Talks with indigenous communities before an inquiry into the lost and murdered women suggest figure is much higher than police estimate of 1,200A Canadian government minister has suggested that as many as 4000 indigenous women have gone lost or been murdered over the past three decades.
Patricia Hajdu, minister for the status of women, or said research from the Native Women’s organization of Canada save the figure much higher than the 1200 mentioned in a 2014 report by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
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Source: theguardian.com