Sacheen Littlefeather, an Indigenous US civil rights activist who campaigned against the treatment of Native Americans in the movie industry, has died at 75.The news was announced on Sunday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which in August apologised to Littlefeather for the abuse she endured when she took a stand in the 1970s against anti-Indigenous racism in the United States film industry.Littlefeather, who is of Apache and Yaqui heritage, had made history by being the first Native American to step foot on the Oscars award ceremony stage – the first time the event was broadcast live around the world – and use the opportunity to make a political statement.
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