Inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women travels to Port Alberni – CHEK

September 13, 2017

WATCH: An intense three days of testimony is being heard in a Port Alberni gym. Families of 29 missing and murdered Indigenous women have travelled there from across the West Coast to share evidence with the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. As Skye Ryan reports, many of these families have been waiting years to share their stories.

Port Alberni’s Stan Matthew and Monica Paul are bringing their sister Mary’s story to life, 39 years after brutal murder.

“She was brutally murdered,” said Stan Matthew. “It has never been solved, there’s never been any follow up with the family.”

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