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Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child

  • January 1986
  • 29mins

  • Documentary
  • Directed by

    Alanis Obomsawin,

    Andy Thomson,

    Starring

    Cory Swan,

    Pauline Kerik,

    Betty Smith,

    Leslie Miller

    ...

    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. A sensitive, articulate young man, Richard Cardinal left behind a diary upon which this film is based.