Elders call for royal commission into 315 missing and murdered Indigenous women

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Pilbara elders call for royal commission into missing and murdered Indigenous womenFor Ursula Wilson, the revelation that more than 300 Indigenous women have either been murdered or have gone missing since 2000 is a heartbreaking reminder of her own loss.Key points:- At least 315 Indigenous women have disappeared or been killed since 2000- Their deaths make up some of the highest homicide rates in the world- Nyamal elder Linda Doogiebee has called for a royal commission into the issueThe Nyamal elder from Western Australia's Pilbara region has been left in the dark about what happened to her two cultural relatives who have been missing for decades."It's very, very sad to hear because I know of two family members that's gone — one from Port Hedland and the other one is from the desert, near Newman," she said.Shocking global rankingThis week a Four Corners investigation revealed that at least 315 Indigenous women have gone missing, been murdered or died in suspicious circumstances since 2000.Ms Doogiebee, the co-chair of the Pilbara Aboriginal Voice, said a royal commission could help to explain why the rates of First Nations women disappearing and being killed were so high."

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