The actor, who many pundits predicted would win the lead actress award for her role in “Killers of the Flower Moon” at the 96th Academy Awards, said on Monday that she was focused on the love surrounding her. The “Killers of the Flower Moon” actor, who has Blackfeet and Nez Perce ancestry, made history as the first Native American of members of the Osage Nation, who were targeted to gain their oil-rich land in the early 20th century in Oklahoma.
The actor, who many pundits predicted would win the lead actress award for her role in “Killers of the Flower Moon” at the 96th Academy Awards, said on Monday that she was focused on the love surrounding her. “Feeling the love big time today, especially from Indian Country. Kittō”kuniikaakomimmō”po’waw ― seriously, I love you all,” she added, “(Better believe when I was leaving the Dolby Theater and walked passed the big Oscar statue I gave that golden booty a little Coup tap - Count: one).
” The “Killers of the Flower Moon” actor, who has Blackfeet and Nez Perce ancestry, made history as the first Native American of members of the Osage Nation, who were targeted to gain their oil-rich land in the early 20th century in Oklahoma. “When watching the Osage Singers at the Oscars, my inner voice said ‘They’re the ones bringing us all up on stage tonight, that’s how it should be,’” she wrote. “The history in the film and of the moment rightfully belong to the Osage Nation. What an honor to be close enough to feel the dru
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