A Day at the Park
Setting:
A sunny park. Children are playing, and people are relaxing.
Characters:
- Dez: An Indigenous girl, easy-going.
- Miikwan: An Indigenous girl, cheerful.
- Mr. Thompson: A white man, rude and colonial.
- Park-Goer: The supporter.
The Script
(Dez and Miikwan are sitting on a picnic blanket, eating snacks and laughing.)
Dez: (smiling) This sandwich is so good!
Miikwan: (laughing) I love it!
(Mr. Thompson walks up, looking angry.)
Mr. Thompson: What are you two doing here?
Miikwan: (friendly) Just having a picnic! Want to join us?
Mr. Thompson: (sternly) You don’t belong here. We own this city now. You should go to the villages and the forests, where you belong.
Dez: (confused) We have a right to be here, just like you!
Miikwan: (firmly) This park is for everyone!
Mr. Thompson: (angry) I don’t care!
(A few people nearby start to listen.)
Park-Goer: (to Mr. Thompson) Leave them alone! Everyone belongs here!
(Mr. Thompson looks around, realizing he’s alone.)
**Mr. Thompson:** (grumbling) One day, we will take you ugly and dark skin people out of this beautiful city.
(He walks away. Dez and Miikwan are confused.)
Miikwan: (laughing) Can you believe him?
Dez: (confused) Let him, let’s enjoy our picnic!
(They go back to eating and laughing.)