BROADCASTS.com

When Marlon Brando won Best Actor at the Academy Awards for his role in The Godfather on March 27, 1973, he sent Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather in his place. Dressed in traditional Apache garb, she declined the award on Brando\u2019s behalf, \u201cAnd the reasons for this being are the treatment of American Indians today by the film industry."\nLittlefeather\u2019s appearance was met with a mix of boos and applause from the audience. But, before her death in 2022, the Academy honoured Littlefeather for her protest, calling it "a powerful statement on behalf of human dignity and against the marginalization of Indigenous people."\nIn this episode, Arion, Olly and Rebecca consider the lasting impact of this stark political moment; revisit Littlefeather\u2019s earlier work for Playboy; and explain why, as a rumoured \u2018Pretendian\u2019, her ethnic identity continues to make headlines\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018A shocking moment in Oscars history, 50 years on\u2019 (BBC Culture, 2023): https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230302-the-most-shocking-moment-in-oscars-history-50-years-on\n\u2022 \u2018Sacheen Littlefeather was a Native icon. Her sisters say she was an ethnic fraud\u2019 (San Francisco Chronicle, 2022): https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Sacheen-Littlefeather-oscar-Native-pretendian-17520648.php\n\u2022\xa0\u2019Marlon Brando's Best Actor Oscar win for "The Godfather"\u2019 (Academy Awards, 1973): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QUacU0I4yU\n#Hollywood #70s #Native #Racism\nLove the show? Join\xa0\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\xa0\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\nJoin now via\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0or\xa0Patreon.\xa0Thanks!\npodfollow.com/Retrospectors\n\xa0\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices