Aug 19, 2024
Family of Ruthann Quequish seeks better future for Kingfisher Lake First Nation
Jordan Quequish says he’s always protected his sisters.
As he closed the inquest into the death of his youngest sister, Ruthann, with a traditional song and drum, he expressed hope that others are protected from the same pain his family has gone through.
Ruthann’s family advocated for a discretionary inquest into her death. More than seven years after the 31-year-old’s passing, three weeks of proceedings wrapped up on Friday in Thunder Bay, Ont.