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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'No blackboard, no books,' Hatherley says of start of 2010 school year. 'We started in the basement with 5 tables' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 2:53:06 PM -
Matawa students had been 'bounced from school to school to school', some for years, only getting a few credits, Hatherley says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 2:45:24 PM
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At the start, Hatherley says Matawa was 'looking at the Ring of Fire and having kids job-ready' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 2:41:38 PM
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'The concept [of Matawa Learning Centre] at the beginning was very much different than how it turned out' Hatherley says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 2:40:16 PM
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First witness on Mon. is Maureen Hatherley who taught Jordan Wabasse at the Matawa Learning Centre in 2010/11 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 2:38:11 PM
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Coroner's counsel tells jury that several days this week will end with police testimony responding to evidence heard that day #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 2:36:04 PM
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#tbinquest resumes Mon. Jan. 18 with further testimony about Jordan Wabasse who died in 2011 when he was 15 years oldby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 2:34:27 PM
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Death of First Nations teen in #tbay surrounded by mystery, lawyer says #tbinquest
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Busy week at the #tbinquest I'll have details on @UpNorthCBC at 5:20 ET
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Thanks to many new followers! Tweets from this week at the #tbinquest can be found at the end of this story: cbc.ca/news/canada/th…by Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 5:34:11 PM
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O'Keese says she told OPP in 2013 about FB video of Wabasse on bus, but wasn't comfortable letting police see her FB messages #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 3:49:09 PM
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O'Keese asked if she + Wabasse talked about breaking up, or if they were arguing that month. 'We would never argue,' she says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 3:44:55 PM
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Presiding coroner asks his counsel to ask if O'Keese needs a break. 'I'm okay,' O'Keese says through sniffles when asked #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 3:43:00 PM
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Family lawyer Christa Big Canoe: 'I'm really sorry for your loss, it's obvious you had a very deep connection with Jordan.' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 3:42:16 PM
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O'Keese says on the video her friends took of Wabasse on the bus he was talking to her, telling her he missed her #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 3:41:04 PM
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O'Keese says she's still in touch with Wabasse's mom. "I see her every time I get a chance." #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 3:35:23 PM
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'He would always come visit me at my auntie's house," O'Keese says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 3:33:17 PM
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O'Keese says she Wabasse never went near the James Street bridge, didn't have any friends in that area where his body was found #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 3:29:58 PM
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'He told me he was going to go home,' O'Keese says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 3:28:30 PM
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O'Keese came back to #tbay the next day, she says through tears. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 3:28:02 PM
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Silence in the court room as O'Keese's sobs are heard on the videoconference. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 3:26:52 PM
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O'Keese says she went back to Eabametoong in April. Wabbasse's body was found in May. Her mom was the one to tell her. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 3:26:10 PM
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O'Keese says she was there when searchers found a hat belonging to Wabasse, she identified it as his, she says crying #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 3:24:45 PM
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O'Keese says she stayed with Wabasse's mom in #tbay for months during the search for him #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 3:23:45 PM
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O'Keese says she came to #tbay a few days later. 'I wanted to help look for him,' she says. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 3:18:55 PM
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O'Keese says it was unusual for Wabasse not to be available when he had told her to call #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 3:14:39 PM
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O'Keese says she tried to call Wabasse at his boarding home and on his cell phone on the night he disappeared -- no answer #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 3:13:56 PM
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O'Keese says she told police about the video that her friend took on the bus of Wabasse that night #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 3:12:54 PM
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O'Keese says her friend messaged her that night to say she had seen Jordan drunk on the bus #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 3:09:17 PM
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O'Keese says during that chat, Wabasse asked her to call him at 11 p.m. that night #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 3:07:27 PM
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O'Keese says on the night Wabasse disappeared she chatted with him on Facebook for about 40 minutes #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 3:06:42 PM
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The pair talked every day over Facebook, O'Keese says. They made plans for Wabasse to visit her in Eabametoong on March break #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 3:04:52 PM
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Wabasse was sad when she left in Jan., O'Keese says, crying . 'I was sad too, I didn't want to leave him.' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 3:02:26 PM
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When her aunt moved back to Eabametoong, O'Keese says she had to move back too. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 3:01:24 PM
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O'Keese says she wasn't funded as a student in #tbay . 'I just went out by myself with my auntie's help.' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 2:59:53 PM
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'Sometimes he would tell me he misses his mom and his little brothers,' O'Keese says. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 2:59:07 PM
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'He just told me he was going to do this one last time,' O'Keese says about Wabasse's reaction to her not liking his drinking #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 2:58:11 PM
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'I didn't like it when he drank,' O'Keese says, 'Him being drunk, I didn't like it when he drank to when he couldn't walk' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 2:57:21 PM
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'He loved playing goalie,' O'Keese says. She would go to watch him play. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 2:55:41 PM
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O'Keese says she was Wabasse's girlfriend + it was a 'good' relationship #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 2:54:46 PM
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O'Keese says she saw Wabasse 'probably everyday' while the pair were in #tbay for school #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 2:52:58 PM
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O'Keese says she first met Wabasse in #tbay at the mall, but she knew him before from a powwow in Webequie #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 2:51:00 PM
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O'Keese went to a public high school in #tbay for gr. 9/10. "I haven't gone back to school since I had my daughter,' she says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 2:49:38 PM
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O'Keese is testifying via videoconference from Eabametoong (Fort Hope) First Nation #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/15/2016 2:47:21 PM