Denizens of Twitter reacted very favorably to Leonardo DiCaprio’s acceptance speech for best actor in a motion picture drama for “The Revenant.” DiCaprio spoke eloquently about the rights of indigenous peoples, and the Internet responded in kind:
Leo de Caprio channeling @NaomiAKlein in his eloquent words @goldenglobes– honoring rights & history of indigenous people, first nations
— Katrina vandenHeuvel (@KatrinaNation) January 11, 2016
Bravo, Leo! Paying homage to Indigenous populations: "It is time that we heard your voice and protected this planet for future generations."
— Simone Amelia Jordan (@SimoneAJordan) January 11, 2016
Leo: "This is for the First Nations…and indigenous peoples around the world; we need to protect their land from corporate interests." —BS
— FLARE (@FLAREdotcom) January 11, 2016
Handsome, famous, wealthy, AND loves to talk about indigenous people? Leo DiCaprio is the total package.
— MAC (@MACNAISMITH) January 11, 2016
Oh, Leo! Going Brando with a necessary shoutout to the planet and indigenous peoples! #GoldenGlobes
— Tony Bravo (@TonyBravoSF) January 11, 2016
Leo doesn't even sound like he's trying to hurry up after the cue music & he just dedicated his award to indigenous peoples
— 𝓼𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮𝓮𝓷 (@shereeny) January 11, 2016
