

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger (2019)
65 minDocumentary
TMDb8.0/102 votes
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.
Country: Canada
Director: Alanis Obomsawin
Cast

Alanis Obomsawin
Narrator (voice)
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Jordan River Anderson
Self (archive footage)
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Cindy Blackstock
Self
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Ernest Anderson
Self - Jordan's father
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Stefanie Wiens
Self - Occupational therapist
Keywords
Plot:identitywoman directorfirst nationssocial & cultural documentary
Place:canada






















