Richard Cardinal : cry from a diary of a Métis child

Obomsawin, Alanis. (Added Author). Canell, Marrin. (Added Author). Verrall, Robert. (Added Author). National Film Board of Canada (Added Author). Cory Swan, Pauline Kerik, Betty Smith, Leslie Miller (Cast).

Summary: This powerful video is based on the diary of a Native child who was put in foster care and was subsequently shuttled from family to family throughout his short life. He experienced abuse and neglect by both his foster families and the child welfare system. Eventually, Cardinal committed suicide. His death became the focus of a successful campaign to reform Alberta's child welfare legislation.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videocassette (29 min) : sound, colour
Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 1986.

Content descriptions

Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director/scriptwriter, Alanis Obomsawin ; producer, Alanis Obomsawin, Marrin Canell, Robert Verrall ; executive producer, Andy Thomson ; camera, Roger Rochat ; sound, Raymond Marcoux ; editor, Rita Roy ; sound editors, Bernard Bordeleau, Jackie Newell ; music, Dario Dominques.
Participant or Performer Note:	Cory Swan, Pauline Kerik, Betty Smith, Leslie Miller