The most famous “fake Native American” was Iron Eyes Cody, the “Indian” who shed a single tear in those 1970’s anti-littering commercials. He insisted he was Native American his whole life, and was in many movies. He died at 94, and it was then revealed he was Sicilian.

@aprilcaricchio4309

9 ай бұрын

My father was Italian and when I was a kid I always thought he looked like that man.

@bigtimepimpin666

9 ай бұрын

​@@aprilcaricchio4309hope you got his great olive skin.

@lisamh9037

9 ай бұрын

Now that one hurts. Dammit, man!

@lisamh9037

9 ай бұрын

I wonder if Smokey Bear is who we thought he was...

@smith1958b

9 ай бұрын

It has been recently discovered that Canadian folk singer, Buffy Saint Maria, is not Cree Indian, but Italian. Senator Elizabeth Warren claimed she was Native American but was exposed as having no Indian ancestry.

To be fair, I live near the Yaqui in Arizona. Half the tribe is in Arizona and half in Mexico. Both countries have a reservation. The Mexican-American war created a border across, although I know someone who is part Yaqui, and he told me the Yaqui/Dog People were wanderers who didn't have a specific territory.

@alfredogonzalez3421

Жыл бұрын

I've never heard them called the Yaqui/Dog people. Where did he/she get that?

@morganmadison366

Жыл бұрын

@@alfredogonzalez3421 Someone I know told me his grandfather was Yaqui, and they used to be called the Dog People.

@briantrudell8248

Жыл бұрын

@@morganmadison366 interesting thanks for sharing 👍

@reachingcoldmountainbeforeyou

Жыл бұрын

My understanding is that most Mexicans are half Indigenous and half Spaniard. Soooo, Mexicans ARE Natives🤷

@chuckrobinson599

Жыл бұрын

@@reachingcoldmountainbeforeyou Mexicans may or may not be "native", any Mexican will tell you, the more European you look, the more likely you are to be successful. Mexico was colonized by Spain. Actually there's more to it, but you'll have to look that up for yourself. Spain wanted the gold.

Absolutely hilarious! Brando complains about Hollywood not hiring native Americans by Brando not hiring a native American to play a native American.

@shumba_the_don

Жыл бұрын

How should he know!? And Mexicans are nativ to North America Central America even the native Colombians share some common facial futures and hair! In my opinion

@Nicole-dj3jf

Жыл бұрын

Not to mention res dogs half playing native Americans haven't even lived on a reservation they make us who do look like complete fools it's sicking how we as native Americans get this rap that we all talk in that dumb wording me live long time many moons ago nooooooo we don't talk like that hahhaa sicking really

@irplane

Жыл бұрын

@@shumba_the_don Well it was her own family that came out and said she was lying so.... Furthermore you've obviously never been to Mexico, not everyone there is mixed with "native americans". Youd be surprised how many "white" Mexicans with basically only Spanish ancestors are still there.

@holyharlot5222

Жыл бұрын

Yaqui is native american

@robpolaris7272

Жыл бұрын

@@shumba_the_don How should Hollywood know if he can’t figure it out? 😂 If I had millions of dollars and was going to lecture the world, I might spend some money looking into the person I am using to do it. Brando was swimming in money. At bare minimum he could check her background. But he was so anxious to lecture everyone he didn’t look at himself and the person he was using. She made some valid points. But when she turns out to be a fraud, it washes out the message.

My grandfather with no Jewish ties decided one day that he was Jewish. He dedicated the rest of his life to telling people about Jewish matters, and sleeping with Polynesian women. Apparently he'd worked in an industry where a lot of Greek and Jewish immigrants had worked. He apparently also made a habit of lying, then completely believing his lies. I don't know why I felt the need to type that.

@MaladaptiveCoffeeCreamer

Жыл бұрын

I don’t either but I’m so glad you did

@jaytay8637

Жыл бұрын

@@MaladaptiveCoffeeCreamer Me too !

@micheleparker3780

Жыл бұрын

😂

@jdanielcramer

Жыл бұрын

Me too,especially the part about the Polynesian women 🎉

@myautobiographyafanfic1413

Жыл бұрын

@@jdanielcramer I live in New Zealand, so it's not uncommon. My grandma, however, is not polynesian.

This has been well known in Hollywood circles for years, yet no one wanted to talk about it because they didn't want to be called a racist. Dennis Miller called her out on an episode of the Tonight show once, in the form of a joke no less, and there were articles in the papers the next day calling him a racist. Great video as usual. EDIT: It was on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

@briantrudell8248

Жыл бұрын

I remember that!!!

@AmusedChild

Жыл бұрын

I remember that too! When he was criticized, I thought, "He must be right."

@briantrudell8248

Жыл бұрын

Dennis and Norm, two of the greatest stand up guy's ever. IMO

@CR-ru1kw

Жыл бұрын

They ruin careers & jeopardize lives😕.

@dreamcore

Жыл бұрын

She was lying about tribal membership, but the actual racial take would be to qualify that somewhat because on a larger racial level she was partially amerindian

"Back in 1973 things were different" . Great analysis! Great humor! 🤣 This is why I come back everyday.

@briantrudell8248

Жыл бұрын

Yea they were, she was ahead of her time. She would fit right in and be welcomed into that hollyweird crowd today!

@MorrisseyMuse

Жыл бұрын

@@briantrudell8248 lol hardly! police brutality, systematic racism and corruption, gun violence, extremists vying for power...now are we describing the US in the 1970's or today here...?! lol

I've always said it: Being a victim can be a full time career in rich western countries.

@mattrice7150

Жыл бұрын

I think it’s safe to say he’s white

I'm half Native American and people are telling me that they are Native American all the time. Sometimes it's a distant relation on their grandmother's side. They assume we will have a bond somehow, but I can't even bond with legit relatives at family reunions. I was fooled by Sacheen Littlefeather. I'm still glad John Wayne didn't beat her up.

@Dude-gx2ul

Жыл бұрын

I'm Mexican and according to my DNA test, I'm 38 percent indigenous. No surprise

@geraldmartin7703

Жыл бұрын

In college decades ago I read "Custer Died for Your Sins". The author noted with amusement the number of whites claiming Cherokee heritage, as if it's somehow special. When I was a kid I was told my great great grandmother was Cheokee. I had m doubts since I'm actually half Japanese. Oh well... .

@Andreamom001

Жыл бұрын

People sometimes ask if I am Native American or even Asian. I have brown hair and brown eyes. But I always say no. It’s possible somewhere far back is an ancestor like that, but none I know of.

@tinabean713

Жыл бұрын

It always surprises me just how many people claim to be Cherokee vs. other tribes. I even remember some episode of Finding Your Roots years ago that touched upon the Cherokee lineage myth. One of my uncles claimed to be part Cherokee, but his sister who is very into genealogy once told me that it was not at all true.

@crowmedicine3890

Жыл бұрын

@@Dude-gx2ul I'm pretty sure Mexican people are partly indigenous. So I don't think, technically, she was wrong.

Most people of Mexican descent are of indigenous heritage but deny this due to discrimination by their lighter skinned countrymen. Although Spanish is the official language of Mexico, it's not the language spoken prior to the Spanish conquest. Mexico has many indigenous languages, some of which are considered endangered, the indigenous are often bilingual and some especially the children who translate for their parents, (who are Spanish second language and have a hard time with English) can speak three languages, Indigenous, Spanish and English.

@thatlady7193

Жыл бұрын

@@Mercurystars4202 US census is BS. They also count North Africans and Arabs as "white" lmao.

@ketocutie2981

Жыл бұрын

@@Mercurystars4202 Good point.

@cherylmillard2067

Жыл бұрын

@@Mercurystars4202 Yes!!! I agree! It's the same way with me, I'm British, French, Eastern European from my mother and father, with First Nation tribes of Metis, Mohawk and Blackfoot from my father's side.

@theam5976

Жыл бұрын

I second this. Although the Mexican government is trying to preserve the older, more traditional cultures through language programs (Nahuatl in Jalisco or the Mayan dialects in the Yucatan) and cultural spotlights, it doesn't erase the stigma of being "indio." Sadly, economic pressures seem to be erasing the more traditional way of life for those who wanted to remain closer to their roots. I find it odd that the organizations focusing on the native peoples in the United States don't seem to extend the same curtesy south of the border. Although The First Nations in Canada cover many of the larger tribes within that region, it always seemed to be regarded more positively (even though largely ignored) within the the United States.

@michaelarmenta8289

Жыл бұрын

"Spanish is not the language spoken prior to the Spanish conquest". No sh*t.

" ...lived a lie, in order to live as a victim." Seems to be the popular 'go-to' strategy for a lot of people nowadays.

@JustAnAverageWoman69

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely.

@JennyNobody

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately

@Catlily5

Жыл бұрын

Stupid thing is that she could have honestly claimed Mexican-American to be a "victim".

@timphelan2873

Жыл бұрын

Funny how some people are so ignorant or manipulative in their bias that they choose to focus on the person rather than the message. It doesn't matter who she was, or who she may have "pretended" to be. Her messege was dead on the money. Trying to undermine that by dragging the narrative away from that fact is gaslighting.

@samjam2376

Жыл бұрын

@@timphelan2873 I totally agree, a bad messenger doesn't mean the message is bad. The main thing is to not get caught up in personalities.

I heard, that Roger Moore was so confused by her behavior, that he took the Oscar Statue home. Later he had to give it back.

@tgin7100

Жыл бұрын

Lmao why is this so funny

@Attmay

9 ай бұрын

Because it is the closest he ever came to winning one. For one brief shining moment, it was his.

@coffeeisgood102

21 күн бұрын

Roger was a very under rated actor. He deserved the award, but unfortunately never received it.

Back when a woman pretending to be native was just a charming delusion, nobody thought of it as a warning sign of personality disorders. What was once thought innocent is now realized to be unstable. Lies aren't a harmless misunderstanding, they're signals that someone is not in solid contact with reality.

@erikbender1

Жыл бұрын

there is also the possibility she was a calculating manipulator.

@yomama2376

Жыл бұрын

It reminds me of that white lady who pretended to be black and even was the leader of an naacp chapter. Id like to see a deep dive on people who claim to be "transracial"

@mikeabel7577

Жыл бұрын

@@yomama2376 Rachel Dolezal

@tortimeese

Жыл бұрын

In the 60’s and 70’s, Cher often made references to being Native American (that horrible song, “Half Breed”). She is really of Armenian descent, which I guess wasn’t as sexy or unique back then, but I don’t think it meant she had a personality disorder. People love to make themselves sound unique.

@rumchata6569

Жыл бұрын

It’s a gimmick bro. Like pro wrestlers. Anything to get the bag baby

A new term should be used in these cases "Stolen Victimhood". (similar to Stolen Valor). They seek the status/sympathy and benefits of the victim class they impersonate.

@traillesstravelled7901

Жыл бұрын

Yup

@nighttrain1236

Жыл бұрын

Oppressed people have high status?

@parmijo

Жыл бұрын

@@nighttrain1236 Certainly in liberal areas. That's why liberals impersonate them. Would Marie Cruz get the same opportunities as Sacheen Littlefeather?

@samjam2376

Жыл бұрын

I don't entirely disagree, but in this case it's possible her motivation may have been that she thought her academy appearance would bring opportunities, which Dr Grande pointed out did happen on a limited basis.

@chuckrobinson599

Жыл бұрын

@@nighttrain1236 if you hadn't noticed, there's a huge amount of empathy for people who take on victim status. You can be lazy, hateful, and vindictive, but you can't be fired, because you're a victim.

It’s interesting to see how some people use the “greater good” as a way of promoting themselves. Her actions were offensive to both communities. She used the Native American community to elevate herself while, at the same time, devaluing her own Mexican community. In the end, I don’t think she cared for either group of people. Her intentions were purely self-serving. Great review, Dr. Grande! Thank you.❤

@distractedwriter100

Жыл бұрын

The name America came from an Italian explorer in the early 1500's. North America, Central America, and ummmm South America. I'm going with Turtle Island✊🏼🧡🧡🧡🧡

@Wildflower687

Жыл бұрын

That’s not entirely accurate. You’re trying to separate being Mexican from being Native American and they are actually largely one in the same. The majority of Mexican people are of Native American descent; something I don’t know if Dr. Grande knows. The only difference is one group is from the north (and better known) and one group is from the south (lesser known). She almost certainly was part Native American from her Mexican ancestry as the vast majority of Mexicans are of NA ancestry.

@robbo3132

Жыл бұрын

narcissism masked as altruism...as taylor swift said in her latest album

@Wildflower687

Жыл бұрын

@@stephoso - you’re very welcome! This is a topic I’m very passionate about, so I just want to set the record straight on some things people just aren’t aware of.

@madeleineprice3556

Жыл бұрын

I disagree, sit down weinee

I'm glad to see Dr. Grande talk about this. The first question I had- that maybe someone can answer for me?- is why her sisters waited so long to tell the world this.

@nymgrace1227

Жыл бұрын

They may have been afraid of her

@chilenapromedioRU

Жыл бұрын

It would be interesting to know her sisters' DNA. If they have any ancestry of original inhabitants of what is now Mexico, Sacheen case would have another twist.

@joanneblack7697

Жыл бұрын

​@@nymgrace1227 This makes sense. Maybe they didn't like the idea of Hollywood/ entertainment press bothering them and dragging them into the news.

@Wildflower687

Жыл бұрын

Okay, here’s the thing (and the problem with this video). 1. Sasheen did not lie about being NA. She lied about what tribe she was from. The fact is, it’s actually extremely unlikely that she would be half Mexican, but not NA, because the vast majority of Mexicans are NA (Mexico actually has the largest NA population in the world). However, many Mexicans do not have tribal affiliation, but at NA nonetheless. The likely scenario is, she didn’t know what tribe she would have crime from and probably just picked a better known one to associate with. 2. As for the sisters, from what I remember about their statement, they said they were not NA, but instead were Mexican. What that tells me is they do not associate Mexican with NA, which unfortunately is all too common. So yes, they did claim that they are not NA, while in the same breath stating that they are in fact Mexican, which is predominantly NA. They also stated there were no links to tribal heritage. That is not the same as saying they are not NA. It just means they have no tribal heritage. Not all NA are tribal members. For example: As a person of Puerto Rican descent, I am 14% NA, but the government considers my tribe (Taino) “extinct”, therefore, I’m part NA with no “tribal heritage”.

@Wildflower687

Жыл бұрын

I hope that helps. My family runs a Indigenous Tribal Center in Pennsylvania, so at least you know you’re getting information directly from someone involved in Latino Indigenous matters.

“She claimed to have a brother that died of AIDS, but actually had no brother” 🤨🤔🤔🤔

@Wildflower687

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think that’s an accurate statement. What I read is “the newspaper *reported* her bother died of AIDS, but they did not find a biological son in her family member’s obituaries” That’s not the same statement. She probably was referring to someone as “brother”, which is common tribal speak, and the newspaper interpreted it ad her having a biological brother. Dr. Grande is very off with this segment in my opinion.

@shmittyworman

Жыл бұрын

@@Wildflower687 This is actually correct. I have met her more than once and had been part of the California Indigenous circle. She was speaking about an adopted brother within her community.

@Wildflower687

Жыл бұрын

@@shmittyworman - ahhh see that make total sense to me. People really need to stop jumping to conclusions about these reports.

@shmittyworman

Жыл бұрын

@@Wildflower687 Not only that but this whole claim that she's "faking Indigenous" is far from the truth. Many times has the indigenous community spoken about her fathers heritage. He's Not JUST Hispanic from Europe or Latino, but strait up MEXICAN Indigenous. It still makes him Native American and her and her sisters as well. She always acknowledged that she's of far complexion because of her mother but her genetics do not lie. Her fathers herediterial claims could very well be legit and we have to keep in mind that until the 20s, people who identified as Indigenous in the U.S and Mexico were being headhunted by bounty hunters paid by the governments to eradicate territorial opposition. It was genocide. My partners family claimed "white and hispanic" on the census. My partner took his DNA test and came back 25% Indigenous.

@Wildflower687

Жыл бұрын

@@shmittyworman - yeah that’s along the same line as what I’ve been trying to say in all of these threads and being called “racist” and “bigoted” for pointing out the exclusion of an entire portion of NA identity and history. There’s even one dude on here trying desperately to convince me that you are not allowed to identify as NA unless you’re on a national registry lol And of course the barrage of people here who outright do not believe that Latinos and Hispanics are largely Indigenous. And then when you tell them about the DNA tests, that somehow becomes a conspiracy about how they’re just telling us what we want to hear. I guess they just prefer good old fashioned segregation.

The actor Iron Eyes Cody was actually Italian. The Sopranos has a great episode referring to this revelation.

@martineldritch

Жыл бұрын

I recently found out that my favorite wrestler from my childhood in the 70s, Chief Jay Strongbow, was Italian.

@Dwightstjohn-fo8ki

Жыл бұрын

@@martineldritch Well, at least Chief Dan George on the sign off at LA TV midnight AND IN "lITTLE BIG MAN" and Clint Eastwood films actually was a First Nations. BUT not O. Souix: I met him in Vancouver, BC. He was a Chief of the Tribe in North Vancouver, BC. !!! i.e. No warbonnet headress types.

@peggyallman7647

Жыл бұрын

@@martineldritch LOL

@tinareaume7484

Жыл бұрын

Jay Silverheels who played Tonto was also a real Native American and not Italian like most.

@calliew311

Жыл бұрын

To be fair, he prob got the first roles, just because of how he looked, then when people thought it was real and how he could be the most famous "Indian" he went along with it and created a backstory. It's terrible and I don't understand how people could do that. But I guess money and fame are more powerful to some than being truthful.

Sasheen wore that outfit to our school in San Francisco. She gave a rousing speech and then solicited donations to start a modeling school from the students afterwards. This was in the Spring of 1973.

@2Ryled

Жыл бұрын

What happened to the school?

@theSemiChrist

Жыл бұрын

@@2Ryled they discovered it was built on an ancient burial ground and had to move it.

@benjaminperez6620

Жыл бұрын

@@theSemiChrist Lolol…

@cocoq10

Жыл бұрын

She was so ahead of her time

@benjaminperez6620

Жыл бұрын

@@2Ryled Hi 👋🏼 Our school is still there. Her school was never started.

I'm old enough to remember when this happened (I was 10). I'm old enough to have told my kids the inspiring tale of Brando refusing the Oscar via this woman. It's very tiring anymore to keep finding out lots of what we have been believing, about lots of things, were just manipulative lies.

@cindynimmo

Жыл бұрын

No kidding. I’m sickened by the realization that our generation has been gaslighted on a huge scale so we would not challenge authority. Be distracted by the false cultural tales we are told. Just so we would continue to work without any real compensation and live our lives out in a failing society while blaming ourselves instead of those who wield power.

@katelynbrown98

Жыл бұрын

@@cindynimmo Yes. It seems that your generation did a lot of smokeshow so as to not reveal a true intention, or here, to just get themselves ahead/present an image, or message. Even though she wasn't a true Native American, her message was with good, but now a bit tainted with the dishonesty of her own identity.

@samjam2376

Жыл бұрын

Always keep in mind the message, regardless of an imperfect messenger.

@cindynimmo

Жыл бұрын

@@samjam2376 imperfect and fraudulent are not synonymous

@patriciaaznavourian3014

Жыл бұрын

Me too, I remember watching this as it happened also.

I feel bad for Brando. Conned by this woman & now associated with her name. He was acting as a true ally & she deceived him. It just proves that you don’t need to BE the cause you fight for. You can didn’t for it no matter how intimate or not your connection to it. She just made a mockery of it by manipulating & lying. It’s as if she didn’t care for the cause so much but rather the fame…. Hmmm…. The victim title was just too alluring & how much easier is that, isn’t it?- to not actually have to experience what it’s like to be a victim & rather just victimize yourself for the attention without the pain?

@erinnasewytewa3717

Жыл бұрын

he was literally a rapist

@rozalilu1

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@Mmeme2023

Жыл бұрын

I think his stand is still important. If anything, the younger generation now knows how brave Brando was.

@rozalilu1

Жыл бұрын

@@Mmeme2023 she took away the activism from having a true NA Icon that understands the issues at hand. Not for personal gain

@Attmay

9 ай бұрын

Maybe in his early years, but after this point, he became a bigger joke than William Shatner, both literally and figuratively!

I've knew a man who claimed to have fought in Vietnam and a hero. I'd know him since we were kids. He in fact was a draft dodger and was never in the military, ever...After a while he could actually tell his horror stories with tears. I think he grew to believe them.

@Dwightstjohn-fo8ki

Жыл бұрын

AFTER it became "trendy"? I know two Canadians, drunks, who volunteered to serve in the Vietnam era. I doubt they, like MOST military, every saw actual combat. but they came back to Canada with the "crutch" they wanted for life. the excuse for being an alcoholic, which they were before their service. !!

@davidjacobs8558

Жыл бұрын

technical term is "Confabulation" when you truly believe your own lies.

@DennisNeijmeijer

Жыл бұрын

Imagine that, faking PTSD because you avoided actually getting PTSD in Vietnam... Just as stupid as living on the run for years when a sentence wasn't that bad. It's like those people putting in extra effort to be lazy

@sookie4195

Жыл бұрын

I worked for the VA and on one of the corners in town, a man panhandled as a disabled Vietnam Veteran. He was lying.

@animula6908

Жыл бұрын

That’s sad on so many levels.

Sacheen seems like a professional victim. While Sacheen was discovered at the Academy Awards, these days professional victims are more commonly found on Twitter.

@cherylmillard2067

Жыл бұрын

or even more so on TikTok.

@k.o.h3599

Жыл бұрын

Most of them live in israel.

@nanaman

Жыл бұрын

You hit that one dead on!

@davidogundipe808

Жыл бұрын

@@k.o.h3599 I beg to differ the USA seems to have a lot.

@tankthearc9875

Жыл бұрын

even if its the truth , ppl like to just downplay it its not happening , when in fact it is.

wow this has me SHOOK, i believed her watching the marlon brando oscar refusal clip, shocking to find out she was rachel dolezal before rachel dolezal

On the one hand, being of Mexican extraction, she more than likely had at least some indigenous heritage. And so her credibility on the Native claim is not completely false. On the other hand, she did lie about being Apache and Yaqui. So her credibility in general to represent Native Americans falls into doubt based on telling the lie. That being said, indigenous heritage-regardless of quantity-is determined by genealogical science, not tribal affiliation.

@kramalerav

Жыл бұрын

@@ilsa_xo She’s a Pretendian.

@The_Mendiola_Effect

2 ай бұрын

Turns out new research shows that she did have family who are Yaqui. Her great great grandfather had Yaqui on his birth certificate.

Yes, Doctor, of course, Littlefeather was a good actress after all. l didn't think of it from that angle and totally missed it, possibly along with many others who viewed her through a different lens. Dr. Grande doesn't miss a beat, in summary, explained perfectly his thought with a nice touch at the end. Always grateful for these videos key part of my daily for over a year now, has to be a big help for me to understand my family without going crazy anymore.

I was completely not surprised when I heard this.

She should have gotten an Oscar for her 40 plus years of performance/trickery and dedication to the craft as she never stopped pretending.

@icanbreatheinoutterspace

Жыл бұрын

😂☠️

@anniegaffney8378

Жыл бұрын

And then she could refuse to accept it.

@rozalilu1

Жыл бұрын

@@anniegaffney8378 that's funny.

@animula6908

Жыл бұрын

I’m sure apologies from the academy are worth more than the awards themselves, just as being a fake victim is worth more than being a real hero nowadays

@Attmay

9 ай бұрын

They should apologize for their apology.

How he, calmly and matter-of-factly, sets the record straight. 🤣 You, Sir, are ESSENTIALLY PRICELESS!!!

@Wildflower687

Жыл бұрын

He doesn’t really set the record straight. He’s making a lot of assumptions here that I find disturbing. He flat out claims she was not NA and the likelihood of that being true is very slim. She was half Mexican, which means she almost certainly was part NA, as most Mexicans, Central and South Americans are predominantly NA. What she lied about was her tribal affiliation, which makes sense considering people still to this day do not associate Hispanics with being NA, when most of us are, at least in part.

@ralfkohler3671

Жыл бұрын

@@Wildflower687 1. yes he does. 2. keep on being disturbed. Makes it easier for us sane people.

@Wildflower687

Жыл бұрын

@@ralfkohler3671 - hey, you’re free to listen to him, I’m not stopping you, but you have been warned that his information is inaccurate, straight from a Latino person of NA descent whose family owns an Indigenous cultural center, but sure, what do I know?! 😂

@ralfkohler3671

Жыл бұрын

@@Wildflower687 ever considered the possibility that said Latino person might not be the official biographer of that lady? That they, perhaps, may know shit about her? Say, in comparison to, for instance, MEMBERS OF HER OWN FAMILY? Huh?

@Wildflower687

Жыл бұрын

@@ralfkohler3671 - who is even talking about a biographer? Literally no one. Again, you can choose to take a counselor’s word for it, who clearly doesn’t understand the complexities of Latin American identity, or you can take it straight from someone who is directly involved and part of that identity. Your choice.

As a space alien, I am deeply concerned how aliens are portrayed in movies and books.

@evonne315

Жыл бұрын

Aliens are marginalized and misrepresented all the time. Its outrageous!

@repa49

Жыл бұрын

I feel you…😂😂😂

@nickh.4917

Жыл бұрын

Ken, I don’t remember seeing you on my Pod Transport. I came here in earth year 1912. When was your transport?

@jenanne31

Жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry for you poor poor victimized aliens. 🤣

@maryabbott5005

Жыл бұрын

DEF..👽👾🤪🤣😂

Do one on the actor “ Iron Eyes Cody @ who claimed his entire acting life he was an Native American when in fact he was 2nd or 3rd generation Italian! He was a good Indian actor but even wrote a book on sign language which was fake! Several Native Americans did a video on him calling his book not only a sham, but it wasn’t even close to native America sign language.

FIRST! FINALLY! OH, THE SWEET SONG OF VICTORY! Years of Ativan abuse has almost completely destroyed my attention span, but every time I start watching one of the Doc's videos, I'm hooked until the end. Also, we just had an earthquake here (Redwood City, CA).

@taharzioual4606

Жыл бұрын

Bravo !

@agustincurutchet8649

Жыл бұрын

fuck man you got a monster dick

@chris55529

Жыл бұрын

@@taharzioual4606 Thank you!

@angelinparadise7282

Жыл бұрын

🤭👏👏👏👏

@chris55529

Жыл бұрын

@@angelinparadise7282 Thanks, Angel.

My dad started identifying as a Native American years ago. It’s not driven by narcissism but from severe identity issues and having a really hard time fitting in. Ironically. I have a trans sister and he told me that he suspected being trans is not a real thing. People are complicated.

@purplelove3666

Жыл бұрын

Yeah like being trans is actually complicated, and your trans sister, is probably your brother right? I am sorry,I am surprised you used the world complicated,when it's applying to you right now.

@gustavedelior3683

Жыл бұрын

I had a chuckle because I can relate

@nymgrace1227

Жыл бұрын

Life is complicated. Some folks coping mechanisms area bit weird

@chilenapromedioRU

Жыл бұрын

If I had a trans child who changed their sex identity, I would probably start to have identity issues too. It doesn't mean I wouldn't support them but that's probably a difficult situation for any parent, and this comes from a childfree person!

@kaninma7237

Жыл бұрын

Why do people attack the integrity of trans men and women when someone in the news is dishonest about their family background? Standards of care for trans people, based on empirical research, have been developed by professionals. No such standards exist for those who fabricate stories about their family history.

Side note: I miss Siskel and Ebert terribly. I used to watch them late night on PBS. I did not always agree with them, but I could tell from the reviews whether I would like the movie or not.

I hope everyone has seen Norm MacDonald and the American Indian, Johnny Twofeathers, accepting the award for Melissa McCarthy.

@Catlily5

Жыл бұрын

No.

Apparently John Wayne was sitting in the audience and had to be physically restrained because he wanted to go up and punch her.

@alexf9381

Жыл бұрын

That's a long time regurgitated rumor that has no factual evidence to back it up. It started by a "I heard" rumor and it spread in the same way as any high school rumor. "i heard" "apparently" etc etc. It continues to be spread in the same manner to this day. There's no footage or primary sources backing up this occurrence.

@jungness

Жыл бұрын

Not surprising coming from a draft dodger

@jenrutherford6690

Жыл бұрын

What a guy !!!

@Rob-qv6se

Жыл бұрын

That myth has also been debunked.

@Lawofimprobability

Жыл бұрын

And who is the only person who told the story?

I worked with Indian Health Services and met many Sacheens.

I’m not first- only speculating what it would be like to be first.

Thank you for sharing this, I had no idea she lied about her heritage! I appreciate the message she was trying to send, but lying is never the answer.

@jackedkerouac4414

Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of my brother except it's not his heritage he lies about it's his fortune. I mean he's not a total a-hole but stop it bro dad started the company lololol

Mexican people are predominantly mestizo. People of European and indigenous American decent. So she's probably native American in that sense but definitely different cultures and not at all what she claimed.

Fasinating video! I was completely unfamiliar with the controversy around her. She lived the life of a con artist. Marlon Brando lived in Omaha, Nebraska (I used to live in Omaha and Nebraska is my home state) till he was six years old and his mother (Dorothy "Dodie" Brando) was the first leading lady of the Omaha Community Playhouse. He apparently did not like his Nebraska roots. Irconically, he was not a very grounded person at times.

It's disgusting how many people didn't care that she lied about her heritage and even still believed her.

@Arewal851

8 ай бұрын

@@seattlejayde What movement? Please go watch Buffy in any given interview. She gloats and brags incessantly. The only person she raised up was herself. All she did was insult Indians as being too stupid to have ever accomplished anything (until she came along to teach them about rock and roll, bring them glitz and shine and even teach them Cree). It's disgusting. Here is a quote from Canadian Senator Paula Simons speech on Pretendians. It sounds like it was written for Buffy but it is from before the news broke. "Every time a self-deluded narcissistic pretendian wins an award, gets university tenure or is given a seat at a boardroom table, it means someone real has been pushed out or denied access. It is all too evident that many such pretendians delight in perpetuating clichés, stereotypes and tropes about Indigenous people, making it even harder for authentic contemporary voices to be heard." It's worth a watch. Very powerful speech on the subject. Buffy did nothing. She set indigenous people back by perpetuating stereotypes and making them out to be less than. Even last year on Indigenous Day she said we need to come up with something positive about native people, as she pivots to sell her childrens books!! Insinuating the world knows nothing positive about them....or do we still think they are just stuffed in museums or extinct? That one is her favourite. She says it in almost every interview. A good one to see her true character is the ASU video (9 years ago) where she rants on about Columbus and the conquistadors as good men that just had "bad management". There is also a priceless Freudian slip in that one when she talks about how all native people are racists except her "I never BECAME the kind of Indian that ......"

the person who wrote about Sacheen Littlefeather is Jacqueline Keeler. she is a known Xenophobic person in the native American community and does not consider indigenous people of Canada or mexico (Or other indigenous people of latin america) *not* native american. Dr Grande, you should have mentioned this

@jenrutherford6690

Жыл бұрын

Sorry ,can you translate this into something that makes sense ?

@alyzluke801

Жыл бұрын

So her sisters were lying?

@AikoSilver

Жыл бұрын

@@alyzluke801 looks like it?? the sisters and Sacheen were estranged. just because Sacheen invistigated and found her roots doesn't mean her sisters did or identified with it. Sacheen also never claimed she was an enrolled member of the tribes she descended from. it is also important to note that Sacheen's sisters support conservative party while Sacheen supported the "liberal" party. Why is political parties important???? well That is another layer as to why they were estranged, simply because they never have the same values or views and some families take it to the extreme. Apparently Sacheen's sisters were trumpsters and Sacheen publically denounced them which kept their feud going on and to the point that Sacheen did not want her sisters involved with her funeral or to be guests at her funeral service

@rozalilu1

Жыл бұрын

@Ochre Mouse so far from the truth. Sacheen is a Self-identified schizoaffective bipolar. That should have been a major clue that everyone missed. As a family, it's been one violent psychotic episode after another. Marie created Sacheen, who didn't like herself . She is a pathological liar and extremely narcissistic. She told vicious slanderous lies against our family, especially our father, for personal gain. The eternal victim/Saint act She hijacked a tribal nation with their issues to create a following. Much like a cult leader. Politics have nothing to do with anything. Sacheen was very abusive to us and those around her if they stay long enough. We got Dr.Jekell and Mr. Hyde. Regardless, of what ppl think it's the truth. Unfortunately, she kept changing her lies. Sasheen is a ribbon company. We used to sew so she changed the s to c. And the buckskin dress she wore was of the Plains tribe and not Apache nor her hairstyle. I'm always amused when ppl think they grew up with us

@rozalilu1

Жыл бұрын

@Mark is not even close. Our family doesn't drink. So there's no drunk tirade. My father was a child of an alcoholic. His father, George, drank, abused him, fostered homes, family to family. Lost his hearing at 9yrs old. His mother died at 22yrs. Sacheen took his life and made it her story except for being deaf. Would of helped. On Google we read about her death, that it had already been arranged, and the funeral director was instructed not to communicate with my middle sister. Legally, we are her heirs, and rightfully so. we are taking care of business. Some gal parading around as her neice accepting condolences and forged her death certificate. We're dealing with that. As sisters, we were never spoken or written about. We didn't want to play Indian. Otherwise, she was afraid of the truth. Sacheen told vicious lies and slandered her family, especially our father, for personal gain. Ruthless & narcissistic. A self identified schizoaffective bipolar and spoke of it often. Plus, in & out of psych wards, which only the family knew. Try living with a family member who's mentally ill with violent psychotic episodes. We went to the funeral since no one knew we existed. I approached the podium to address the fact that she has 2 biological sisters, and none of us have children. Talk about our grandparents, parents, and the good people they were. How we had a good life growing up and my father didn't do anything wrong. Marie Louise created Sacheen because she didn't like her Hispanic hertiage. Even on her marriage license to Rubio, she listed our father's info. Wrong. After the divorce, she never married again. BTW that name comes from Sasheen Ribbon Company. She dropped the s to c that's why no tribes could match it to their language. We used to make our own clothes and belong to 4-H, ballet lessons, Catholic schools, and county fairs just like any other family in the country. No poverty. Our parents had a successful business, our home was behind the shop and our grandparents' house 100Ft away with a stable & our horse. Marie wore a Plains buckskin dress instead of traditional Apache and hairstyle to Oscar's. Red flag. As a pathological liar, schizophrenic and the victim/Saint act she was a con. A terrible actress to us because "well, we got stuck with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. This is way b4 JK. Until Oct 2022 never heard of the woman or anything she stood for except the one thing we have in common. Marie is a fraud. I've been trying for 15yrs to get a journalist to listen to me. Just happened at the right time. Jk is an activist. I'm defending my family that Sacheen slandered for fame and you bought the ticket to the longest running delusional show of the century. Politics have nothing to do with anything. Poor defense. But if it helps you out, she was republican. You'll the fan club that will always keep the candle burning. Me, I could care less what anyone thinks or says. This is just the tip of the iceberg of her.

This used to be called “passing.”

@Catlily5

Жыл бұрын

Usually people tried to pass as white because of heavy racism, slavery, Jim Crow laws.

To be fair most Mexicans are primarily or have very much -Native American DNA (either being mestizo or almost full native) so she very well could have just been connecting with that part of her heritage.her father was most likely mestizo. In the past the US census counted Mexican Americans as white notably on the 1930 census. So most likely he was counted as white even if he was mestizo or had native ancestry.

@Big_Tex

Жыл бұрын

That don’t count. I mean I see your point but it doesn’t work that way, “Native American” means something different. I may as well claim to be African American because my ancestors came from Africa 100,000 years ago.

@sr2291

Жыл бұрын

@@Big_Tex All tribes have not allowed testing probably because they wouldn't have Native American DNA either. Many of us have small bits of NA DNA and there are Native Tribes all over the world. NA are not the only indigenous people in the world either. I am not talking about 100,000 years ago. More like 8 to 10 generations ago. I also have Sephardic Jewish Ancestors 13 generations ago. Not sure when they converted to Christianity. Most DNA tests only go back 5 to 8 generations.

@michellevarela2810

Жыл бұрын

Natives from other countries dress differently and honestly never heard of other natives from different countries having this kind of names, she wasn’t trying to look like a Native American from Mexico, but like a Native American from the USA, which she’s not, she could had say that she was Mexican and that would be better, but she took places for real native Americans and that’s just now right

@annwethenorth

Жыл бұрын

She lied

@Alex_Penjamin

Жыл бұрын

“If my grandmother had wheels, she would be a bike.”

She probably wasn't wrong that her Mexican heritage hindered her career as an actress. Brando's Apocalypse Now co-star Martin Sheen's real name is Ramon Estevez (actor Emilio is his son, along with Charlie Sheen), but he took on the stage name because casting directors would assume he was Latino and not cast him, though he was actually both to European immigrants (an Irish mother and a Spanish father). Over a decade later, A Nightmare on Elm Street actor Jsu Garcia, who is of Cuban descent, was given the pseudonym Nick Corri by his agent so he could pass for Italian. Even today, Latinos make up only 6% of speaking roles on TV despite making up 19% of the US population overall.

@jjgems5909

9 ай бұрын

Martin sheen looks European white though. For Latinos who look darker skinned and more native features you can’t just simply change your name and pass for white.

So when she went to San Francisco she was sure to wear a feather in her hair? LOL

@cassandraespinosa2223

Жыл бұрын

🤣🌉😁

@rozalilu1

Жыл бұрын

Lol😂😂😅

I don’t understand how it’s clear she wasn’t Native American. At least as an indigenous person. I thought “Native American” meant American was American relating to the 2 continents as “American”. She looks like she has Apache ancestry.

@russiaprivjet

Жыл бұрын

She said she was Apache, not just Native American

@Catlily5

Жыл бұрын

@@russiaprivjet Some Apaches are in Mexico. The tribe was split by the international border. Not that this means she is honest. Edit: She claimed to be White Mountain Apache. They are in Arizona. She is definitely lying.

@russiaprivjet

Жыл бұрын

@@Catlily5 Ive never in my life met a Mexican or Mexican American who claimed Apache. But yeah ok fine

@Catlily5

Жыл бұрын

@@russiaprivjet Just because you have not met them doesn't mean that they don't exist. There are Apache people in Mexico.

@russiaprivjet

Жыл бұрын

@@Catlily5 ok but they were mainly in the us southwest. The territory in modern day mexico that could have been apache didn’t migrate to become farmhands in northern California. They came from central mexico and would have considered themselves maya if anything But anyway i get your point. But salinas just didn’t have them. But i really don’t care enough so whatever

It seems appropriate; the Academy represents a group of egotistical "plastic" people. That a person who appropriated a culture for personal benefit perpetrated a fraud on the Academy seems like perfect irony to me.

@TheBOG3

Жыл бұрын

People say that about Jessica Alba. Her DNA test revealed that she's only one eighth Native American/Native Mexican. The rest of her DNA is all European. Danish, French and Spanish.

@Wildflower687

Жыл бұрын

@@TheBOG3 - 13% is actually considered a significant amount depending on what the acceptance threshold is for a specific tribe.

As a Native myself I have to say she really looked like a Native both as a young woman and especially as an older woman. She looked so much like my grandmother. I'm so surprised to find out she wasn't Native at all. Vety hard to believe. I do however thank her for any positive attention she brought to Natives and I am also greatful to Marlon Brando who did stand along side Native activists many times during his lifetime. ❤

@johnnyangel9163

Жыл бұрын

She had a "asseye" look.

@crowmedicine3890

Жыл бұрын

I believe that Mexican people are partly indigenous. Technically she wasn't wrong.

@thatlady7193

Жыл бұрын

The native features probably comes from the Mexican side of family. Most Mexicans have indigenous blood (Aztec, Mayan, Zapotec etc.)

“I’m sorry, but I will not hear a bad word said about Little Feather. She has been an inspiration, trailblazer and mentor figure to me.” - Hilaria Baldwin

@teenieneenie630

Жыл бұрын

Now that's funny!!

@renateyerkes9761

Жыл бұрын

That's hilaria-ous.

@GeronimoKennel

Жыл бұрын

Hillarrrrrrrrious

@rozalilu1

Жыл бұрын

Insane

@lynfordwilson4384

8 ай бұрын

Now that's nuts.

She was a Professional victim. The victim mentality is tearing us all apart.

@whitedragon5578

Жыл бұрын

Agree. Meghan markle and Harry Windsor is another example of victims 🙄. Playing victim is so tiring for all of us. Seems we are all be held hostage by these people who play victim. Be it race, gender, culture... needs to stop.

Knowing the white mtn Apaches, I would not want to piss them off by pretending to be them.

@bbamboo3

Жыл бұрын

She didn't dishonor White Mountain Apache people, they came and danced in her honor at the Academy Museum event. I assure you that would not have happened if she was considered "fake". Her work and activism is what they honored, and hundreds of other Native American's agreed with them. So Racism aside, consider how stereo types have been used to cover up a genocide that is part of the history of the United States. Sacheen's work to change stereotypes is only one in a long line and we can work with Secretary Deb Haaland to recognize Native American rights and to fight racist stereotypes.

It's weird when Americans saying they "identify as", it's a synatx error, the subject of the sentence is misplaced. It would be "I identify myself as" or "I identified that tree as".

I'm Mexican and according to my DNA test, I'm 38 percent indigenous (Native American). No surprise

@PHlophe

Жыл бұрын

well we can usually tell , the average Mexicans does have a pronounce indigenous appearance , i mean down the body types . and its not only the oaxaqueños. Y'all need to embrace Indio ancestry

@Dude-gx2ul

Жыл бұрын

@@PHlophe definitely not only the Oaxaqueños but Oaxaca, Chiapas and most Southern states tend to have the largest, full blooded Indigenous groups. Northern States such as Sonora, Sinaloa, Chihuahua and Nuevo Leon tend to have more Spanish blood (although some indigenous blood is still present)

My ex is native, and everywhere we went, people would come up to him and tell him how they are some fraction of a native descent or some thing of the like. It was really strange. He would start talking in native language and confuse them. It's funny how it's "cool" to be a heritage that you are not. My family grew up on the Crow reservation, Lodgegrass Montana, but I don't claim to be native, because I am not. Anyway whichever. People are weird.

@mjanny6330

Жыл бұрын

It's not "cool" whats happening is people see the privileges it comes with and want a piece.

@jaytay8637

Жыл бұрын

Ha ! Just like being Irish !

@mjbankhead9063

Жыл бұрын

I feel you! My great great great grandmother was born on a Cherokee reservation in Arkansas. I have zero rights to claim something that I’m not because there’s no documentation stating she was actually Cherokee.

@mjbankhead9063

Жыл бұрын

@@jaytay8637 right!

@lewasil

Жыл бұрын

@@mjanny6330 I know it's not cool, that's why I put it in parentheses. But it seems like, for some reason, some people think being native is cool. Saying they're native or from the "rez" or something somehow makes them seem cool. I don't get it. My mom told me stories about her life in Lodgegrass, and my grandfather and dad too. It did not sound fun. I went to see where she grew up and it was sad to see the town. I'm not qualified to really speak on it, as I never lived there. But if I mention my family's history there, some people perk up and tend to have some story about how they are .000000002 percent native on their grandmother's side or some thing. And with my ex, who looks so very native. The way people would come up to us and claim to be his "brother" or some crap. All the while I was invisible, being white.

Clearly she lied/embellished? However, I can't imagine her being Mexican and not Native American. Tracing her father's roots back to the 1880"s is meaningless since it omits her mother's contribution. Also historical records self identifying racial identity are not that reliable. If her DNA was tested I think it would reveal some native/indigenous heritage. Doesn't excuse her lies but it would be interesting to find out.

@Catlily5

Жыл бұрын

Her mother was of European ancestry. And Sacheen claimed her father was Native American.

@Catlily5

Жыл бұрын

I think she would have Native heritage from Mexico. She lied about the White Mountain Apache blood.

He didn't answer the main question everyone had. Did Brando know?

@MPM1620

Жыл бұрын

I think so yeah he was the king of trolls

So she lied about literally everything in her life, and then pretended to be native american to further her modeling career, and when it didn't work, she blamed her failure on anti Native American sentiment. Native Americans have been treated very poorly in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and more than that. But she tried to use the treatment of Native American Indians as a trick to help herself be more notable. Brutally offensive to all people, real indigenous people, her own Mexican heritage, and anyone else who wasn't a lying con artist. And yes, there are a lot of people of Mexican descent who have indigenous ancestors. She did something different. And lying about your parents is disgraceful.

It's most unfortunate for her Father! Being Hispanic is a beautiful ethnicity as well as, Native American ancestry! All lineages are wonderful reinforcing diversity! Almont sounds like Amber Heard who is also living in a Fantasy world! With all the insanity of A.H., at least she hasn't "Yet" claimed to be a minority ethnic group!

I always thought the story about John Wayne having to be restrained by 6 security men, made no sense. By that time, he had been through lung cancer and had part of his lung removed. Wayne never criticized Littlefeather personally; his general comment when asked about Brando’s refusal is that the actor should have come out and done it in person. Too often nowadays, stories in the media are circulated in whatever way is politically convenient. At least if you’re going to dislike the guy, dislike him for well documented things he actually said and did. Weird how Sacheen Littlefeather’s history of fibbing was not told by the mainstream media recently, just the John Wayne part. Dr. Grande, I’ve been watching your channel for a long time and I really appreciate that you present facts without bias.

@Rob-qv6se

Жыл бұрын

That story was always ridiculous and has been well and truly debunked.

She may have been a liar but in what planet is a Mexican person not also Native American? The land known as Mexico was colonized by the Spanish. As a result the native people (often Mayan) were mixed with Europeans. They were subjugated and made to feel shame for their heritage so of course anyone who was light enough to pass as fully white would have tried to do so in order to progress socially under these circumstances. I am disappointed in your lack of insight in this subject. I expected better.

@madid6326

Жыл бұрын

It's undeniable. We don't even have to look further than the EZLN who have demanded that the Mexican Government put an end to indigenous segregation and oppression for years. Their existence is a direct result of this history.

Pretending to be a Native American has a long history. @Dr. Todd Grande could you please also analyze the personality of a writer Archibald Belaney a.k.a. Grey Owl while you are on the topic?

@cinemathequerouge317

Жыл бұрын

Oh yes, that would be good. Iron Eyes Cody too!

@annwethenorth

Жыл бұрын

There's certainly a lot.

@bluebellwood4287

Жыл бұрын

Archibald belaney would be a very good episode.

Why isn't everyone angry at Cher?

@Hey___you

Жыл бұрын

Right??

@jewelryboxballerina

Жыл бұрын

What did Cher do? Just curious.

@Hey___you

Жыл бұрын

@@jewelryboxballerina She pretended to be Cherokee.

@jennifromtheblock4684

Жыл бұрын

She claims Cherokee ancestry but is actually Armenian

@jewelryboxballerina

Жыл бұрын

@@Hey___you Whoa. Ok. Thanks for the info. 👋

Very interesting. I didn't think she was fully a Native American. Having Hispanic blood and most likely at least some Native blood from generations back, allowed her to get away with it. I would really love for you to do an analysis of Iron Eyes Cody, famous for the 70s commercial where he sheds a tear for pollution. It turns out that he didn't have a drop of legitimate Native blood and was mostly of Sicilian ancestry. His story is actually more interesting because he really believed his lie and lived his life as a Native American. It would be an intriguing analysis to say the least. Thank you

Wow what's with all of these cases of people pretending to be Native American? I'm not familiar with this person in particular but we keep hearing of new cases up here in Canada especially in academic institutions. Great analysis as usual, Dr. Grande. I think the same can be said about the imposters up here 👍❤️⚔️🔥🐴

@mercury_rising

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I was just reading about Mary Ellen Turpel Lafond 🇨🇦

@thatsalt1560

Жыл бұрын

I suppose it feels more exotic somehow?

@cinemathequerouge317

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it does seem like once a month they're popping up in Canada. What makes no sense to me is these people are actually good at what they do. They don't seem to be causing harm to others.

@sr2291

Жыл бұрын

All Native American DNA has not been taken and tested. Many Cherokee have Middle Eastern and North African MTDNA Haplogroups.

@tiredox3788

Жыл бұрын

Because they get sometype of benefits being one.

The ironic part about this is that Marlon Brando was protesting about how they were continually using non- native Americans to play Native Americans. And then here comes Sacheen Little feature, a non- native American, pretending to be Native American! So she more or less made a complete mockery of Marlon Brando, and the point he was trying to make.

I have always found theater people/actors cringy in their quest for attention. The acting 'profession' in my opinion is a DSM-V classification. There are those rare actors who have genuine talent and ability to use their soul as a canvas on which to portray/reflect dimensions of the human condition. For the most part they're shallow narcissists with little real character or emotional qualities as Maria Cruz most likely was.

@susanbullara1353

Жыл бұрын

You show your ignorance by spelling the last name with an "e" on the end.

@kuritheking

Жыл бұрын

You seem angry that people are able to express something you are not lol

Her Native American name is Dances Like Rachel Dolezal.

@valeriegadsden7898

Жыл бұрын

🤣

This is so shocking to find out. I remember hearing about this years ago and then recently when the academy apologized to her I was still believing she was an actual native American when in reality she was just hispanic. I wonder why this was never mentioned even when she made news recently and then when she passed away. Such a bizarre story. I guess when it is a minority pretending to be another disempowered minority, no one wants to call them out anymore.

@Wildflower687

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t put too much stock in this video, unfortunately. It’s almost certain she was NA, just not the tribe she ascribed to. As a woman of half Mexican descent, it’s actually extremely unlikely that she wouldn’t have been part NA, as Mexicans are predominantly NA. The likely scenario was she decided to associate with a better known tribe since most people (even to this day) do not realize that Mexicans and most Central and South Americans are predominantly NA. That doesn’t mean she lied about being NA.

@Di_777

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! Natives to the American continent, indigenous roots! The United States loves to refer themselves as America/Americans, it gives people the false impression the rest of the countries aren’t American. It’s a very nasty sneaky self-centered thing they decided to do long ago.They knew exactly what they were doing. Territories are now divided but that doesn’t mean there aren’t Native Americans in the rest of the continent lol Americans should learn what the rest of the continent thinks about them when it comes to the their use of the term “American” lol

@unicornsrice1667

Жыл бұрын

@@Wildflower687 That is what I was thinking and confused about. I thought majority of Mexicans were a mixture of native ancestry.

@Wildflower687

Жыл бұрын

@@unicornsrice1667 - Indeed they are. I believe around 65-70% consider themselves a version of ‘Mestizo’ and about 20% consider themselves full AmerIndian. And I think about 10% consider themselves “majority European”. You could look up the stats just to be sure, but I’m confident it’s accurate. It’s important for people to realize that NA identity is not confined exclusively to Northern America, but is also prevalent in Southern America as well as the Caribbean Islands in many different variations. But we have a cultural and social narrative that only allows us as to view Northern Tribes as NA as opposed to viewing NA as a diverse group of people who inhabited the entire continent and surrounding Caribbean islands.

@unicornsrice1667

Жыл бұрын

@@Wildflower687 I agree on the cultural and social narrative when it comes to Native Americans. I'm mixed with Monacan, but many wouldn't consider me to be NA. Every tribe is very individualistic. Different looks, customs, languages, history, ect.

No that would be *Grey Owl* Archibald Stansfeld Belaney 1888 - 1938 Born in Sussex, England and moved to Canada. He dressed in buckskins, learned the Ojibwa language and spoke in stilted English "I go now" He even did "war dances". He became famous for trying to protect wildlife and toured giving speeches. He even spoke before the Royal Family “You are tired with years of civilization. I come to offer you- what? A green leaf.” (Royal Command Performance at Buckingham Palace 1937) A number of documentaries and films exist about him a very interesting fraud, even the Indian tribes who knew him were amazed to learn the truth!

I too had a disturbing brush during my childhood with a would-be ‘Littlefeather’ 🤔 my aunt, always a strange bird, took it upon herself to start using the Littlefeather name and proclaiming this as her true heritage. Except in her case she didn’t pretend to be indigenous, she pretended to be an actual little feather…🤓

@louniece1650

Жыл бұрын

🤣😂😂🤣🤧😂😂

@nymgrace1227

Жыл бұрын

Lol

@patriciaaznavourian3014

Жыл бұрын

🤣

@Attmay

9 ай бұрын

Was she the feather from *Forrest Gump?*

Years ago during the early ‘90s while passing through Denver International airport I heard her being paged to the VIP phone. No one in the terminal seemed to notice or care.

I was first aware of her name when playing Trivial Pursuit 30 years ago and her name was the answer to a question. No one knew it, but we all remembered the incident at the Academy Awards Show.

@PHlophe

Жыл бұрын

Me must be the same age because i too first heard of her name thru the exact same Trivial Pursuit package and i distinctly remember my little cousin reading it out when i was a kid. its hilarious to me that TP of all things would cement something like this in me mind.

@violinda.

Жыл бұрын

Same

Funny how people pretend to be someone they are not. Lots of people out there living beyond their means & scamming money from family & friends, driving high-end cars, clothes, latest gadgets, exotic vacations, the outer coat so to speak. My buddy is the complete opposite. He won $17M in the 6/49 Lottery in Canada exactly 12 years ago! He was on vacation in Ontario where he bought the winning ticket & his family still doesn't know! I'm the only one he told the day he won. He has one blue suit which he wears to weddings & funerals, buys his regular clothes from Old Navy or Costco, doesn't own a car but takes public transit or Uber, doesn't live in a mansion but a 2 bedroom condo, still uses an iPhone 8, doesn't carrying thousands in cash but still goes to steakhouses 2x a week & Hawaii every Christmas. You would never guess he was a millionaire by looking at him! He's very content & happy living his life. He's not close to his family who still thinks he works in a warehouse job alongside me! He quit that job when he came back from Ontario. I still have a video of him doing a winners interview with the lottery corporation when they presented his winning cheque! Life is strange...

I am Apache. I am registered as 3/4 San Carlos Apache and 1/4 White Mountain Apache for a total "4/4" enrollment as Apache in rural AZ. I can speak the Apache language. Historically, during colonization there was a lot of intermixing with European and indigenous people getting married and having children. A lot of times, the children would pass as white. Or, sometimes indigenous women were raped by Spanish men. Over centuries, a pattern arose in Colonial Spain of denying indigenous ancestry despite the genetic presence in the mixed-blooded population. That didn't always happen - many Mexicans proudly admit their indigenous heritage. But the pattern of denial has also occurred. Moreover, many Mexicans are part West African but that is completely obscured for most of the population. But the DNA evidence is there. Sacheen embraced "Apache" heritage despite having roots around Mexico City which means she would likely be part Aztec (distantly) or have ancestry to a similar, proximal tribe in that region. The White Mountain Apache Agency has no record of her father as an enrolled member. Usually, Apaches from that reservation would recognize a distant family member if roots can be traced to a particular clan or community on the reservation. But her dad had no such connections which is obviously fraudulent. So, I concur with Dr. Grande's conclusions on the matter. He is very thorough and objective. Meanwhile, John Wayne was actually very good friends with Apaches in rural AZ - the full-blooded tribal members who spoke the Apache language fluently. So, I'll bet John Wayne was angry because he knew she was not a real Apache since he had befriended actual Apaches from Whiteriver, AZ where I have family roots. Historically, Mexico had a slave trade on Apaches for hundreds of years. At times, there was a scalp bounty system in Mexico to kill off Apaches. For one of the Mexican states, a scalp of an Apache child was worth 25 pesos, a woman 50 pesos, and an adult male was set at 100 pesos. During enslavement, Apaches often escaped which led Colonial Spain to send Apache slaves to Cuba. The Apache-Mexico War lasted from the 1500s to 1900s and it was very harsh. Geronimo became a renegade when his family was killed by scalp bounty hunters. The Apache Wars in Mexico were fierce and led to harsh conflicts at Tres Castillos, Cerrita De Mata Ortiz, and the rugged terrain of the Sierra Madres. But many modern Mexicans are very progressive and embrace their indigenous heritage. Unfortunately, that wasn't always the case in history.

My goodness, how is it that any person can live a lie their entire lives. The mind boggles!

I agree,the most mexicans have native american origin.She looked like a native too .

@Dajome1962

Жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree with you.

"One of Australia's most prestigious universities has been praised for a crackdown on students 'rorting the system' by falsely claiming they are Indigenous or Torres Strait Islander."

Many people claimed to be Indigenous usually to claim land or hide the fact they were another race usually black or Asian or mixed-race. Tina Turner used to think she was half-Native American (on her mother's side), but a few years before her death she took a DNA test and found out she only had 1% percent Indian ancestry.

I heard someone refer to “Sasheen” as a Pretendian. I think that’s a great word for her.

@calliew311

Жыл бұрын

The people that claim to be Cherokee, we call Generokee.

@rozalilu1

Жыл бұрын

Sasheen ribbon company is wear she got her name

It seems likely to me that in her manipulation of Brando she was pushing on an open door.

@geraldmartin7703

Жыл бұрын

I suspect Brando was in on the scam, much to his amusement.

@MPM1620

Жыл бұрын

Brando was the king of the trolls and he's still trolling us from beyond the grave

Her father being Mexican was Indigenous like Native Americans. With her Native American features, she did not need to say she belonged to a specific tribe. She could have just said she's of Native American descent.

Another trend I'm noticing is people claiming to be autistic when it's clear they do not have autism. Like people aren't special on their own merits so they fake things to garner sympathy and praise for mundane things. "You drove the the store! you're so amazing!" gimme a break.

That's the beauty of America: you can be whoever you want to be and earning money along the way makes deception perfectly acceptable.

@teenieneenie630

Жыл бұрын

You mean like the former Royal known as Meghan Markle?

@SirenaSpades

Жыл бұрын

The interesting thing about it, is that it's fine except for the screaming Karens, who only care when they decide there is some kind of PC problem, that doesn't offend them, but it MIGHT offend someone else!!

Dr Grande, Hispanic is a made up term by the US census and grouped people of Mexican heritage into that box and also as white because “originating from a Spanish speaking country.”Although most Mexican/American people have little to no Spanish blood. Mexican people are Native American and have always been indigenous people to North America. Colonizers tried to erase our heritage and culture and it of course has worked but a lot of us are reclaiming our roots and not checking the white box anymore. Yaqui is a Native American group here in Arizona and in Mexico. We are American born, of Mexican heritage and indigenous roots. Y’all can’t change us or tell us to fit us into your simplified box. We are a mixture of cultures and get the best of both worlds. Btw I am Yaqui and I also know Apache and others who are of Mexican or “Hispanic” descent. You should look into this topic and do a new analysis. We also identify as Chicano which is a term we made to reclaim our roots which basically means, we are Americans of Mexican heritage and indigenous roots. Mexican is not an ethnicity it’s a nationality and also most of the USA southwest was once Mexico. As for us from Arizona, we also have relatives on the Mexico side and we have a saying, ‘we didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us.” In conclusion “Hispanic” people in the USA, Mexico and central/South America are all native Americans. We’ve always been here. Indigenous. Hope that was informative and I’d love your feedback. I love your channel and hope this clarifies the complexity of people like us. Ps if Sacheen’s sisters did a DNA test Native American would surely appear because of her Mexican father. So everyone in the comments stop adding to the erasure of us native Americans by saying Mexican and Hispanic people are not. We are brown not white and we know who we are. Stop the colonizer mentality and educate yourselves on this subject. If you made it this far, thank you.🫶🏾

@kristapadilla6671

Жыл бұрын

exactly! I was just going reply on his KZread "you do know how Mexicans came to be right?" the Spanish took over the native Americans and pawned them off and r@ped them. I might not be in a tribe but I'm proud of my Native American blood.

@Catlily5

Жыл бұрын

Have you been to New Mexico? Here many people say they are Spanish not white but have no Indigenous blood.

@kristapadilla6671

Жыл бұрын

​@@Catlily5 Ask them to do a blood test and I would bet most have native blood. My family is like this they don't want accept they have Native American in them. It's how they survived. Native Americans where looked down on then the ignorance passed down.

@billwilliams699

Жыл бұрын

Nice rant. You obviously didn't listen to the entire video. Some people from Mexico are native no doubt, many are entirely if spanish descent. Her dad was Spanish

@MissCristyBravo

Жыл бұрын

No he wasn’t Spanish, Spanish are white Europeans. Also, not a rant just re-educating what you’ve been taught. Most Mexicans are Native American that’s why they’re brown skin not white. Also, New Mexicans are very colonized mentality and prefer to be called Spanish because they believe being white is superior. I saw a documentary of a proud “Hispanic” Spanish family in NM they’re son did a dna test and turned out he was majority Native American and they were all beautifully brown. Even with this scientific evidence his older family members couldn’t accept it and continued saying they are European from Spain. Sad but that’s how a lot are. Then there’s us who have reclaimed our roots and are very proud of our indigenous roots! ❤️ Spanish people even call us “Indians” and say we are not Spanish nor Hispanic.

She complained about stereotypes of another race, but she didn’t mind furthering stereotypes of her own people by calling her father an abusive drunk.

@rozalilu1

9 ай бұрын

She wasn't Native American. Her father wasn't an abusive drunk but a small business owner with a family and deaf. What she did was steal the stories, trial and tribulations of Native Americans for personal gain. Then stereotype the first nation as a bunch of drunken Indians with white wives they beat. Marie watched to many old movies

She was a good enough actress that she fooled one of the best actors.

Wow. I had heard of the Óscar incident but I never realized she was a fake. Boy Hollywood’s been pulling this woke crap forever haven’t they??😂😂

@geraldmartin7703

Жыл бұрын

It was reported thoroughly and openly shortly after the broadcast. Somehow the truth never gained traction although it was there for anyone who cared about facts and little things like that.

@KiKi-tf8rv

Жыл бұрын

Same. This is the first time I’m hearing about her being a fraud!

@stevedyches4635

Жыл бұрын

'Hypocrite' comes from the Greek word 'hypokrites', which means "an actor."

Interesting the BBC in the UK which covered this story quite extensively following her death has not published a retraction on the claim that she was of native American descent.

@briantrudell8248

Жыл бұрын

Imagine my shock 😲😐

I love this analysis. No throwing insults or jokes, no accusations of "wokism", just facts, plain and straight. Your voice is so soothing as well. You should try narrating audio books sometime.

@Wildflower687

Жыл бұрын

Well, not exactly “plain facts”. He has a general misunderstanding of Latin American culture that informs his analysis. He should have done more research.

What she did was dishonest, disrespectful and fraudulent, and it's a shame that we're just now finding out all this decades later. But even though she wasn't Native American at all, the attendees of that years Oscars had no reason to believe she was a fraud and the way they behaved towards his is pretty indicative of how the indigenous peoples of America are/were seen. Just disgusting all around, if you ask me.

can you make an analysis on Marlon Brando?

The vast majority of Mexicans are actually proven to have abundant Native American ancestry. How was she a fraud by claiming her indigenous DNA? Apache and Yaqui land was originally in Mexico. Yes, she embellished…but are we saying Mexicans aren’t Native enough?

@Dude-gx2ul

Жыл бұрын

I get your point but, she was clearly trying to make it seem as if she was a Native of the U.S.

@kramalerav

Жыл бұрын

The issue here is not whether or how much indigenous heritage she actually had. The issue is that she has a credibility problem. Even if a claim is more embellishment than outright lie, it nonetheless taints a person’s credibility at large.

@Dude-gx2ul

Жыл бұрын

@@kramalerav agree

@Catlily5

Жыл бұрын

She was a fraud for claiming to have White Mountain Apache blood. She probably is part Native from Mexico.

@jessica_jam4386

Жыл бұрын

She never acknowledged her Mexican heritage though. And she lied and said she lived in a shack and her father beat her. At that point, it really doesn’t matter if she has some native dna somewhere, because she’s still misrepresenting herself.

Thank you for your concise and informative analysis, Dr. Grande! I look forward to your videos and watch daily! Cheers!

Sucks for her dad… in the interview with the sisters they mentioned their dad in good ways. Good dad n hard worker n to then getting bashed by one of his own, damn!

@Catlily5

Жыл бұрын

Lucky for him, he passed away before she said all that.

@A2D4

Жыл бұрын

Why did her sister(s) wait till she died to spill the truth about her, or did I miss something? I don’t remember hearing about her lies until after she died. I do remember when the Academy Award thing happened. It was not surprising to me because there was still a lot of leftover 60’s bs going around. Craziness was normalcy back then…

@johnlopez9014

Жыл бұрын

@@A2D4 I thought of that as well🤷🏻‍♂️ I think neither are fully telling the truth

You never mentioned that other attention seeker-Elizabeth Warren.

@nubianprincess2771

Жыл бұрын

Billy As a born and bred Oklahoma girl, I can tell you, everybody from there IS part native!! I'm Black and my family told me stories about fullblooded Cherokees from SC who married free Blacks on my mother's side. I call it "The one from the plantation married the one from the reservation".😏 You can't always tell by looks. Take a DNA test, you might be surprised!! Peace✌

Sacheen would fit great in today’s social media where everyone’s motivation is to become a professional victim.

@coweatsman

Жыл бұрын

A woman before her time.

@ichiban6004

Жыл бұрын

Haha yup

@JBplumbing12

Жыл бұрын

Being a victim is advantageous in western society. It is revealing how lefties say that western society oppresses minorities, and yet it is lefties who pretend to be a minority to get ahead in western society,..... while still claiming that western society oppresses minorities.

@tgin7100

Жыл бұрын

or to dress up as or pretend they're a different race

@ichiban6004

Жыл бұрын

@@tgin7100 t gin , please take ur sensitive a$$ off of the internet and stay far far away from the voting polls🙏please and thank you

Exactly, pretty soon someone will be allowed to declare they’re someone else. I’m Johnny Depp and you can’t tell me I’m not. I just feel like Johnny, so I am Johnny.

I'm mexican have 2 daughters one has been asked multiple times if she is Native American even by Native American people and my other has a darker complexion in comparison, she gets asked if she is mixed/half black...is easier to say yes sometimes, but they dont do it and takes them a little longer to explain.

@jh76103

Жыл бұрын

I'm mixed with no knowledge of my background so I have decided I'm Native American since I was born here, and I'm a member of the AOTA (All Of The Above) Tribe! I'm not trying to be famous though, just funny.

@annehatter3319

Жыл бұрын

Since Mexico is on the North American continent, I think you are Native American.

@GingerAlle171

Жыл бұрын

@@annehatter3319 You mean Native North American ? From Canada to Argentina The continents are called America. There are Native American people from Canada to Argentina.

@annehatter3319

Жыл бұрын

@@GingerAlle171 I would also consider South (and Central) Americans indigenous people Native Americans. Because of, you know, geography.

@Metztli0

Жыл бұрын

Because us “Latinos” are Native American’s, or have some DNA. My father and grandmother on his side were also ingenious but not part of any tribe. That doesn’t make them less indigenous. I think it’s time for us to decolonize ourselves from those terms because we are also Native’s to the Americas.

Why did the Apache tribe never check this out and expose her as a fraud? Why did her sisters remain silent all these years?

@Lawofimprobability

Жыл бұрын

I think they did complain but few people actually bother to check and she had long since ceased to be a major public figure. It takes a receptive audience for complaining to be worthwhile. One reason why Elizabeth Warren's ancestry lie was in the news was because of the determined efforts of one man who brought the tribal lists to the attention of multiple media organizations and kept going despite clear lack of interest. In practice, Native American identity or problems don't get any attention until there is sympathy points to be made or political accusations to be hurled.

@Mary-qn2jd

Жыл бұрын

@@Lawofimprobability Interesting, thank you.