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5 decades, actually. i wonder if she ever met noted fake indian elizabeth warren..
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In an explosive new interview, the sisters of Sacheen Littlefeather have claimed the late activist was a liar and a fraud — and not Native at all.
Speaking separately to the San Francisco Chronicle, Trudy Orlandi and Rosalind Cruz shared that they are not ethnically Native American and that they identify as "Spanish." Littlefeather, the sisters said, was born Marie Louise Cruz but changed her name after rediscovering what she purportedly believed was her Native American heritage and becoming active in protests as a young woman.
Orlandi said, "It's a lie. … My father was who he was. His family came from Mexico, and my dad was born in Oxnard."
well if it is any consolation, 'mexicans' - in fact anyone native to S.A. is descended from native americans. Tribes, do not recognize the southern OR northern border.
well if it is any consolation, 'mexicans' - in fact anyone native to S.A. is descended from native americans. Tribes, do not recognize the southern OR northern border.
her sisters say they 'identify' as spanish, not mexican.
I wonder why the sisters waited until Littlefeather had died before bringing this to light?
Not sure how much she gained by claiming Native American ancestry. I know she was in a few movies in the 70s but aside from that one moment at the Academy Awards, i don't recall anything else about her.
I don't get the need from some folks to claim oppression.
I'm sure there are plenty more who were/are thinking the very same thing. She is actually one of America's most prominent, recognizable and well known Native Americans, don't ya know...
her sisters say they 'identify' as spanish, not mexican.
ok, but unless they moved in and kept it among family...i.e. never interbred with anyone local, they are more 'indian' than just about everyone not Tribal in the US
well if it is any consolation, 'mexicans' - in fact anyone native to S.A. is descended from native americans. Tribes, do not recognize the southern OR northern border.
Maybe, maybe not.
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