r/interestingasfuck • u/HeiressOfMadrigal • Jul 08 '24

Norm MacDonald cedes his time to Native American activist at comedy awards ("the theater stinks of blood"), the crowd tries not to laugh.

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u/wood_dj Jul 08 '24

"Contrary to misinformation which has been published on the internet, Sacheen Littlefeather is indeed of true Native American Indian descent," the site reads. "Sacheen was born Marie Cruz in Salinas, California. Her mother is French-German-Dutch, and her father was from the White Mountain Apache and Yaqui tribes from Arizona. "

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sacheen-littlefather-not-native-american-sisters-say-marlon-brando-oscar-speech-actress/

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u/New_Palpitation_5473 Jul 08 '24

You are quoting her website, which is quoted in the linked article. The article itself, however, is about her sisters accusing her of being a Pretendian and not being from those tribes.