Pilbara elders call for royal commission into missing and murdered Indigenous women
ABCFor 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 issue The 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. Shocking global ranking This week a Four Corners investigation revealed that at least 315 Indigenous women have gone missing, been murdered or died in suspicious circumstances since 2000. Calls for royal commission A Nyamal elder based in Port Hedland said although there was already a national inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women, she wanted to see the highest form of public inquiry into the issue. 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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