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Marlon Brando declines the Academy Award for Best actor. Sacheen LittleFeather, a Native American actress, attended a ceremony in Brando`s place, stating that the actor: very regretfully could not accept the award, as he was protesting Hollywood`s…

Hollywood Films have historically portrayed People of Africa and Middle East as white. Icons of the Bible photo series depicts some of the most famous characters of the Old and New Testament exclusively as people of color.

Hollywood diversity and inclusion efforts have failed to recognize and implement the concerns of Native people.

Lack of Native American actors in Hollywood

How Hollywood has changed its portrayal of Native Americans over the years - and still frequently falls short.

In her series Real NDNz Re-Take Hollywood, Peters recreated iconic classic Hollywood photographs, with Indigenous actors portraying stars like Audrey Hepburn, Elvis Presley and Ava Gardner.

When Leonardo DiCaprio won the best drama film actor Golden Globe for his role in The Revenant, he closed his speech by thanking "all the indigenous communities around the world. It is time that we recognize your history "

Johnny Depp appeared in the new Dior campaign, titled "We are the land".

A character from Tommy Orange’s There There writes to the actor about what it meant to see Sacheen Littlefeather at the Academy Awards.

Native American cast leaves Adam Sandler flick - "Nothing has changed, we`re still just Hollywood Indians".
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