Film Screening: Jordan River Anderson; Hi-Ho Mistahey

Part Of:
Indigenous Film Mawio’mi at Acadia University

6:00pm screening of Jordan River Anderson

Jordan River Anderson documentary film profiles Jordan River Anderson, a young boy from the Norway House Cree Nation in Manitoba whose permanent lifelong hospitalization caused a political fight between the provincial and federal governments over the cost of his medical care, resulting in the establishment of the new Jordan's Principle around equity of access to health and social services for First Nations children.  
 

7:30pm screening of Hi-Ho! Mistahey

Hi-Ho Mistahey! shares the story of Shannen’s Dream, a national campaign to provide equitable access to education in safe and suitable schools for First Nations children.

Film Mawiomi

 

 

Event Types:
Art
Age Groups:
Youth, Adults