IEN Thanks DiCaprio

The Indigenous Environmental Network and on behalf of all frontline Indigenous Peoples across Turtle Island, we send sincere thanks, appreciation and a heartfelt handshake to Leonard DiCaprio.

A lot of people from my homelands, today known as Fort Berthold, in North Dakota, were pretty excited about the making of "The Revenant", from the onset of filming. It's really the first time a part of our history is being represented like this on the big screen: to go to the movie theater and hear "Arikara," that is not exactly an everyday occurrence.

An excerpt from Leonardo DiCaprio Golden Globes speech; "And lastly, I want to share this award with all the First Nations people represented in this film and all the indigenous communities around the world. It is time that we recognize your history and that we protect your indigenous lands from corporate interests and people that are out there to exploit them. It is time that we heard your voice and protected this planet for future generations."