
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.

Alanis Obomsawin
Narrator (voice)

Jordan River Anderson
Self (archive footage)

Cindy Blackstock
Self

Ernest Anderson
Self - Jordan's father


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September 10, 2019
1h 5m
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Alanis Obomsawin
Alanis Obomsawin
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ONF | NFB
CA

Stefanie Wiens
Self - Occupational therapist
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