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Book Review: ‘My Cousin Maria Schneider,’ by Vanessa Schneider

In a troubling new memoir, Vanessa Schneider contends that the sexually explicit 1972 film exploited, and irrevocably hurt, her cousin.

By Thessaly La Force

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Sacheen Littlefeather and the Question of Native Identity

The actress, who died Oct. 2, became famous for a protest at the 1973 Oscars. Now a researcher and Littlefeather’s own sisters dispute her claims that she was Native American. Her defenders say Indian identity is a complex matter.

By Eduardo Medina and Michael Levenson