September 10th, 2019

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

Documentary
8.0

The story of a young boy forced to spend all five years of his short life in hospital while the federal and provincial governments argued over which was responsible for his care, as well as the long struggle of Indigenous activists to force the Canadian government to enforce “Jordan’s Principle” — the promise that no First Nations children would experience inequitable access to government-funded services again.

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Cast

Directing

Alanis Obomsawin

Narrator (voice)

Alanis Obomsawin
Acting

Jordan River Anderson

Self (archive footage)

Production

Cindy Blackstock

Self

Acting

Ernest Anderson

Self - Jordan's father

Acting

Stefanie Wiens

Self - Occupational therapist

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