Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger (2019)

8.0 65 min Movie
Documentary

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

Alanis Obomsawin Alanis Obomsawin Narrator (voice)
Jordan River Anderson Jordan River Anderson Self (archive footage)
Cindy Blackstock Cindy Blackstock Self
Ernest Anderson Ernest Anderson Self - Jordan's father
Stefanie Wiens Stefanie Wiens Self - Occupational therapist

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