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Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child: Directed by Alanis Obomsawin. With Cory Swan, David Mitchell, Pauline Kerik, Betty Smith. Obomsawin's prescient 1986 film is a powerful tribute and an indictment of the mistreatment of Indigenous children by Canada's child welfare system.
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- Documentary, Short
- Alanis Obomsawin
- 1986
Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child is a 1986 National Film Board of Canada documentary film by Alanis Obomsawin, about the suicide of Métis youth Richard Stanley Cardinal, who killed himself in 1984 at the age of 17.
Oct 15, 2019 · Richard Cardinal died by his own hand at the age of 17, having spent most of his life in a string of foster homes and shelters across Alberta. In this short documentary, Abenaki director Alanis...
- 29 min
- 16K
- NFB
1986 29 min. Richard Cardinal died by his own hand at the age of 17, having spent most of his life in a string of foster homes and shelters across Alberta. In this short documentary, Abenaki director Alanis Obomsawin weaves excerpts from Richard’s diary into a powerful tribute to his short life.
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- Alanis Obomsawin
- ONF | NFB
This short documentary is a moving tribute to Richard Cardinal, a Métis adolescent who committed suicide in 1984. Taken from his home at the age of 4 due to family problems, he spent the rest of his 17 short years moving in and out of 28 foster homes, group homes and shelters in Alberta.
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Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child. Available on APTN Lumi. A moving tribute to Richard Cardinal, a Métis adolescent who committed suicide in 1984.
