Sacheen Littlefeather, Native American activist and actress, dead at 75

Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native American actress and activist who made history when she declined the Best Actor Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando, has died at the age of 75.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced her death on Monday in a post shared on Twitter.

Actress and activist Sacheen Littlefeather was blacklisted from the entertainment industry after refusing Marlon Brando’s 1973 Oscar on his behalf.(Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) 

The tweet, accompanied by an image of the Apache and Yaqui actress...