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Keely Linton knows first-hand about the abuse suffered by Indigenous women.
She experienced domestic abuse, and she saw that violence reflected in the experiences of family and friends, and through her advocacy work.
But because of lapses in reporting and a lack of coordination between tribal, county and federal governments, Linton who is Íipay and Cupeno Native from the Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians said accurate, local data is hard to come by.
“There’s just a lack of research and collective data to really know how many have been missing, how many have been murdered,” Linton said. “It’s really not something that has really been tracked properly.”