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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'What steps were taken in furtherance of your theories?' Daniel asks. "The file remained open.' Lewis says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 8:04:29 PM -
'Was this question of who had last contact with Kyle resolved?' NAN lawyer Meaghan Daniel asks. 'No,' Lewis answers #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 8:03:14 PM
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Nishnawbe Aski Nation lawyer asking Lewis what steps #tbay police took to resolve outstanding questions in Morriseau case #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 8:01:56 PM
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Lewis says his roll in the investigation was not 'hands-on' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 7:52:07 PM
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Lewis says police believed Kyle was still alive so info about person 'last seen with him alive' didn't seem credible at the time #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 7:44:18 PM
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Family's lawyer asks why there was a 14 day lapse in interviewing person last seen with Kyle, who is a potential suspect #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 7:40:34 PM
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'Without supporting evidence for any one of the 3 theories, it hasn't been resolved,' Lewis says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 7:38:39 PM
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'All 3 theories still remain a possibility,' Lewis says. It's still an open file' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 7:36:20 PM
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Third theory is that Kyle 'may have accidentally or otherwise ended up in the water, Lewis says 3/3 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 7:35:27 PM
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Second theory is that girl last with Kyle at river is responsible for him ending up in water 2/3 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 7:34:03 PM
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First theory is that man last seen with Kyle at river is responsible for Kyle ending up in water 1/3 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 7:33:33 PM
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Absolute silence in court room as Lewis goes over 3 police theories of how Morriseau died #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 7:32:31 PM
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Lewis: 'Neither Kyle nor [person last seen with him] were gang members. I was familiar w/the gang file and Native Syndicate' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 7:23:28 PM
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Several people reported seeing Kyle after he was reported missing, Lewis says. "We felt we were just a couple steps behind him.' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 7:09:44 PM
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Lewis says police theory was that 'for reasons we weren't aware of [Kyle] was avoiding family and most of his friends' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 7:08:42 PM
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'The priority would have been to try to locate Kyle,' Lewis says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 7:08:02 PM
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Police did not visit Morriseau's boarding home until nearly a week after the teen was last seen. Coroner's counsel asks why 1/2 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 7:07:18 PM
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Lewis says police put off interviewing person last seen with Kyle b/c that person was in custody 'not going anywhere' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 7:03:36 PM
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Lewis says the Morriseau investigation focussed on 'trying to locate Kyle, check on his welfare, make sure he was okay' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 7:01:18 PM
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Kyle Morriseau's father and two brothers are back in court at #tbinquest to hear testimony from #tbay policeby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 6:47:14 PM
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#tbinquest returns to Kyle Morriseau evidence this aft. Here's why:
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Baxter needs to leave to catch a plane, may be recalled at a later date #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 5:15:19 PM
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Baxter says Lakehead Public Schools provided a crisis team services to Matawa when Jordan disappeared #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 5:07:03 PM
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Baxter says she as a 17-yr-old who she is 'very strongly encouraging' to attend @mylakehead 'so she doesn't have to leave home' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 5:00:43 PM
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Baxter estimates she only heard 1 % of stories of racism. 'A lot of stuff for the kids just live with,' she says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 4:59:23 PM
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Students talked about racism, especially at bus depots in #tbay , Baxter says ' several instances of potential violence' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 4:58:30 PM
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'One of the biggest things the kids talked about was home,' Baxter says of First Nations students in the city for school #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 4:56:02 PM
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Lawyer for Nishnawbe Aski Nation clarifies with Baxter that Jordan was missing Feb. 8, Matawa formal response occurred Feb. 9 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 4:53:04 PM
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'When students weren't coming it was for a much larger reason than the alarm not going off,' Baxter says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 4:37:42 PM
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'The resilience in that is formidable,' Baxter says. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 4:37:05 PM
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'Imagine going back to something you've been told that you're a failure at 9 x' she says of kids trying to get through school #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 4:36:34 PM
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'The days kids didn't want to come was when something traumatic happened or resurfaced," Baxter says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 4:35:13 PM
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Baxter says one student was eating at homeless shelter everyday b/c boarding home not providing food #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 4:15:37 PM
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Baxter says Jordan was in a very good boarding home but that's not always the case 1/2 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 4:14:44 PM
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"I remember not believing' it, Baxter says of receiving news that Jordan was missing. 'He was just here' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 4:08:14 PM
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'I don't know why I didn't call 10 other people,' Baxter says tearfully. She found out Jordan was missing the next morning #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 4:06:58 PM
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Baxter says she asked + Jordan said he was fine. She tried to call his counsellor that evening but couldn't get through #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 4:06:10 PM
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Jordan was 'head down more than usual' with 'very bloodshot eyes' at school on the day before the night he disappeared: Baxter #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 4:04:28 PM
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Both @gcfiddler and deputy grand chief Terry Waboose are in attendance at #tbinquest todayby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 3:59:15 PM
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Baxter says there was a 'deterioration' in Jordan's attendance between Nov and Jan. before he disappeared #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 3:57:27 PM
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Attendance records show that Jordan was late 10 times and missed 13 afternoon classes in fall of 2010 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 3:54:14 PM
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'I didn't know a lot about his social activities,' Bater says of Jordan Wabasse #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 3:53:03 PM
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Baxter says she was 'concerned' about Jordan drinking after he was picked up by police one night in November #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 3:51:23 PM
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Baxter says Jordan + other Webequie students spoke Ojibway to each other in class to help grasp difficult concepts #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 3:50:37 PM
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Jordan told her about hunting, when he killed his 1st caribou. "He was super competent, super capable,' Baxter says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/13/2016 3:48:45 PM