First Nations Student Deaths Inquest
A joint inquest into the deaths of seven First Nations students is running Thunder Bay, Ont. All of the students died between 2000 and 2011 while attending high school in the city, hundreds of kilometres away from their remote First Nations where access to education is limited.
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Oombash says of Kyle: 'I guess you could say we were friends' They lived in the same boarding home for about 6 weeks #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 8:37:40 PM -
Oombash lived in the same boarding home as Kyle Morriseau #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 8:34:22 PM
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Oombash says he was excited about coming to #tbay for high school in 2009 'looking forward to a bigger place, an actual city' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 8:33:06 PM
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Next witness is William Oombash, testifying via video conference from Mishkeegogamang #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 8:28:09 PM
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Kakegamic works for 6 First Nations, says 5 - 20 students unable to attend high school each year b/c of boarding home shortage #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 8:09:15 PM
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Kakegamic says he knew Kyle better as a young child than a teenager but 'I knew he loved art, I know that much.' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 8:00:29 PM
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Discipline policy is 'always being reinvented, you have to give students something they can work with,' Kakegamic says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 7:57:38 PM
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There are frequently more applications for high school than there are spaces available in boarding homes, Kakegamic says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 7:50:38 PM
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'Successful' returning students get the next priority for which high school they can attend, Kakegamic says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 7:49:56 PM
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Students leaving their home communities for the 1st time get their 1st pick for location of high school, Kakegamic says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 7:48:32 PM
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Kakegamic says student support workers were 'led to believe we had to wait 24 hrs' before reporting a student missing to police #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 7:39:54 PM
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Because Kyle had lived in the city before 'culture shock wasn't as harsh, but loneliness was always there,' Kakegamic says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 7:33:44 PM
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Internet school in remote First Nations 'is a flat screen in front of you, WAHSA is independent learning, Kakegamic says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 7:28:21 PM
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'It's a forced choice if they want a standard high school, [students] have to leave...it isn't really a choice,' Kakegamic says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 7:26:46 PM
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Kakegamic says it would be helpful if other agencies, beyond police, helped with search when First Nations students go missing #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 7:20:16 PM
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A ratio of one support worker for every 5 students would be ideal,' Kakegamic says. That would require more $$. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 5:48:43 PM
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Majority of boarding homes in #tbay are First Nations, Kakegamic says, it's a struggle to find others to open their homes #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 5:46:28 PM
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'What better boarding parent could you have than a parent?' Kakegamic says of push to pay for parents to come to city w/students #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 5:27:06 PM
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Kakegamic says student support services now helps to pay for prospective students to visit school before they come out in fall #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 5:21:53 PM
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Kakegamic says he believes Kyle was seen after he went missing Oct. 26. 'It was believable, some of the pple were from our area' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 5:08:54 PM
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Missing persons report filed 2 days after Kyle last seen. Kakegamic: 'I thought I did call the police station that 1st night.' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 5:02:56 PM
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Rumours Kyle had been seen after Oct. 26 'felt so real,' Kakegamic says, ' like he's there, I'm going to find him' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 5:00:56 PM
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'I didn't automatically feel something horrible happened, but I was concerned,' Kakegamic says of finding out Kyle was missing #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 4:56:29 PM
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Kyle was respectful with a good sense of humour, Kakegamic says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 4:51:27 PM
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Kyle filled out a resume for school, wrote, under special skills: 'moose hunting, partridge hunting + meeting new chicks' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 4:50:29 PM
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School report says Kyle was missing about 1/2 of his classes at Dennis Franklin Cromarty school during the fall he disappeared #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 4:47:10 PM
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Kakegamic wrote referral for alcohol counselling for Kyle, 3 weeks before he disappeared. Kyle had been caught drinking twice #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 4:43:39 PM
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With no high schools at home, parents have choice to send kids 'wherever they want' Kakegamic says. Sometimes go to AB, NFLD #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 4:40:19 PM
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Kakegamic is 1st cousins w/Kyle Morriseau's dad, says of Kyle: 'He was a good kid. He was a great break-dancer, it was amazing.' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 4:35:35 PM
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Kakegamic says it was the 1st year that First Nations took over student support services from N. Nishnawbe Education Council #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 4:28:19 PM
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Kakegamic says he was hired in August 2009 as a student counsellor, resp. For 50 - 60 students including Kyle Morriseau #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 4:24:30 PM
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Next witness is Robbie Kakegamic, coordinator of student support services for several remote First Nations, including Keewaywin #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 4:17:47 PM
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Court security officer is passing around a tin of short bread cookies to lawyers, people in audience at break in #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 4:09:50 PM
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Thanks all for your interest in the #tbinquest . As of today, I've gained 1,000 followers since I started live-tweeting it this fall.by Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 4:08:18 PM
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"It's not only non-Aboriginal people that do this kind of stuff,' Josh says 2/2 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 3:45:14 PM
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Josh says sometimes other First Nations people in the city "made me feel a little bit unwanted and not safe' 1/2 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 3:44:17 PM
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'I just want to thank everyone for being here and listening to us talk,' Josh says when asked if he wants to say anything #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 3:20:45 PM
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Josh: best option is my community + other communities get their own high school so kids don't have to leave their families #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 3:16:44 PM
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Family's lawyer asks Josh straight up abt rumours Kyle was involved with a gang. 'I don't believe that,' Josh says emphatically #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 3:08:22 PM
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Josh: I'd been going to school with [Kyle] my whole life. I wouldn't have him to tell me what to expect. He was my role model. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 3:06:04 PM
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'It's just more comfortable for me there,' Josh says. 'I can go to my neighbour's house if I need to borrow a cup of sugar' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 3:00:08 PM
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There's no arena in Keewaywin, an outdoor rink sometimes needs to be cleared by hand, Josh says. 'It's a hockey town, I guess' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 2:59:06 PM
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Since Kyle died, Josh says he often takes care of his younger siblings in Keewaywin, he's the trainer for their hockey team #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 2:56:34 PM
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'I enjoy my life better in Keewaywin, there's a lot more to do,' Josh says of decision not to return to high school or #tbay #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 2:54:00 PM
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Josh says Kyle later met the other robber 'the one that got away' at a party. The guy 'apologized, shook his hand.' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 12/15/2015 2:45:47 PM