The actress who portrayed Native American legend Pocahontas in Colin Farrell's 2005 film "The New World" has been arrested in Washington, D.C. for staging a protest outside the White House.

Q'orianka Kilcher, 20, chained herself to the White House perimeter fence on Tuesday to protest a state visit by Peru's President Alan Garcia, who has announced plans to sell large areas of indigenous land to oil companies and other foreign investors.

Kilcher's father is a Peruvian Indian.

Reports suggest the actress' mother was also involved in the protest; she covered her daughter in black paint.

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The New World star Q'orianka Kilcher has recently returned from a year's sabbatical in Peru, where she used her salary from her role as Pocahontas to make a documentary about indigenous tribes.

The 18-year-old hopes to use money she makes from each one of her films to highlight awareness surrounding America's "voiceless" communities.

The half-Peruvian actress, who recently received a Brower Youth Award for her conservation and preservation efforts, says, "I started acting to give voice to the voiceless."

Kilcher is now planning a film about Alaska's wildlife and she'll turn ...

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