Sacheen Littlefeather died, 75 at her Marin County, California, 

Sacheen Littlefeather, a Native American activist has died at the age of 75

Littlefeather’s death was announced by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Sunday

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she had metastasized breast cancer according to a facebook post in 2021

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Littlefeather mother was European American mother and a Native American father

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She refuses Academy Award for best actor on behalf of Marlon Brando in 1973, for godfather

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She continued to work in activism for a number of health-related and Native American issues

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littlefeather's had produced films on problems about Native Americans

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She refused Academy award due to the treatment of American Indians today by the film industry

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in 1973 she had been mocked, discriminated against, for her brief Academy Awards appearance

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