he would not arrive to claim the Oscar he had won for his performance in The Godfather in a prepared statement at the Academy Awards on March 27, 1973.
Marlon Brando became involved with the American Indian Movement (AIM) in the early 1970s. He decided in 1973 that he wanted to make a statement about the events at Wounded Knee and contacted AIM about providing a person to accept the Oscar for him. Dennis Banks and Russell Means picked Maria Cruz. She had previously been the winner of the 1970 Miss American Vampire competition.

She represented Brando and his boycotting of the Best Actor Oscar for The Godfather (1972), as a way to protest the ongoing siege at Wounded Knee and Hollywood and television’s misrepresentation of American Indians. Brando had written a fifteen-page speech to be given at the awards by Cruz, but when the producer met her backstage, he threatened to physically remove her or have her arrested if she spoke on stage for more than 45 seconds. Her comments on stage were improvised. She then went backstage and read the entire speech to the press. Exactly what became of the Oscar still remains unknown.
Afterward, she began a brief acting career. Cruz has a heritage that includes Apache, Yaqui, Pueblo, and European ancestry.

Currently, Sacheen is the co-ordinator of the Kateri Prayer Circle in San Francisco and resides in the San Rafael, California area.

John Lennon:The songwriter, The peace maker and A Legend.

Today is The One of my most influential artist of all time. His name is John Lennon. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 You all must know Lennon. If not 1/4th of The Beatles. Best song writer of his time. I didn't live through the 60's and 70's but it feels like it right now. Two Thousand Eight is War, Economic Crisis, more War and a new president. I hate to bring the election in to this because it's a Lennon piece.

He would have been 68 today. I ask would he want to live this long? I don't know to see the progress he once sang about but as well see US History repeat it's self.I first heard Lennon from my mom and uncle. It put hope, love and tears into my eyes. He's a icon like a King, Kennedy, Che, and Romero. Lennon had words so strong and real it told stories. I am glad you came into our lives a left your mark with hope, love and peace. Your music is a blessing and will not get old. Thank you...

Happy Birthday John Winston Ono Lennon

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