James Cameron says he tries "to celebrate Indigenous peoples in his films"
James Cameron says he "tries to celebrate" Indigenous peoples in his films, but tells them: "It's your stories we want to hear, in your voice and in the way you want to tell them."https://t.co/3BRcwwb7HJ
- Variety (@Variety) June 5, 2024
In a pre-recorded video played at Variety‘s inaugural Indigenous Storytelling in Entertainment Breakfast, James Cameron said he tries to celebrate indigenous peoples through his films.
“I try to celebrate Indigenous peoples as guardians of our fragile living world and show their fight against the destruction of land and culture due to everything: extractive industries, deforestation… and I celebrate their fight against the plundering of the ocean and its wildlife,”
“But, it’s your stories we want to hear,” he said, “in your voice and in the way you want to tell them. And whatever you learn today, know that you already have so much to teach. So I greet you and I celebrate you speaking as a student and with humility.”
SRC