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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Waboose says Matawa Learning Centre was private school under provincial education act, funded through tuition from First Nations #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 7:26:33 PM -
Federal funding pays for school programs only, based on nominal role, Waboose says. Any additional funding is 'proposal driven' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 7:25:01 PM
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Waboose says provincial schools get funded for schools, school boards, admin and have support of Education Act #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 7:23:04 PM
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After lunch Murray Waboose explaining difference between provincial education and Indian Act education funding #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 7:22:05 PM
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#tbinquest on lunch break. Problems with live feed originate with gov't site. Collection of tweets so far are here: cbc.ca/news/canada/th…by Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 5:59:36 PM
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Waboose says after-hours support was 'not in the mandate' of the learning centre #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 5:42:49 PM
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'We provided education and that's basically what we did...with the very little resources we had,' Waboose says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 5:42:17 PM
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Waboose says Matawa Learning Centre was funded by tuition for each student. $ sent from their First Nation's education authority #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 5:40:57 PM
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Next witness is Murray Waboose. He was education manager at Matawa First Nations management when Jordan Wabasse was a student #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 5:37:47 PM
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Hatherley: if by flexibility you mean 'our doors are open, if you show up we're happy' will work with you 2/2 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 5:36:22 PM
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Coroner asks Hathereley whether she believes 'flexibility' is key for First Nations students' success 1/2 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 5:33:12 PM
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'We didn't have any behaviour issues," Hatherley says. 'The kids really wanted to be there.' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 5:12:33 PM
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Hatherley: what differentiated our students was history...school wasn't necessarily a happy place for them #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 5:04:50 PM
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Coroner's counsel says the 'brief' provided to lawyers may not contain all of the '100s of statements' taken by police for #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 5:00:48 PM
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Presiding coroner asks to excuse jury to discuss question with Bryson, Bryson says she'll move on. Question about gangs allowed #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 4:58:42 PM
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PACY lawyer Chantelle Bryson asks if Hatherley aware of students facing challenges with sexual assault or sexual exploitation 1/2 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 4:57:44 PM
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Hatherley says Matawa Learning Centre was set up quickly to get youth 'job-ready' for the Ring of Fire #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 4:49:39 PM
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'We worked extra hard with Jordan to make sure he got his 3 credits and could work towards his fourth credit,' Hatherley says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 4:45:13 PM
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'We just sat down with the students to go over their report cards,' b/c it was a learning centre model, Hatherley says 2/2 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 4:42:57 PM
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'Did you ever have a parent/teacher interview w/ Jordan's parents or boarding home parents?' Roy asks 1/2 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 4:41:53 PM
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'Jordan was the exact opposite of your target student' NAN lawyer Julian Roy says to Hatherley. 'It was not a school', he says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 4:36:43 PM
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NAN lawyer to Hatherley: we're trying to save the lives of kids, that's the perspective from which I'm asking questions #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 4:34:03 PM
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Hatherley, who lives in Atikokan, says going to school in that town might 'look a lot more like home' for First Nations kids #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 4:05:47 PM
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Hatherley says more human resources are needed for student success. 'Constant feedback' was 'the thing that helped the most' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 4:02:57 PM
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'Even having Jordan's [school] attendance tied into hockey would have been a good motivator for him,' Hatherley says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 3:55:49 PM
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'You need those programs: woodworking, sewing, dance, to keep kids motivated' to stay in school, Hatherley re: recommendations #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 3:48:41 PM
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Lawyer asks Hatherley about lack of after-school activities: 'we weren't really a school...we just didn't have the resources' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 3:42:10 PM
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Hatherley says b/c of 'trauma' in northern communities, some students only have grade 6 education before attempting high school #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 3:41:09 PM
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One Gr. 9 student from Webequie had something thrown at her or someone 'threatened to hurt her at the bus depot' Hatherley says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 3:38:32 PM
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Lawyer asks Hatherley about turmoil students face: getting beat up ending up in hospital, getting pregnant, getting hit by a car #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 3:37:26 PM
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Matawa Learning Centre had its official opening during the week Wabasse disappeared,' Hatherley says. Students were 'subdued' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 3:36:00 PM
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At school 'we would have a circle and hold hands and pray for Jordan and think about him,' after he disappeared, Hatherley says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 3:32:54 PM
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NAN deputy grand chief Anna Betty Achneepineskum in the courtroom today, as she often is #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 3:29:20 PM
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Hatherley says she was not interviewed by police in relation to Wabasse's 2011 disappearance or death until last April. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 3:28:02 PM
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Hatherley says 'nothing really stands out' for her in terms of Wabasse's behaviour at school on the Monday he disappeared #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 3:24:52 PM
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Hatherley: I did notice a new behaviour in January, [Wabasse] coming in and putting his head down and being very tired. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 3:23:23 PM
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Hatherley says she noticed Wabasse had a phone after Xmas break. After that he was 'distracted' at school, she says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 3:20:05 PM
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The Webequie students were 'a solid core, always happy, fun to work with,' Hatherley says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 3:11:41 PM
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'He was always willing to work, he was always fun, he was always in a good mood,' Hatherley says of Jordan Wabasse #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 3:10:29 PM
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4 students from Webequie, including Jordan, 'always spoke their language, so that was really neat,' Hatherley says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 3:06:41 PM
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Hatherley: 'a lot of these students had been run around by the system, had a terrible time at school + yet signed up for school' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 3:03:41 PM
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Students were 'always on the move, going to court, going to medical app'ts, going to see the probation officer,' Hatherley says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 3:01:25 PM
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'There were tons of social issues,' Hatherley says. 'There was a crisis going on every day, pretty much' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 2:59:41 PM
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About 25 students attended Matawa Learning Centre in 2010/11, Hatherley says. 3 or 4 graduated #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 2:58:09 PM
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'We did, in the end, get an amazing computer lab,' Hatherley says. Learning centre used volunteers to help w/teaching #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 2:56:38 PM