TMDb Rating
8.0/10
2 verified votes
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger (2019)
Documentary
65 min
Plot Summary
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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Keywords to include
DocumentaryAlanis ObomsawinAlanis ObomsawinJordan River Anderson2019
Director
Alanis Obomsawin
Top Cast
Alanis ObomsawinJordan River AndersonCindy BlackstockErnest AndersonStefanie Wiens
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