Speaking of good speeches, the words Lily Gladstone offered tonight at the Golden Globes ceremony were inspiring, deep, and thoughtful.
The actress of The Killers of the Flower Moon was up for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, it is notable that she became the very first Indigenous nominee in that category, and her acceptance speech was a tribute to the representation of Indigenous people.
“This award is for all native children, on reserves, who will see themselves represented and see our stories”
She also said “At the end of the production, we figured there were over 200 tribes represented in that production,’ Gladstone said of “Killers of the Flower Moon,” adding, “It was immense. It made the set feel very safe. It made it feel very fun. That was the thing that stood out to me, and I think particularly stood out in a surprising and new way to a lot of our non-Native cast and people on set. In between these moments of intense trauma, people are just enjoying themselves and laughing and loving being together. It’s how it is.”
Lily Gladstone has a mixed heritage, as her father is Blackfeet and Nez Perce, her mother white. but she has shown to be very proud of her roots.
The Beginnings of Lily Gladstone
She made her film debut in Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian (2012), and went on to collaborate with filmmaker Kelly Reichardt in the independent films Certain Women (2016) and First Cow (2019).
