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.
-
Lewis says on Feb. 11, 2011, he reviewed Feb. 8 when Jordan Wabasse reported missing, noted police had done 'cursory search' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 2:37:21 PM -
#tbinquest resumes on Friday. #tbay police Insp. Don Lewis is today's 1st and only scheduled witnessby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 2:30:45 PM
-
Father 'shocked' by allegations of murder at First Nations student death inquest #tbinquest
cbc.ca/1.3414512 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CZUxU9oWwAENGJ_.jpgby Jody Porter via twitter 1/22/2016 12:32:38 PM -
Inquest adjourned until Friday, when Insp. Don Lewis, lead investigator on Wabasse case is scheduled to testify #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 9:19:45 PM
-
Presiding Coroner Dr. Eden: I always find it entertaining on CSI when 1 police officer does everything. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 9:18:25 PM
-
Presiding coroner asks Hnatiw if she is ever asked by local coroner's to conduct interviews. Hnatiw says not her specialty #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 9:16:52 PM
-
Hnatiw says there was mud on Wabasse's clothing when he was found. 'It had a foul odour to it,' she says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 9:01:48 PM
-
Hnatiw is asked to explain why some items in Wabasse's wallet appeared not to have been in the water. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 8:59:06 PM
-
Hnatiw, referring to another ident officer on case, says 'I think he was retired by the time Wabasse surfaced' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 8:55:01 PM
-
Hnatiw says home where Harper found was 'not a scene, it wasn't a homicide, a suicide, an accident or anything' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 8:50:19 PM
-
Hnatiw took photos at home where Harper was found dead, says she asked Sgt. of ident. unit for those pix last week, not found #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 8:48:53 PM
-
Hnatiw was also the identification officer at Robyn Harper's death in 2007. Robyn's death is also part of #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 8:46:41 PM
-
Hnatiw says at the time there was 'no anatomical cause' identified for Paul Panacheese's death #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 8:42:50 PM
-
Hnatiw was also the identification officer for Paul Panacheese death in 2006. Paul's death was examined at the #tbinquest in October.by Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 8:40:42 PM
-
Hnatiw says she saw no injuries on Wabasse's body. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 8:38:40 PM
-
Hnatiw says the body was identified as Jordan Wabasse, the cause of death was determined as 'cold water drowning' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 8:37:30 PM
-
'They had retrieved a body, it was already on shore,' Hnatiw says. 'The body was decomposed' wearing one Adidas shoe. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 8:35:26 PM
-
Hnatiw says she was called to Kam River on May 10, 2011 'to assist with a water rescue #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 8:33:07 PM
-
Next witness is Patricia Hnatiw, retired #tbay police officer. She was a forensic identification officer in 2011 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 8:30:10 PM
-
#tbay police lawyer Brian Gover: you'd agree w/me that timely reporting is a real issue in a missing persons case? George: yes #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 8:28:54 PM
-
Lawyer for #tbay police informs George that Wabasse wasn't reported missing to police for nearly 23 hrs until he was last seen. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 8:27:38 PM
-
George says the community 'searchers were suspicious from the very beginning' about Wabasse's disappearance #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 8:19:09 PM
-
George says 1 of biggest changes for students is trespass and property law. In First Nations 'you go anywhere, sit anywhere,' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 8:14:25 PM
-
Police talk to First Nations students about 'how much of a change in their life it will be to live in the city' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 8:13:09 PM
-
George says NAPS has flown #tbay police Aboriginal officers to First Nations to talk to potential students about safety #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 8:10:38 PM
-
Next day driving past the airport George says she felt a release 'to not have to wonder where he is, he's home with his family #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 8:05:30 PM
-
George says she went to the airport the day Wabasse's family took his body home to watch them get on the plane with his casket #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 8:02:22 PM
-
'You don't really understand people's culture + mannerisms + beliefs until you've been to their communities,' George says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 7:59:19 PM
-
George suggests officer exchange program between #tbay police and NAPS. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 7:58:35 PM
-
Police need an 'understanding of the differences' in culture between First Nations and non-First Nations people, George says. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 7:58:07 PM
-
'We don't have required # of officers to police our 34 communities,' George says of NAPS, unrealistic devoting officers to #tbay #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 7:56:39 PM
-
George says being seconded to #tbay police during search for Wabasse would have been a useful, but unrealistic solution #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 7:53:01 PM
-
George says "First Nations policing was created to have culturally appropriate police service for First Nations people.' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 7:52:07 PM
-
George says she is the 11th person in her family from Kettle and Stony Point First Nation 'to get into policing' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 7:45:29 PM
-
'I believe they should be involved,' George says. With 'Police, community, people discussing what that involvement looks like' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 7:37:16 PM
-
'When someone goes missing in Thunder Bay, there is always a presence of family + friends searching,' George says. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 7:35:56 PM
-
'There was no on-going police presence,' at the search site' George says. 'That would have been very helpful' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 6:10:31 PM
-
Coroner's counsel: what would have helped communication between searchers + police? George: on-going police presence #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 6:09:39 PM
-
Coroner's counsel: what would have helped investigation?George: definitely more helpful to have more officers,' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 6:08:35 PM
-
'They were working well amongst themselves,' George says of community searchers. 'They had support session, a safe place.' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 6:05:44 PM
-
Coroner's counsel asks George for a 3rd time about her impressions of community searchers. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 6:03:50 PM
-
George says someone threw out all the missing posters made up by community searchers and placed on tables at mall #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 5:55:12 PM
-
'Following that, I'd go in uniform and ask property owners for permission to search,' George says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 5:50:35 PM
-
'This much attention should have been paid to [Wabasse] when he was alive,' George says Wabasse's grandma told during search #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 5:50:05 PM
-
George says #tbay police were very busy and she would help community searchers decide what was worthy of notifying city police #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 1/21/2016 5:42:55 PM