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15 de out. de 2019 · 15K views 4 years ago. 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...
13 de ago. de 2020 · In this short documentary, Abenaki director Alanis Obomsawin weaves excerpts from Richard’s diary into a powerful tribute to his short life. Released in 1984—decades before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission—the film exposed the systemic neglect and mistreatment of Indigenous children in Canada’s child welfare system.
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.
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.
Sinopse. 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.
In this short documentary, Abenaki director Alanis Obomsawin weaves excerpts from Richard’s diary into a powerful tribute to his short life. Released in 1984—decades before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission—the film exposed the systemic neglect and mistreatment of Indigenous children in Canada’s child welfare system.
29 de abr. de 2010 · RICHARD CARDINAL: CRY FROM A DIARY OF A METIS CHILD. Uploaded by: NFB. 29 April 2010. 38942 views. Synopsis: A moving tribute to Richard Cardinal, a Métis adolescent who committed suicide in 1984.
