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Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
20191 h 5 min 27 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Alanis Obomsawin
Production: Alanis ObomsawinAnnette Clarke
Script: Alanis Obomsawin
It took one little boy, Jordan River Anderson, and his determined family to ensure that thousands of First Nations children can today receive the same standard of health care as the rest of the Canadian population. In Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger, Alanis Obomsawin chronicles the long legal fight against a system that caused injustices and suffering that resulted in the establishment of Jordan’s Principle, which ensures First Nations children get the services they need when they need them.
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Subject categories
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > Children
- Law and Crime > Children's RightsIndigenous PeoplesLegal System, Personnel and Proceedings
- Families > Health and Illness
- Children and Youth > Indigenous Youth
- People with disabilities > Treatment and Rehabilitation
- Civics/Citizenship > Federal/Provincial GovernmentHuman Rights
- Indigenous Studies > History/Politics
- Health & Wellbeing > Children’s Health
- Law, Legislation & Government Policy > Jordan's Principle
- Roles & Relationships > Race Relations, Racism & Discrimination
- Indigenous Peoples: Canada > Swampy Cree
Credits
- director
- Alanis Obomsawin
- writer
- Alanis Obomsawin
- editor
- Alison Burns
- camera
- Maarten Kroonenburg
- Ben Low
- Kent Nason
- Pedro Ruiz
- René Sioui Labelle
- Martin Duckworth
- drone footage
- Robert Rideout
- location sound
- Tod Van Dyk
- Lynne Trépanier
- Thierry Morlass-Lurbe
- Gaëlle Komàr
- sound editor
- Don Ayer
- production assistant
- Ryan Queskekapow
- guide/driver
- Richard Jackson
- original music
- Lauren Bélec
- Michel Dubeau
- musician
- Michel Dubeau
- Lauren Bélec
- narration
- Alanis Obomsawin
- voice recording
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- music pre-mix
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- animation
- Glenn Gear
- Cree translation
- Madeline Gamblin
- research
- Alanis Obomsawin
- Katherine Kasirer
- rights clearances
- Katherine Kasirer
- on-line
- Denis Pilon
- graphic design
- Mélanie Bouchard
- Jacques-Bertrand Simard
- titles
- Mélanie Bouchard
- Jacques-Bertrand Simard
- digital editing technician
- Pierre Dupont
- Isabelle Painchaud
- Patrick Trahan
- technical coordinator
- Daniel Lord
- Mira Mailhot
- marketing manager
- François Jacques
- marketing coordinator
- Sophie Thouin
- Jolène Lessard
- publicist
- Patricia Dillon-Moore
- Jennifer Mair
- legal counsel
- Dominique Aubry
- production coordinator
- Christine Williams
- senior production coordinator
- Camila Blos
- studio administrator
- Camila Blos
- Leslie Anne Poyntz
- producer
- Alanis Obomsawin
- executive producer
- Annette Clarke
- executive director
- Michelle van Beusekom
Awards
- Best Canadian DocumentaryInternational Film Festival