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Richard Cardinal cry from a diary of a Métis child.

Richard Cardinal cry from a diary of a Métis child.

DVD 2007

A moving tribute to Richard Cardinal, a Metis adolescent who committed suicide at 17, in 1984. Removed from his home at age 4 because of family problems, he was then moved between 28 foster homes, group homes and shelters in Alberta for the next 13 years. His diary upon which this film is based is a sad legacy of a troubled youth, his life and death, and Alberta's child welfare system. His death prompted an inquiry into and reform of Alberta's...

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Adolescent psychology
Cardinal, Richard, 1966-1984
Child welfare Alberta
Foster home care Alberta
Indigenous peoples Alberta Child welfare
Indigenous peoples North America Alberta Child welfare
Métis Alberta Child welfare
Métis Alberta Diaries
Suicide Alberta Case studies
Teenagers Suicidal behavior
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Description:
1 videodisc (29 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
mixed
video file
DVD video
Target Audience Note:
CHVR: PG
Other Title:
Cry from a diary of a Métis child [DVD]
Notes:
Original version date: 1986
A National Film Board of Canada production
Producers, Alanis Obomsawin, Marvin Canell, Robert Verrall ; writer, director, Alanis Obomsawin ; camera, Roger Rochat ; music, Dario Dominques
Starring Cory Swan as a young Richard with others; diary read by David Mitchell
DVD-R
Control Number:
996396
UPC:
698193078533
Other Authors:
Canell, Marrin
Kerik, Pauline
Miller, Leslie
National Film Board of Canada
Obomsawin, Alanis
Smith, Betty
Swan, Cory
Verrall, Robert Alan
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