As the United States slowly moves away from Christopher Columbus Day and the myth of Thanksgiving, we have an opportunity to learn about the history and contemporary lives of Indigenous people instead.
Fourth cinema is media created by Indigenous people about their lives, often exploring the effects of Columbus and colonialism on their cultures.
Sarmiento and his brother started making films by investigating the lead-contaminated water plaguing their village.
Indigenous people still face a lot of discrimination in day-to-day life.
#indigenous-cultures #documentary-filmmaking #fourth-cinema #cultural-representation #colonial-legacy
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