Posted: 01/11/2016 12:24 am by The Huffington Post Canada
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio got political in his Golden Globe
acceptance speech on Sunday night.
DiCaprio, who won the Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
award for his role in "The Revenant," thanked indigenous peoples
around the world and asked for them to receive more respect.
"I want to share this award with all the First Nations
people represented in this film and all the
indigenous communities around the
world," the actor said at the award ceremony held in Los Angeles.
"It is time that we recognized your history and that we
protect your indigenous lands from corporate interests and people that are out
there to exploit them," added DiCaprio. "It is time that we heard
your voice and protected them for future generations."
DiCaprio has been politically active around environmental
causes. He made a heavily-publicized visit to Alberta's oilsands in 2014.
"The Revenant," which was shot in Alberta, cast hundreds of First Nations people from across that
province as extras and in small roles.
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