PAGC students unveil new campaign against drugs and alcohol

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Over 500 students visited the Senator Allen Bird Memorial Gym on Wednesday to take part in RADA’s kick-off exhibition.

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Student-created booths lined the walls of the gym with information on the dangers of alcohol, marijuana, crystal meth, cocaine and gambling, just to name a few.

Bird, along with his classmates from Little Red River School, created a booth on fentanyl and fake oxycontin. The booth won the award for best booth at the exhibition.

“It’s dangerous. It’s killing our people and it kills fast … we have to try our best to stop it,” Bird said. “We have to protect our youth from the drugs and alcohol that are flowing through our reserves. We don’t want any of them getting hurt. We want to save our people.”

According to PAGC Grand Chief Ron Michel, RADA began after he challenged the community to put more responsibility with the youth.

“Let the kids pass on that message. Let the kids build the booths that are built here … lets be dependent on the kids to pass along that message,” said Chief Michel. “When kids say something, somehow somewhere, it passes along the message to the parents, and it’s very important to start off with the kids.”

Chief Michel said he’s proud of students, like Bird, who are leading the campaign, and looks forward to what changes it will make in the community.

“It’s very important because if we get involved in drugs, we’re not going to get the education,” said Bird. “Education is so precious … that’s what we need. Drugs and alcohol will not help us with that.”

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