Oscar hopeful Lily Gladstone rips Chiefs, 49ers over nicknames, tomahawk chop

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Lily Gladstone, a Native American film star who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in "Killers of the Flower Moon," took issue with the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers in a recent podcast interview.

Gladstone, who was born in Montana and is of Piegan Blackfeet, appeared on the "Variety Awards Circuit" podcast, which was released Thursday. Variety noted that Gladstone’s comments came before the Chiefs defeated the 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII.

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This image released by Apple TV+ shows Lily Gladstone, center, in a scene from "Killers of the Flower Moon." (Apple TV+ via AP)

She took issue with the 49ers nickname and almost everything about the Chiefs – from the nickname to the tomahawk chop fans have done to root for the team.

"Honestly, you could hold both teams accountable," she told the outlet. "The 49ers are based on the California Gold Rush, which was an incredibly brutal time for California Indians.

"And then the Chiefs. There are many ways that you could interpret the name ‘chief.’ It’s not just the name that bothers me. It’s hearing that damn tomahawk chop. Every time, it’s a stark reminder of what Hollywood has done to us, because the tomahawk chop directly ties to the sounds of old Westerns where we were not playing ourselves, or if we were, we were merely backdrop actors."

Lily Gladstone arrives at the 96th Academy Awards Oscar nominees luncheon on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

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