The speech was credited with bringing attention back to the Wounded Knee standoff , on which a media blackout had been imposed . Coretta Scott King called Littlefeather to thank her for the speech . In 2014 , the 87th ceremony of the Academy Awards drew criticism for lack of diversity in nominations ; actress Jada Pinkett Smith , who boycotted the ceremony , cited Littlefeather as inspiration to do so
87th ceremony
87th Academy Awards
Sacheen Littlefeather