Sacheen Littlefeather recites the full acceptance speech that Marlon Brando intended for her to deliver on his behalf at the 1973 Academy Awards®. Brando asked Littlefeather to decline his Best Actor award in protest of the treatment of Native Americans in the entertainment industry and to bring attention to the AIM demonstrations at Wounded Knee. This recording is the first time the full speech has been read by Littlefeather for the Academy.

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