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THUNDER BAY — Family members of Moses Beaver described him as a kind and caring man whose life was tragically cut short because he was suffering from a mental illness and did not have access to proper care, a situation that is all too familiar for many Indigenous people and remote communities.
Attempts were made over several days to medivac Beaver out of the community to receive treatment but weather and higher acuity calls delayed Ornge aircraft. Beaver was then arrested by Nishnawbe Aski Police Service and transported to the Thunder Bay District Jail. “My family and my brother and I did everything we were supposed to do to help my father and we were not listened to, any of us. This is why we are here now.”
“She told us the district jail had their own doctors and psychiatrist that could help our father,” he said. In the video clips, Beaver shares traditional knowledge relating to smoking moose meat and fish, as well as his love of traditional art and teaching youth. Also called to testify on Thursday was Nishnawbe Aski Nation Deputy Grand Chief Anna Betty Achneepineskum, who spoke to the mental health crisis still ongoing in First Nation communities across the Northwest.
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