Planet Detroit’s neighborhood reporters are local residents who cover health, environment and climate issues in their neighborhoods. The Lab is made possible with the generous support of the Kresge Foundation.
In 1971, Keep America Beautiful, a nonprofit dedicated to reducing litter and promoting recycling, released the public service announcement “The Crying Indian.”
The ad featured American actor Iron Eyes Cody, dressed in Native attire, canoeing down a river littered with trash. The emotional burden of pollution destroying a beautiful waterfront was captured with the fall of a single tear down Cody’s cheek…