44 years ago, Brando's protest Marlon Brando became involved with the American Indian Movement (AIM) in the early 1970s. In 1973, he decided to make a statement about the Wounded Knee incident and contacted AIM about providing a person to accept the Oscar for him. Dennis Banks and Russell Means picked Sacheen Littlefeather. She wore an Apache dress on the occasion. … [Read more...] about Sunday Evening Thread: Oscar Night
Native Americans
Wednesday Open Thread: Lies My Teacher Told Me
Continuing on with this week's theme... Native Americans. What your history teacher told you : Native Americans were savages who were not civilized. New Europeans arriving in the country taught Native Americans how to act civilized. After some exploring, the Pilgrims chose the land around Plymouth Harbor for their settlement. After harvesting their first … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Lies My Teacher Told Me