Sacheen Littlefeather, a Native American activist who donned Apache dress presented a speech on behalf of actor Marlon Brando,for his performance in The Godfather,when he boycotted the 45th Academy Awards ceremony on March 27, 1973,in protest of the treatment of Native Americans by the film industry.Her heritage includes Apache,Yaqui,Pueblo,and European ancestry.He decided to make a statement about the Wounded Knee incident and contacted AIM about providing a proxy to accept the Oscar for him.