“The directors of “First Light” chose Columbus Day on purpose to debut the short documentary examining abuses of native children and communities within the child welfare system.

“We think it’s important to release First Light on Indigenous Peoples’ Day to shift the spotlight from Christopher Columbus, a chief architect of colonial violence, to the more than five million indigenous and Native American people living in the United States today and current critical issues: Tribal sovereignty, sacredness of children, land and tradition,” said Adam Mazo, one of the film’s co-directors in an interview on Indian Country Media Network published Monday.”

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