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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NNEC lawyer: important for jury to understand how people of NAN came to be in relationship w/government. 'It's why we're here' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 7:54:06 PM -
Jury excused. Coroner raises concerns re: time taken for Hunter to explain Treaty relationship vs just giving community profiles #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 7:52:14 PM
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Hunter says Indian Agents enforced prohibitions on cultural activities and ban on hiring lawyers from early 1900s to 1951 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 7:49:12 PM
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Nishnawbe Aski Nation covers 2/3 of the land mass of Ontario, Hunter says. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 6:04:55 PM
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'There was no such thing as bands at that time, so treaty commissioners lumped communities together' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 6:01:42 PM
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Hunter says Treaty 9, signed in 1905/06 is 'unique' in that the federal and provincial governments are both signatories. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 5:58:20 PM
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'The church's role at that time was to assimilate and educate First Nations,' Hunter says. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 5:53:44 PM
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Hunter giving brief overview of first contact.Trading posts came 1st, 'missionaries came soon after', then schools #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 5:51:24 PM
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Hunter says oral histories are passed down through story-telling, legends and ceremonies in Nishnawbe Aski Nation territory #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 5:45:37 PM
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Hunter says in his work as a researcher and historian he has travelled to approx. 47 of 49 Nishnawbe Aski Nation communities #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 5:43:57 PM
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Hunter says both his parents went to residential school. He did briefly too, went on to high school in Timmins, then @mylakehead #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 5:39:41 PM
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Hunter, using map on overhead, shows jury where Nishanwbe Aski Nation territory is, includes Treaty 9 + Treaty 5 in Ont. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 5:38:01 PM
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Hunter is Cree, originally from Weenusk, works as director of land rights and treaty research at @NANComms #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 5:32:38 PM
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1st witness for Phase 2 is Luke Hunter. Nishnawbe Aski Nation lawyer Julian Roy will conduct examination in chief #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 5:29:58 PM
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Themes of Phase 2 of #tbinquest cont'd: LCBO policies ; living experiences of students in Thunder Bay 3/3by Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 5:28:01 PM
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Themes of Phase 2 at #tbinquest cont'd: best practices for police + community searches; provincial vs. federal jurisdiction 2/3by Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 5:25:02 PM
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Themes of Phase 2 are: challenges + obstacles for youth in remote First Nations; communications btwn school, home, police 1/3 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 5:23:24 PM
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Before switch to Phase 2, coroner's counsel Karen Shea reading off list of names, birth + death dates of students who died. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 5:16:26 PM
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That concludes Phase 1 of #tbinquest . Phase 2 will look at circumstances of First Nations students lives.by Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 5:04:56 PM
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Police service lawyer: 'At any time did you form reasonable grounds that a crime had been committed in this case. Lewis: no #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 5:03:38 PM
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Bryson asks if #tbay police cross-referenced key names, aliases in 7 First Nations student deaths. Lewis says he's not aware #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 5:02:34 PM
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Police files that say Morriseau + Wabasse deaths are 'complete, solved, non-criminal,' for 'records function only' Lewis says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 4:52:45 PM
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Bryson: is it possible Jordan could have been chased onto the ice? Lewis: Anything is possible #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 4:48:37 PM
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Bryson asks Lewis if tips are worthy of police follow-up. Presiding coroner disallows question, not up to #tbinquest to direct policeby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 4:45:59 PM
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Jury returns. Bryson: Are you aware of tips re: people waiting near bus stop? Lewis: not specifically, more than 80 tips in case #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 4:43:49 PM
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Presiding coroner tells Bryson: the area of evidence is relevant to #tbinquest , 'it's just the way you're summarizing the evidence'by Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 4:40:39 PM
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Bryson asks if Lewis aware of tip to police re: pple waiting for Jordan when he got off bus. Police association lawyer objects #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 4:30:10 PM
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Bryson asks Lewis if he is aware of whether Stephen Cole lived in area of Jordan Wabasse. Lewis says he is not aware. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 4:28:33 PM
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Coroner's counsel Shea: 'None of us really know how Jordan...ended up in the water' 2/2 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 4:04:15 PM
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Coroner's counsel Shea: 'I think we all agree that there are several theories + those theories have been canvassed' 1/2 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 4:03:41 PM
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Bryson says she was attempting to explore steps taken by police re: theory Jordan was murdered, based on witness testimony at #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 4:02:47 PM
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Police service lawyer Brian Gover: 'It's inappropriate at this late, late, stage to take issue with evidence' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 3:59:54 PM
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Coroner's counsel Shea says approx. 2500 statements from OPP's work for #tbinquest in the original brief, whittled down to 100 for lawyersby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 3:57:07 PM
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Jury excused once again while Bryson attempts to question Lewis about police investigation #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 3:53:59 PM
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Coroner rules: evidence defined as that which has been ruled by the coroner to be relevant + admissible' i.e. not lawyer's brief #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 3:37:36 PM
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Bryson: All I want to ask is were there any attempts by #tbay police to deal with...rumours Jordan's death was related to drugs #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 3:28:04 PM
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Coroner's counsel Shea objects again: 'I don't know whether [Bryson] has been attending the same inquest I have.' Jury excused #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 3:24:45 PM
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Coroner ruled that only evidence heard at the #tbinquest can be used as basis of lawyer's questioning.by Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 3:17:13 PM
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At issue is whether witness can be questioned about statements in the legal 'brief' that have not been entered into evidence at #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 3:15:27 PM
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Jury excused while coroner's counsel objects to line of questioning by provincial child advocate lawyer Chantelle Bryson #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 3:13:05 PM
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Lewis says when police ground search began days after Jordan went missing it was a 'recovery missing' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 3:07:59 PM
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'THere wasn't alot of info. abt who his friends were,' Lewis says re: why Jordan's roommate wasn't interviewed for 2.5 days #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 3:01:38 PM
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'I can't speak to what information was available to the officers at that time,' Lewis says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 2:54:32 PM
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'2.5 days go by before police interview' person Roy says is a 'critical witness', possibly 1 of last people to see Jordan #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 2:53:28 PM
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'I can't speak to what was going on in the officer's minds,' Lewis says. "I wasn't involved until Feb. 11. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/1/2016 2:50:37 PM