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Revisiting the achievements of Sacheen Littlefeather, the first woman of color to utilize the Academy Awards to make a political statement.
Top billed cast
Sacheen LittlefeatherSelf
Marlon BrandoSelf (archive footage)
Gene HackmanSelf (archive footage)
Russell MeansSelf (archive footage)- Lee VollmanSelf (archive footage)
Roger MooreSelf (archive footage)
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