Film maker Alanis Obomsawin is photographed at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Friday, September 6, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris YoungTORONTO -- Alanis Obomsawin has spent much of her career documenting injustices facing Indigenous peoples in Canada, and the wrongs she outlines often overwhelm, infuriate and bewilder."We're in a much better place.
Even when the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal issued a ruling that resolved a debate over jurisdiction, many Indigenous children continued to be denied care until several more mandatory orders were issued, the film recounts. At last count, Jordan's Principle has helped fund care for 216,000 children, says the Montreal-based Obomsawin, noting it's gratifying to offer a happy ending to the saga.
The hour-long movie is the seventh in a recent series by Obomsawin for the National Film Board devoted to the rights of Indigenous children and peoples. It began with 2012's "The People of the Kattawapiskak River," and was followed by "Hi-Ho Mistahey!" in 2013, "Tricky or Treaty?" in 2014, "We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice" in 2016, and "Our People Will Be Healed" and "Walking with Medicine," both in 2017.
Obomsawin traces her devotion to Indigenous stories, especially those involving children, to her own childhood experiences with the discriminatory education system of her youth.
Jordan’s Principle applies to education and social services too
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