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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'I could see his family was really, really important to him and they spent time teaching him the traditional ways,' Baxter says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 3:46:23 PM -
Baxter crying now talking about a time she was showing Jordan how to tan hides at school. He called geese, circled over them #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 3:45:35 PM
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The learning centre didn't provide after school activities. 'We could only do so much' Baxter says, 2 teacher worked 10 hr days #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 3:43:37 PM
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Baxter says 17 extra days in school calendar to allow for attendance issues e.g. 'trauma' faced by students, cultural activities #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 3:36:27 PM
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Baxter says 'non-unionized' environment oat Matawa 'allowed us to meet needs of the students' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 3:34:59 PM
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'There was nothing formal' set up for the school to communicate with boarding parents, Baxter says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 3:30:42 PM
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Students from Webequie, like Jordan, didn't fit that profile, Baxter says, they were looking 4 'smaller option' than mainstream #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 3:29:08 PM
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Baxter says some students at the learning centre had started and stopped high school up to 10 times #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 3:26:28 PM
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Mandate of Matawa Learning Centre was to serve kids who had not been successful in mainstream high school, Baxter says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 3:25:54 PM
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Some First Nations asked for spread sheets every Friday to show their students' attendance rates, Baxter says. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 3:23:13 PM
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'Basically I did every single job in the learning centre,' Baxter says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 3:22:18 PM
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Baxter was the principal of the learning centre and taught some of the classes and did some support work with students #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 3:21:04 PM
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In 2011, Baxter says Matawa Learning Centre earned accreditation as a private First Nations high school #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 3:18:49 PM
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Matawa Learning Centre was set up for 16-21 yr olds, Baxter says. An exception was made for Jordan Wabasse, who was 15 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 3:16:02 PM
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Students from those communities + 5 others in Matawa tribal council not eligible for DFC in #tbay , Baxter says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 3:14:44 PM
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Baxter says Learning Centre was a pilot project in 2010 for 29 students from Neskantaga, Marten Falls, Webequie, Eabametoong FN #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 3:13:17 PM
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Baxter says she was approached in 2010 by Matawa to help w/learning centre, being set up in prep. for Ring of Fire #mining #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 3:11:47 PM
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Currently Baxter works for provincial Ministry of Education in student achievement #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 3:09:05 PM
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Denise Baxter is the 1st witness on Wednesday. She worked at Matawa Learning Centre when Jordan Wabasse was a student in 2010/11 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 3:07:53 PM
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#tbinquest about to resume, delay was related to a problem with the juryby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 3:04:41 PM
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Start of #tbinquest delayed again today. Coroner, all lawyers present, appears to be jury issue causing delayby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 2:34:54 PM
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Find tweets from my time at the #tbinquest on Tuesday at the end of this story cbc.ca/beta/news/cana…by Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 12:43:01 AM
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Lanette Jacob testifies that she snorted a crushed pill with Jordan during the week before he went missing #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/12/2016 8:04:13 PM
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Lanette Jacob says she has since used the suboxone program in Webequie to help her stop using prescription drugs. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/12/2016 7:59:25 PM
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Listening to #tbinquest webcast, hearing witness Lanette Jacob talk about using prescription pills w/Jordan Wabasse 1/2by Jody Porter via twitter 1/12/2016 7:57:05 PM
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Leaving the court now. You can watch the #tbinquest live stream here: cbc.ca/beta/news/cana…by Jody Porter via twitter 1/12/2016 5:59:42 PM
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Jessica says the phones were not working in Webequie when she tried to phone home to say Jordan didn't return to her house #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/12/2016 5:53:00 PM
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'I was never given anything to read,' Jessica says when asked if she knew the school's policies #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/12/2016 5:50:22 PM
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Jessica says she didn't receive any rules or guidelines from the Matawa Learning Centre about being a boarding parent #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/12/2016 5:49:28 PM
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Support worker delivering lunch to Jordan's parents in the courtroom. #tbinquest #longmorningby Jody Porter via twitter 1/12/2016 5:48:02 PM
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Jessica says Jordan's body was found 'not far' from her home, near the James St. Bridge. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/12/2016 5:45:56 PM
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Jessica says she wasn't aware if Jordan was having any problems before he disappeared #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/12/2016 5:44:07 PM
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Jessica says she called #tbay transit to get info about where Jordan got off the bus. They said to ask police to call, she says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/12/2016 5:42:34 PM
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Jessica says she and her husband then started to drive around looking for Jordan, called police to report him missing #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/12/2016 5:39:53 PM
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But Jessica says she found out Jordan never showed up at that party. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/12/2016 5:38:24 PM
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When prompted Jessica recalls her brother told her that Jordan said he was going to a birthday party #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/12/2016 5:37:09 PM
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Jessica says her brother told her he saw Jordan at the Intercity mall on the night of Feb 7 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/12/2016 5:35:59 PM
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Jessica says she stayed up until 2 a.m. waiting for Jordan to come home, then fell asleep, Jordan still wasn't home at 8 a.m. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/12/2016 5:33:25 PM
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Jessica says the last time she saw Jordan was on the morning of Feb. 7, 2011 when he left for school. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/12/2016 5:31:51 PM
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Jessica says she called the Matawa Learning Centre to ask how Jordan was doing, was told he was skipping 1 class #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/12/2016 5:28:05 PM
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Again, many questions about Jordan's alcohol use from coroner's counsel #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/12/2016 5:26:25 PM
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Testimony over video conference from Webequie is distorted, difficult to understand. Coroner's counsel repeating q's, answers #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/12/2016 5:18:42 PM
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Next witness is Jessica Wabasse, testifying remotely from Webequie. She was Jordan Wabasse's boarding parent #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/12/2016 5:15:34 PM
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First Nations kids can often go at 'lower end' end of local hockey draft b/c of lack of parental involvement, Blais says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/12/2016 4:40:19 PM