Rest in power #SacheenLittlefeather Who would be brave enough to boycott their Oscar as an act of protest? While Littlefeather was making this speech on behalf of #marlonbrando , age just 26, John Wayne was in the wings ready to violently remove her from stage, and had to be physically restrained by 6 guards to prevent him doing so. Or so the story goes #ClintEastwood used his subsequent acceptance speech that evening to basically say the equivalent of White Lives Matter Littlefeather was booed during and after. She was not deterred The Academy only apologised to her for not recognising this act of courage THIS YEAR, and reconciled with her two weeks before she died This is what I call a speech 👏🏽✊🏽💫 #nativeamerican #heroes #activism #film #oscars #knowyourhistory