The Indigenous activist who took down the Christopher Columbus statue!
Channel: Robin Greenfield
Date: 2022-05-30

Mike Forcia is a longtime Indigenous activist and member of the Bad River Band, Lake Superior, Chippewa Indians located in Minnesota, United States. On June 10, 2020, he organized the take down of the Columbus statue at the Minnesota State Capitol. He was charged with first-degree damage to property, which carried a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
 
Through his ingenuity Mike’s “punishment” was to teach and educate people on the truth about the genocide of Indigenous people in what is now known as the United States. He was sentenced to 100 hours of community service to teach in the schools. Mike is an amazing example of restorative justice and transformative justice.  
 
Connect with Mike Forcia:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mike.forcia.5
Twitter: https://twitter.com/forcia_mike

American Indian Movement (AIM): https://www.aimovement.org
 
Produced by Robin Greenfield and Jameson Johnson
Filmed by Evoke Films https://evokefilms.com
Edited by Max Anderson

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