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Richard Cardinal : cry from a diary of a Métis child
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Cardinal killed himself at the age of 17 after spending 13 years being shifted through a series of 28 different foster homes and shelters, often separated from his brothers and sisters. His death a...
Cardinal killed himself at the age of 17 after spending 13 years being shifted through a series of 28 different foster homes and shelters, often separated from his brothers and sisters. His death and the diary he left behind captured media attention and prompted reform of Alberta's child welfare system.
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- A National Film Board production
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- [Montreal?] : National Film Board of Canada, [1986]
- ©1986
- Physical Details
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- 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in
- OCLC
- ocm23751084
- Credits
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- Cory Swan, Pauline Kerik, Betty Smith, Leslie Miller
- Diary read by David Mitchell
- Producers, Alanis Obomsawin, Marrin Canell, Robert Verrall ; writer/director, Alanis Obomsawin ; editor, Rita Roy ; camera, Roger Rochat ; music, Dario Dominques
- VHS format.