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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Kejick: this is the importance of students, it's why I'm here #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 5:30:35 PM -
Kejick: I've been sitting here everyday, listening taking notes. I'm not going to wait to the end to do this. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 5:28:41 PM
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Kejick says she's working on a contract for boarding home parents that addresses everyone's legal liability #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 5:27:45 PM
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Kejick: there were concerns ' students who just want to go home, get kicked out, would just walk the tracks' but policy working #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 5:26:03 PM
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Kejick says students automatically sent home if caught walking the tracks #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 5:22:55 PM
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Kejick gives example of unique NNEC policy: zero tolerance for students walking the railway tracks between Pelican Falls + SLKT #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 5:22:04 PM
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Kejick going over organizational chart for NNEC, several positions unfilled. Kejick says limited funds impede hiring #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 5:13:50 PM
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NNEC also operates a post-secondary program to support First Nations students in universities and colleges #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 5:11:20 PM
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Pelican Falls First Nations high school has a residence for students with 25 house counsellors + 2 support workers #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 5:08:44 PM
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NNEC also runs Dennis Franklin Cromarty (DFC) First Nations high school in #tbay #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 4:59:37 PM
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NNEC operates Pelican Falls high school near Sioux Lookout, on grounds of former residential school #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 4:58:20 PM
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NNEC runs WAHSA, a 'radio school', teachers broadcast frm Sioux Lookout to remote First Nations, assignments handed in by plane #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 4:55:50 PM
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Next witness is Norma Kejick, executive director of Northern Nishnawbe Education Council, since 2011, been w/ NNEC for 25 yrs #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 4:51:44 PM
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Coroner tells jury that their recommendations in the end cannot make reference to specific names to provide services #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 3:20:27 PM
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Juror asks Hay if it would be a good idea for @cynthiawesley to provide some awareness/training for police. Hay says yes #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 3:19:11 PM
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Hay: the board sets overall direction and goals, chief and I ensure those are operationalized #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 3:13:26 PM
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Juror asks Hay to explain role of police board. Coroner then asks Hay to explain difference btwn governance and administration #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 3:10:24 PM
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Hay: 'I don't know of any other community that has experienced what we have' that brought us to this inquest #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 3:06:06 PM
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Hay says he's unable to say whether any of the current or past command staff of #tbay police are of Indigenous heritage #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 3:04:03 PM
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Eden says jury recommendation 'creates serious responsibility to people' (e.g. Gov't's), must be based on solid evidence #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 3:02:32 PM
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Eden: goes into 'very deep area of policy' , evidence required would increase 'complexity + duration' of inquest #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 2:57:57 PM
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Coroner's counsel Jukes: 'But how we get there, who knows,' what happens if Indigenous pple decide they don't want a rep.? 2/2 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 2:48:35 PM
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Coroner's counsel Jukes: everybody seems to agree more Indigenous representation on police board would be a good thing 1/2 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 2:47:16 PM
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Police lawyer argues inquest 'shouldn't be able to impose on the province' how Indigenous representation on police brds works #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 2:46:36 PM
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Noyes: there is a healing and trust issue that needs to be addressed between First Nations community + #tbay police #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 2:45:10 PM
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Presiding coroner Dr. David Eden says he's concerned about getting into 'the nitty-gritty' of make up of police services boards #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 2:44:18 PM
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Noyes asking Hay about mechanics of having an Indigenous representative on #tbay police board, coroner interrupts, jury excused #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 2:41:21 PM
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Hay says police could be taking 'a very critical look' at reference to ' habitual run-aways' on police missing persons reports #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 2:32:13 PM
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Hay says making northern exchange program mandatory = 'quite a hurdle to hiring', refers to First Nations as 'foreign territory' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 2:30:35 PM
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Noyes is asking Hay abt idea proposed earlier that #tbay police officers do exchange program with police in remote First Nations #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 2:28:27 PM
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Hay is being cross-examined by Derek Noyes, lawyer for Keewaytinook Okimakanak, which represents 6 remote First Nations #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 2:23:34 PM
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#tbinquest resumes on Thursday. #tbay deputy police chief Andy Hay on the witness standby Jody Porter via twitter 2/4/2016 2:17:56 PM
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Short day that felt like a long day at the #tbinquest . Tweets collected at the end of this story: cbc.ca/news/canada/th…by Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 10:01:27 PM
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Coroner's counsel says lawyers are hungry, a juror is feeling 'under the weather'. #tbinquest adjourned for the day. Hay to return Thurs.by Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 7:58:29 PM
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Coroner will not allow question. Not fair to ask Hay for opinion on 'a single step in the context of many steps' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 7:57:19 PM
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Esquega in court room.Coroner set to read ruling on his question to Hay re: 13 day delay in questioning witness in Morriseau case #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 7:51:14 PM
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Coroner calls another 10 minute recess while Esquega located. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 7:37:22 PM
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Coroner Dr. David Eden returns to deliver ruling. Other lawyers gone to find Esquesga. 'I think he should hear it', Eden says. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 7:33:24 PM
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Coroner calls for a break until 2 p.m. Will resume in absence of jury #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 6:42:49 PM
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All quiet in courtroom as lawyers await coroner's ruling on this. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 6:37:45 PM
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Esquega: This officer is 2nd in command, I would hope he would come here w/knowledge of the files he's overseeing #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 6:32:01 PM
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Police lawyer argues Hay doesn't have all the details of the case, would need to review specifics of the file to respond #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 6:31:01 PM
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Nishnawbe Aski Nation lawyer tells coroner the "facts [Esquega] has chosen aren't inaccurate or wrong,' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 6:27:35 PM
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Coroner says Esquega is using 'very selective facts about a complex situation' to question Hay #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 6:26:11 PM
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Esquega is attempting to ask Hay about the delay of 13 days in police interviewing last person seen with Kyle Morriseau #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 2/3/2016 6:23:27 PM