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The Fight Over Sacheen Littlefeather’s Heritage Takes a New Twist

‘DESPERATE ATTEMPT’

More than 50 years after Sacheen Littlefeather made Oscar history, her family is firing back at new claims that she really was Native American after all.

Anthony Perry
Anthony Perry
An illustration including a photo of Sacheen Littlefeather speaking at the 45th Academy Awards.
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Anthony Perry

Anthony Perry

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