Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger (2019)

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger (2019)

2019-09-10 Canada 65 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

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