Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

The story

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 & crew

Alanis ObomsawinNarrator (voice)

Jordan River Anderson

Jordan River AndersonSelf (archive footage)

Cindy Blackstock

Cindy BlackstockSelf

Ernest Anderson

Ernest AndersonSelf - Jordan's father

Stefanie Wiens

Stefanie WiensSelf - Occupational therapist