Accepting her award Sunday night, Billie said: “As grateful as I feel, I honestly don’t feel like I need to say anything but that no one is illegal on stolen land ... F*** ICE.”

It didn’t take long for conservative journalist Eric Daugherty to point out that Billie’s own home in Los Angeles is built on land historically inhabited by the Tongva. While we educate ourselves, you can learn more about the indigenous peoples of the LA River basin here.