"The abuse you endured because of this statement was unwarranted and unjustified," a letter issued in June, signed by then-president David Rubin, read."The emotional burden you have lived through and the cost to your own career in our industry are irreparable. For too long the courage you showed has been unacknowledged. For this, we offer both our deepest apologies and our sincere admiration.
Just days before the Academy held an event at the organization's museum in Los Angeles in her honor in September, billed as"An Evening With Sacheen Littlefeather," she told"I'm here to see a letter, 50 years later, this apology -- it was something I never expected," she said."And came as a total surprise to me."
When asked if she would reject the Oscar all over again, she affirmed that the decision would still be made"in a heartbeat." "I did not do this totally for Marlon," she noted."I did not do this on my behalf. I did this for all Native people everywhere who suffered from racial prejudice and discrimination.", Littlefeather shared that she had been diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer in 2018, and it had"metastasized in recent years."
May she RIP
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