Marie Louise Cruz, better known as Sacheen Littlefeather, was an American actress, model, and activist for Native American civil rights.

Littlefeather was born Marie Cruz on November 14, 1946, in Salinas, Calif. Her father called Manuel Ybarra, and he was from the White Mountain Apache and Yaqui tribes in Arizona; her mother’s name was Geroldine Cruz, was of French, German and Dutch lineage, according to Littlefeather’s website. They were custom saddle makers, said Rozalind Cruz, Ms. Littlefeather’s younger sister.

After high school Marie Cruz took the name Sacheen Littlefeather to “reflect her natural heritage,” the site states. Her acting career began in the early 1970s at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. She would go on to play roles in films like “The Trial of Billy Jack” (1974) and “Winterhawk” (1975).

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Michael Rubio is the husband of an American actress, model, and activist Sacheen Littlefeather. Michael was an engineer by profession. The duo got married in 1973. Much is not revealed about Michael.

Littlefeather died at her home in Novato, California, on October 2, 2022, at the age of 75. Her survivors include her younger sisters, Trudy Orlandi and Rozalind Cruz.

Source: Ghanafuo.com

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