As the inquest into the death of Oji-Cree artist Moses Amik Beaver continues, the jury has learned more about the cause of Beaver's death and the challenges staff and health care providers at the Thunder Bay District Jail faced back in 2017 - many of which persist today.
A psychiatrist and mental health nurse at the Thunder Bay District Jail testified in the Moses Beaver inquest about challenges facing mental health care in the facility
As the jury continues to hear from witnesses about the circumstances surrounding Moses Beaver's death in Thunder Bay, Ont., they are also learning of the systemic barriers preventing change.
Testimony in the coroner’s inquest into the 2017 death of Moses Beaver began with testimony from health care professionals working In Nibinamik First Nation and their attempts to evacuate Beaver in January 2017 during a mental health crisis