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.
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Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child
Richard Cardinal died by his own hand at the age of 17 having spent most of his life in a string of foster homes and shelters across Alberta. In this short ...
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Something very common in our days, an adolescent who does not find communication with her mother or stepfather falls into a depression that drags her down paths of difficult return.
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