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(The Wounded Knee standoff was under a Department of Justiceimposed media blackout at the time.)
[Brando] very regretfully cannot accept this very generous award, Littlefeathersaid at that podium in 1973.
Littlefeather faced backlash immediately after the incident that has followed her throughout the past 50 years.
The emotional burden you have lived through and the cost to your own career in our industry are irreparable.
For too long the courage you showed has been unacknowledged.
For this, we offer both our deepest apologies and our sincere admiration.
When I was at the podium in 1973, I stood there alone.
