. >> thank you on behalf of marrone brando. [ applause ] >> for 36 years, that piece of film that's seen on you tube today was put under wraps by the academy. the same academy that jada pinkett-smith is boycotting right now is the same academy that boycotted that piece of film. then it became public domain and it went all over you tube. now we have a group of people who are born after 1973 that have seen that piece of film and they are realizing that i am the first woman of color, native american indian to ever use that academy awards platform to make a political statement. it's like being rosa parks, the first black woman to sit in the front of the bus. somebody has to pay that price of admission, and i'm that person to pay that price of admission. many of my friends, like russell means have passed away. john tradell passed away, charlie hill, a great indian comedian who made us laugh during very rough times, he passed away. even though i had cancer, i survived it, the crater was good to me and i'm still here. i'm still here. yes, i am alive to say my piece, because i'm almost 70, betwe