THE tale of a native American who visited Teesside more than a century ago was retold by children from four Middlesbrough schools.
Pupils from Hall Garth Comprehensive, Tollesby special, Linthorpe junior and Easterside primary schools performed the Great Middlesbrough Medicine Show at Hall Garth's new Hexagon Theatre in Acklam.
The play was the culmination of work the youngsters have been doing with local artists as part of the Government's Creative Partnerships initiative.
The production was inspired by the story of the only Red Indian buried in Middlesbrough, a Mohawk called Skarunyete, who came to the town in 1885 with Cornishman William Hannaway Rowe on his return from Canada. Skarunyete, who adopted the name of Moses Carpenter, died in the town.
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