First Nations families who lost loved ones in Thunder Bay seek answers amid renewed heat on police service
First Nations leaders didn't hold back at a news conference at Queen's Park on the unresolved deaths of Indigenous people in Thunder Bay, Ont., and called for the police service to be disbanded in the wake of the latest OPP charges. But it was the stories of the families of Mackenzie Moonias, Jenna Ostberg and Corey Belesky that put faces to the need to get answers and accountability.
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![Vanessa Sakanee, centre top wearing eyeglasses, is comforted after speaking about her daughter Mackenzie Moonias, a 14-year-old found dead in Thunder Bay, Ont., in December 2023. The family attended a press conference at Queen's Park Monday calling for the disbandment of the Thunder Bay Police Service. A group of people hug each other and stand around a microphone.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7181488.1713819310!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/vanessa-sakanee.jpg)
First Nations leaders didn't hold back at a news conference at Queen's Park on the unresolved deaths of Indigenous people in Thunder Bay, Ont., and called for the police service to be disbanded in the wake of the latest OPP charges. But it was the stories of the families of Mackenzie Moonias, Jenna Ostberg and Corey Belesky that put faces to the need to get answers and accountability.