Attawapiskat students await a new school.(news)

Windspeaker | September 1, 2008| | Copyright

ATTAWAPISKAT

Shannen Koostachin's Grade 8 teacher was planning a field trip to Niagara Falls this year until a student requested they cancel the excursion and go to Ottawa to plead for a new school instead.

This dedication and willingness to sacrifice fun for duty is uncommon in children so young, so it's not surprising it has earned the youngster international attention.

Koostachin, a 13-year-old member of Attawapiskat First Nation in Ontario, has been nominated for an International Children's Peace Prize for her efforts to get a new school built. ...

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