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In 1973, Marlon Brando won the "Best Actor" Academy Award for his role as "Don Corleone" in The Godfather. However, he refused to accept the Oscars and instead sent Apache actress Sacheen Littlefeather to deliver a speech on his behalf. When she approaches the podium, she turned down the Oscar statuette being offered to her by presenter Roger Moore. Littlefeather used the opportunity to speak out about the siege at Wounded Knee that began a…
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