I seriously doubt her sisters would have said anything if there was any possibility of Indian ancestry.

Regardless of the author’s research, this woman’s sisters disputed her Indian ancestry as well as her story about growing up in poverty, etc.

My cousin’s husband identifies as Yaqui, but he was registered in school as Mexican because native kids were not supposed to attend the school in town, but Mexican-Americans attended one school and Whites another. Another relative was born on a reservation and her BC says both parents were White although she’s AA and Native. I think native ancestry is more complex because there’s a legal definition of registration and how people live socially.

Well that’s really sad and interesting the Apache never bothered to put her. (I’ve been to the White Mountain reservation. It’s not a particularly large community.). I don’t think the author really got the Yaqui thing right—the reservation in Arizona is a relatively recent late 20th century reservation so of course her father would not have been affiliated. They came largely as refugees from the Mexican civil war. But the Yaqui native laned is northern Mexico, in the Sonora region, I think, and was then widely dispersed through much of Mexico in what was a more than hundred year period of repression and enslavement. So it is possible that her father was part Yaqui. Apache seems less likely but I think the Apache did range down into Mexico prior to the reservation system so would have been many generations prior. Anyway, I thought the article was ooorly written with respect to the Yaqui piece, at least.

She is a fraud. Her sisters outed her. She is Mexican American. She also lied about growing up in abject poverty. Her family was typical working class.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It looks like she was a possible fraud:

https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Sacheen-Littlefeather-oscar-Native-pretendian-17520648.php

Possible fraud?

She was obviously a fraud, confirmed by her own sisters.

She embraced a persona in an effort to find both fame and purpose. She likely had a personality disorder or mental health issues. Not normal behavior to pretend to be an Indian and go all in by using a fake name.

Possible because while the evidence does seem overwhelming, she isn’t alive any more to explain, and maybe there are facts we don’t know. But yes, it seems pretty bad.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It looks like she was a possible fraud:

https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Sacheen-Littlefeather-oscar-Native-pretendian-17520648.php

Possible fraud?

She was obviously a fraud, confirmed by her own sisters.

She embraced a persona in an effort to find both fame and purpose. She likely had a personality disorder or mental health issues. Not normal behavior to pretend to be an Indian and go all in by using a fake name.

Oh, there are others who have done this same type of appropriation for personal gain and fawning attention. Definitely nor normal behavior.

Anonymous wrote:It looks like she was a possible fraud:

https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Sacheen-Littlefeather-oscar-Native-pretendian-17520648.php

Possible fraud?

She was obviously a fraud, confirmed by her own sisters.

She embraced a persona in an effort to find both fame and purpose. She likely had a personality disorder or mental health issues. Not normal behavior to pretend to be an Indian and go all in by using a fake name.

How did they the Academy Awards not vet her before giving her an award? She was a total fraud.

It looks like she was a possible fraud:

https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Sacheen-Littlefeather-oscar-Native-pretendian-17520648.php

Yeah, John Wayne was a POS. Watch Trumbo if you haven’t already.

I think the AIM occupation is one of those pivotal American history moments that no one learns about.

And let me also just saw how gorgeous she was.

And as a total aside, I’m bummed that stumptown was cancelled—for a few reasons but it was one of the few network shows that had good recurrent roles for Native American actors.

Anonymous wrote:Given how badly she was treated all those years ago and how badly Native Americans have always been treated, I thought her response was really gracious.

I agree as well.

She seems like a class act all the way‼️

And I agree that John Wayne sounds like a complete jerk to me!

Given how badly she was treated all those years ago and how badly Native Americans have always been treated, I thought her response was really gracious.

Anonymous wrote:Truly such a non story. The Academy is trying to stay relevant in 2022. This is truly a nothing burger!

Who cares about Native Americans right?

Truly such a non story. The Academy is trying to stay relevant in 2022. This is truly a nothing burger!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/john-wayne-trends-in-wake-of-sacheen-littlefeather-oscars-apology/ar-AA10IhAC?ocid=BHEA000&cvid=17b273ffb51640c489e86a310fe013bd

John Wayne is a pure certified jerk. C. Eastwood only slightly better. Better late than never, I suppose...