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Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger (2019)

1h 5m | PG-13

⭐ 8 / 10

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

Studio: ONF | NFB

Genre: Documentary

Video: 720p

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Cast

Alanis Obomsawin

Alanis Obomsawin

as Narrator (voice)

Jordan River Anderson

Jordan River Anderson

as Self (archive footage)

Cindy Blackstock

Cindy Blackstock

as Self

Ernest Anderson

Ernest Anderson

as Self - Jordan's father

Stefanie Wiens

Stefanie Wiens

as Self - Occupational therapist