{"id":1598,"date":"2020-08-06T09:18:57","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T08:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futurelink.earth\/news\/?p=1598"},"modified":"2020-08-06T09:18:58","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T08:18:58","slug":"justice-and-native-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futurelink.earth\/news\/2020\/08\/06\/justice-and-native-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice and Native Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"942\" src=\"https:\/\/futurelink.earth\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/The-Call-Logo-1024x942.png\" alt=\"The Call of the Nature\" class=\"wp-image-1126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/futurelink.earth\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/The-Call-Logo-1024x942.png 1024w, https:\/\/futurelink.earth\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/The-Call-Logo-300x276.png 300w, https:\/\/futurelink.earth\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/The-Call-Logo-768x706.png 768w, https:\/\/futurelink.earth\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/The-Call-Logo.png 1455w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>With the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in May 2020, the activist movement, Black Lives Matter, which began as a hashtag in 2013 \u2013 blossomed into a world-wide movement that has entered the public consciousness and conversation about racism and the struggles of people of color the world over.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2009, when <a href=\"http:\/\/humand.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Human Dimensions TV<\/a> was formed as an environmental and human rights advocacy video production group, we have attempted to awaken people to the painful history of the US government\u2019s treatment of Native Americans, which continues to this day.&nbsp; We believe that America has lost it way &#8211; and that is&nbsp; through the Wisdom of the Elders that we can find the way forward on a path to a more equitable and sustainable world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is for that reason we wrote an award-winning feature film screenplay, <a href=\"https:\/\/journeyhome-themovie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cJourney Home\u201d<\/a> \u2013 a manifesto for action to achieve a just and sustainable world. &nbsp;Our goal is to create a universal momentum for social, political and economic change to make the needed shifts to a truly sustainable way of living where we understand that we are all part of nature &#8211; and implement respectful practices that reflect this.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Call -  Justice\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/435761113?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>During our journey of advocacy, we met activist, author and tribal leader Gary Dorr, Nez Perce Tribe.\u00a0 We first met Gary during the Keystone Pipeline demonstration in Washington, DC in 2014.\u00a0 Since then, he has become our cultural consultant and advisor for Journey Home. Shortly after police turned on peaceful demonstrators outside of the White House early this summer, HDTV\u2019s Mark O\u2019Brien, spoke with Gary about the Native Perspective on Law and Justice and the commonalities between African American and Native American challenges and desired outcomes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in May 2020, the activist movement, Black Lives Matter, which began as a hashtag in 2013 \u2013 blossomed into a world-wide movement that has entered the public consciousness and conversation about racism and the struggles of people of color the world over. 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