Play staged by children comes straight from the heart
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The Biblical quotation "And a little child shall lead them" has taken on a double meaning on the Big River Reserve in Saskatchewan.
When a group of Grade 3 to 7 students decided to speak against substance abuse and gambling, they wrote a play that spoke from the heart. The short piece was straight-forward and eloquent, garnering the group second place over 89 groups competing in the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Student Drama Competition.
