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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Main says he spent about an hr on night of Feb. 8 looking with flashlights around Wabasse's brding home #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 10:17:09 PM -
Police lawyer asking me for this correction: Main said Lewis 'didn't put a lot of boots on the ground' not police in general #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 10:10:41 PM
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Main says Wabasse's hat 'almost directly below' the James St. bridge. 'It appeared something or someone had gone through the ice' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 10:09:20 PM
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'We didn't put a lot of boots on the ground,' Main says of the case. Cst 'Baxter seemed to take more of an interested role' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 10:04:55 PM
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Main says Sgt. Don Lewis was in charge of the investigation. (Lewis is to testify on Friday) #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 10:03:36 PM
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Main says he was given title of 'lead investigator' on Wabasse file, 'but it didn't pan out that way' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 10:02:28 PM
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Main says on June 14 he followed up on a report that someone found Wabasse's cell phone. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 9:58:42 PM
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Main says he was on duty on May 10 when Wabasse's body was found in the Kaministiquia River by some anglers #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 9:56:54 PM
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After that 'our leads and our tips really dried up at that time,' Main says. The police file was passed to Cst. Larry Baxter #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 9:55:00 PM
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Myda O'Keese, Wabasse's girlfriend identified the hat as belonging to Wabasse, Main says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 9:53:56 PM
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Main says he measured the distance from where the hat was found to Wabasse's boarding home. It was 2.2 km #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 9:52:56 PM
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'I saw a baseball cap + what appeared to be something went through the ice recently -- it was disturbed,' Main says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 9:51:44 PM
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Main says he went to James St. Swing bridge on Feb. 13 around 4 p.m. after community searchers found a hat #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 9:51:04 PM
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Police were told by Wabasse's boarding parents that he was a good kid, loved hockey, not involved with drugs or gangs, Main says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 9:45:23 PM
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'We never could ascertain what they meant by the big hill,' Main says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 9:44:35 PM
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Main says he looked into a report that Wabasse was on Facebook Feb. 8 saying he was 'going to check girls at the big hill' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 9:44:05 PM
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Main says police did a ground search in the area of the boarding home on Feb. 12 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 9:40:25 PM
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Friends told 'basically' the same story, Main says: Wabasse got off city bus around 10 p.m., near his boarding home on Feb. 7 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 9:37:55 PM
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Back on shift Feb. 11, Main says he started interviewing Wabasse's friends who had been on bus with him the night he disappeared #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 9:35:45 PM
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Main took several steps on Feb. 8/9 in search for Wabasse. Then went off shift, handed file over to Aboriginal liaison unit. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 9:34:32 PM
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Main says he received missing person report for Jordan Wabasse at approx. 10 p.m. On Feb. 8 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 9:28:37 PM
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Next witness is #tbay police Cst. Robert Main #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 9:25:09 PM
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Coroner's counsel clarifies for jury that Jordan Wabasse was in grade 10 at Matawa Learning Centre #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 9:24:06 PM
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Juror asks Waboose if there was a certain # of students that Matawa Learning Centre needed to run Waboose says minimum of 10 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 9:22:49 PM
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Coroner ruled that no further questions should be asked of Waboose about band vs. private school funding formulas #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 9:17:25 PM
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Chiefs 'had a choice in type of school they opened, they chose a private school' w/ certain funding provisions, INAC lawyer says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 9:15:49 PM
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'I don't want the jury left with the misimpression that no funding was available at large, ' INAC lawyer says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 9:14:34 PM
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The objection is that funding formula is an issue for phase II of #tbinquest that will look at broader issues facing First Nations studentsby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 9:07:09 PM
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Jury excused while lawyers argue if Waboose can continue to answer questions about funding formula for First Nations schools #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 9:04:52 PM
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Per student funding varies from community to community, Waboose says, 'there is no national funding formula' for FN education #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 8:56:34 PM
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Province counts students 2x per year, Waboose says. INAC counts 1 time per year, bases $ on last year's 'nominal role' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 8:55:25 PM
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INAC lawyer: It was not a decision taken by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada? Waboose: Correct #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 8:52:09 PM
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Lawyer for INAC to Waboose: 'it was a conscious decision on chief's part to open a school in #tbay ' 1/2 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 8:50:07 PM
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'We provided what we could with what we had,' Waboose says of Matawa Learning Centre #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 7:58:02 PM
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Indian Act funding is for 'instructional services' only, Waboose says. 'Special Ed., ancillary services doesn't exist at all' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 7:55:28 PM
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High schools in province system have attendance requirements for credits, learning centre model based on work done, Waboose says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 7:53:49 PM
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'Trying to follow the provincial system on a very limited [federal] budget is comparing apples to oranges, Waboose says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 7:46:53 PM
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Waboose: we would have been able to provide more programming, a better place for him to study #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 7:44:44 PM
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NAN lawyer Julian Roy: what were the implications for students, someone like Jordan, for having limited resources 1/2 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 7:44:10 PM
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'We weren't just following ministry policy," Waboose said. 'We had to modify it to make sure we were meeting community needs' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 7:39:57 PM
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'We have students removed from their communities,' Waboose says. 'Not all students have nuclear families' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 7:37:36 PM
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'It's not a luxury, it's a necessity to have people supervise minors,' Waboose says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 7:35:17 PM
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Some small First Nations cannot afford to hire someone in #tbay to supervise underage students, Waboose says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 7:34:39 PM
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First Nation education authorities select students to attend learning centre, Waboose says, 'local control over local education' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 7:33:35 PM
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Waboose:colleges, universities don't recognized Indian Act education, schools need provincial recognition for 'worthy education' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/18/2016 7:31:19 PM