Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
Documentary
8.0
8.01h 5m
September 10, 2019
Overview
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.
Director
Alanis Obomsawin
Cast
Alanis Obomsawin
Narrator (voice)
J
Jordan River Anderson
Self (archive footage)
C
Cindy Blackstock
Self
E
Ernest Anderson
Self - Jordan's father
S
Stefanie Wiens
Self - Occupational therapist
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