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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Ricky says his older brother is the only person from his community who has ever asked or he ever talked to about that night #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 7:49:07 PM -
Strang says difficult to talk about what life is like in #tbay to people back home, 'I have to translate it into my language' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 7:47:47 PM
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'All I remember is getting up, looking for my brother and I didn't see him there,' Strang says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 7:44:09 PM
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'I do remember floating in the water," Strang says. "Then I got up and I didn't have any of my stuff." #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 7:43:04 PM
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Rudin: Possible Reggie went in water and you went in to help him?' Strang, through tears: I would do anything to help my brother #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 7:42:14 PM
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Strang says he still believes he and Reggie were mugged that night #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 7:35:53 PM
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'I remember him (Reggie) laying down somewhere and I don't remember after that,' Strang says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 7:35:19 PM
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Strang has his face down, hand on his forehead, giving quiet, one-word answers as Rudin continues questioning #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 7:31:47 PM
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Rudin: She has asked me to ask you. Okay? Strang, head down, says okay 3/3 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 7:24:55 PM
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Rudin: I'm your mother's lawyer, I do what she says. She isn't ever going to ask you what happened 2/3 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 7:24:13 PM
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Strang says his mother has never asked him what happened that night. His mother's lawyer now asking questions 1/3 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 7:22:15 PM
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Strang says the night Reggie disappeared was the only time he and his brother went drinking together in Thunder Bay #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 7:20:07 PM
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Before inquest breaks for lunch, Strang says he has a 2 year old son now. "I named him after my brother.' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 5:55:33 PM
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'I just got a feeling' that's what happened,' he testified. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 5:54:39 PM
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Strang is asked about a statement to police in 2009 where he said 'I think we were getting mugged' that night #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 5:53:55 PM
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Strang asks for a break before answering more questions. 10 minute recess granted #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 5:35:38 PM
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Bushie's mom cries silently in the front row, a box of kleenex at her feet #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 5:34:48 PM
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'I just had a feeling he was still down there, so that's when they finally found his body,' Strang says 2/2 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 5:34:05 PM
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Lawyer asks: Do you know how Reggie ended up in the river? Strang: 'I can't, no, I don't' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 5:29:05 PM
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'I just thought [Reggie] was somewhere chilling with buddies,' Strang says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 5:25:41 PM
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Strang says he doesn't remember getting back to his boarding home. Next thing he remembers waking up in his room #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 5:23:11 PM
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Srang draws a map of his route home, leaving out the parts he doesn't remember because he was 'blacked out' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 5:21:38 PM
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"I was wet my whole body,' Strang says. 'I knew it was cold, but I wasn't that cold.' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 5:20:50 PM
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'First I shouted my brother's name to see if he was around,' Strang says. 'I didn't see anyone so I started waking home' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 5:18:02 PM
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Bushie points out on an aerial map of Thunder Bay where he woke up in the water, near May street bridge over McIntyre River.#tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 5:15:35 PM
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'I couldn't remember a thing, everything was just black,' Strang says, head down, voice shaking. He woke up lying in the water #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 5:11:42 PM
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'I think we passed out under there,' Strang says of he and his brother under the bridge near the mall #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 5:10:36 PM
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Strang says the group 'left me and my brother' after awhile. 'I was pretty drunk'. Reggie was drunk too, he says #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 5:08:00 PM
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Strang being shown photos from the LCBO, Strang indentifies 'Cody' the 'runner' who bought the 2nd batch of alcohol for students #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 5:04:23 PM
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Strang says they met up with another group near the May Street bridge, 'some of them were locals', some other students #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 5:00:25 PM
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Strang says after the group finished their alcohol they went back to the mall 'trying to get some more' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 4:58:41 PM
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Strang guesses that homebrew is 8 to 12 per cent alcohol. Store-bought spirits are about 40 per cent. #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 4:57:05 PM
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Lawyer asks Strang if he drank before coming to #tbay . Strang: 'just brew [homebrew] that we made' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 4:55:38 PM
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The 'bush' Strang says they drank in for a couple of hours is between the railway bridge near May St and the bridge at Balmoral #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 4:53:46 PM
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A map Strang drew of the Intercity area is being displayed on a big screen for the inquest jurors #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 4:50:46 PM
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'We went down to the woods to drink," Strang says. 'Close by the train tracks where silver city is' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 4:46:58 PM
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'Whoever chips in some money gets to join the party,' Strang says. 'We shared our stuff' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 4:46:05 PM
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A 'buddy' named Terry bought alcohol for Strang and his friends that night, Strang says. 'Budweisers and some 2-6ers' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 4:44:39 PM
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Support worker has arm around Strang and Bushie's mother, heads down as they listen to details of the night Bushie disappeared #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 4:42:46 PM
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Strang says he felt 'disappointed' when people would drive by and throw stuff at him and other students #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 4:35:47 PM
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"I didn't know what to expect from the city,' Strang says. 'That was my first time out' #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 4:27:50 PM
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Strang says he started grade 11 in #tbay in 2007, the same year his brother Reggie started grade 9 #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 4:27:12 PM
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Strang says he was raised by his grandparents in Poplar Hill #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 4:22:35 PM
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Next witness is Ricky Strang, Reggie Bushie's brother who was with him the night he disappeared #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 4:20:47 PM
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Albert leaves the stand, still talking to people in crt about how much $ can be made selling booze to minors #tbinquestby Jody Porter via twitter 11/26/2015 3:55:48 PM