Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

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.

Top Cast

Alanis Obomsawin Narrator (voice)

Jordan River Anderson Self (archive footage)

Cindy Blackstock Self

Ernest Anderson Self - Jordan's father

Stefanie Wiens Self - Occupational therapist