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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George: 'I don't believe you can tell them they can't' be involved in search 2/2 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 5:39:28 PM -
George: If a First Nations person is missing, their family + community will always be there for them. 1/2 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 5:37:55 PM
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Coroner's counsel: 1 thing we may have to look at is whether having volunteer searchers is a good thing' or best left to police #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 5:36:47 PM
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George says she would also 'go out in plain clothes in the evenings and search as well' with First Nations searchers #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 5:34:32 PM
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George: NAPS supported Webequie members and other First Nations searchers with flashlights, vests and helped pay hotel rooms #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 5:32:12 PM
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George says she was involved in the Jordan Wabase case. 'I was not involved in the investigation, I was there as support' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 5:31:14 PM
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George says NAPS doesn't have jurisdiction in #tbay , but as police officer she would have duty to arrest intoxicated students #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 5:29:20 PM
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George says she considered volunteering for the citizen's patrol that looked for First Nations students out past curfew 1/2 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 5:27:32 PM
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Next witness is Nishnawbe Aski Police Service Sgt. Jackie George. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 5:22:17 PM
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When girls agree to fight it's called 'ho-scrapping' Rollin said and girls are 'more savage' when they fight. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 5:18:55 PM
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Rollin says 'bro-scrapping' is agreed fight among friends.'My step-dad + uncle used to bro-scrap all the time' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 5:17:11 PM
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Rollin described a 'street mom' as 'an older lady that takes kids in kids that aren't having a good home-life'. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 5:14:51 PM
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'He could be a good guy if he just had some help,' Rollin says of Cole. Her testimony is now over #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 4:37:03 PM
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'He's only a bad guy because he's gone through so much crap in his life,' Rollin says of Cole #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 4:36:28 PM
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Rollin says Cole 'used to parade around the m all like he was the biggest tough guy around' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 4:35:30 PM
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Under questioning from police lawyer, Rolin says she never believed Cole's story that he had killed Wabasse #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 4:30:24 PM
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Rollin names another boy who she says she heard had helped Cole push Wabasse into the river #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 4:28:49 PM
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Rollin is full of terms the lawyers need definitions for: 'bro-scrapping, ho-scrapping, street mom' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 4:26:59 PM
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Rollin says Cole called her a 'narc', says she stopped hanging out with him when 'I just realized he's not a good person' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 4:24:02 PM
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Rollin, smiling, says Stephen Cole is a 'compulsive liar'. Coroner intercedes, one witness not allowed to call another liar #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 4:21:27 PM
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Lawyer asks why Rollin didn't tell her mom: 'I was really dumb as a 14-year-old' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 4:17:02 PM
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Rollin says she was 'shocked' by the admission, but says 'I think he was just doing it to be cool' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 4:16:25 PM
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Rollin says when she asked Stephen Cole if he knew about the 'Aboriginal guy'. He replied with' yes, I pushed him,' she says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 4:13:06 PM
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Rollin says she heard about an 'Aboriginal kid who fell through the river' at school #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 4:10:22 PM
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Rollin says Jordan Wabasse was on her uncle 'Reptile' Rob's hockey team, but she didn't know Wabasse #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 4:09:44 PM
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She says she was 'kinda boyfriend/girlfriend' with Cole #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 4:06:08 PM
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#tbinquest resumes. 1st witness is Arianna Rollin, 18, who says she knew Stephen Cole in 2011.by Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 4:05:08 PM
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Nishnawbe Aski Nation lawyer and family lawyer now heading outside, talking #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 3:47:07 PM
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Lawyer for Jordan Wabasse's family just emerged from lawyers conference, took his parents into a private room to talk #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 3:26:18 PM
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Lawyers conference going into its second hour at #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 3:21:43 PM
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Lawyers holding a closed-door meeting to start the day on Thursday at the #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 2:20:36 PM
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Man accused of murder at First Nations student deaths inquest in #tbay #tbinquest
cbc.ca/1.3412581 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CZPnQ8jWEAUv-1H.jpgby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 12:30:29 PM -
Taking a break from tweeting this afternoon. You can watch the live stream of #tbinquest here: cbc.ca/news/canada/th…by Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 6:54:30 PM
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Freeman says he believes the friend met Jordan Wabasse at another friend's house where the mom 'got kids involved in drugs' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 5:58:53 PM
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Freeman says he was afraid to tell police about what his friend said. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 5:57:56 PM
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Freeman says he saw his friend be violent more than once. The friend had just gotten out of jail when he mentioned fight #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 5:56:59 PM
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Freeman says his friend was known to be violent and aggressive when intoxicated. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 5:53:51 PM
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Next witness is Riley Freeman, a contractor/labourer from Thunder Bay. He says he didn't know Jordan Wabasse #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 5:20:23 PM
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Baxter answers no, nothing was done differently, no one failed to act or follow up because Jordan Wabasse is First Nations #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 5:03:42 PM
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Lawyer for police asks: 'did anyone w/ #tbay police service fail to act or follow up b/c Jordan was a First Nations youth' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 5:02:40 PM
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Lawyer for police service asks Baxter if he did anything differently in the investigation 'b/c Joran was a First Nations youth' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 5:01:18 PM
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Baxter: 'You're asking me if I stopped investigating this, I would say, yes. This wasn't the only thing I was investigating.' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 4:55:07 PM
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PACY lawyer Chantelle Bryson asks how it is communicated to police that an investigation is over 1/2 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 4:53:51 PM
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Baxter says there was 'back + forth talk about drugs' on Wabasse's Facebook, but police didn't follow up in looking for a dealer #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 4:51:49 PM
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Baxter says he reviewed Wabasse's Facebook posts -- 4300 messages. His last post was Feb. 5. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/20/2016 4:36:54 PM