{"id":3991,"date":"2025-10-21T18:06:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/?post_type=tools&#038;p=3991"},"modified":"2026-01-07T17:19:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:19:43","slug":"domestic-violence","status":"publish","type":"tools","link":"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/en\/tool-and-resource\/domestic-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Domestic violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-heading\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Intimate Partner and Family Violence in Indigenous Contexts<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<p>Among Indigenous peoples, intimate partner and family violence cannot be understood without considering the historical context. Colonialism and related policies, such as residential schools and the Indian Act, explicitly aimed to dismantle families and communities. These intergenerational traumas weakened family bonds and contributed to cycles of violence that persist to this day. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<p><strong>Breaking this cycle means acknowledging these realities, supporting survivors, and promoting culturally safe approaches that foster healing at the individual, family, and community levels.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-list\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>43%<\/strong> of First Nations women have experienced physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner at some point in their lives.\u00b9<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indigenous women face a <strong>higher risk <\/strong>of experiencing intimate partner violence and endure more severe forms of violence than non-Indigenous women.\u00b2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indigenous women are <strong>overrepresented as victims<\/strong> of various forms of violence.\u00b3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The presence of multiple adverse factors operating within a specific social and historical context helps explain the high prevalence of intimate partner violence in Indigenous communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<p>The presence of <strong>multiple adverse factors<\/strong> operating within a specific social and historical context helps explain the high prevalence of intimate partner violence in Indigenous communities.<sup>4<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"item item--medium component-block-boxes gradient-background\" \t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t>\n\t\t<div class=\"container-small\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-boxes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h2 block-boxes__heading\">Recognizing domestic violence<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-boxes__list\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-boxes__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-boxes__title h4\">Physical abuse<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-boxes__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"block-boxes__description\">&#8211; Hitting and pushing<br \/>\r\n&#8211; Burning and biting<br \/>\r\n&#8211; Physical restraint<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-boxes__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-boxes__title h4\">Psychological abuse<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-boxes__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"block-boxes__description\">&#8211; Putting others down<br \/>\r\n&#8211; Dismissive attitudes and offensive remarks<br \/>\r\n&#8211; Implicit or explicit blackmailing and threatening<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-boxes__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-boxes__title h4\">Verbal abuse<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-boxes__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"block-boxes__description\">&#8211; Sarcasm and insults<br \/>\r\n&#8211; Shouting<br \/>\r\n&#8211; Demeaning and humiliating remarks<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-boxes__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-boxes__title h4\">Economic abuse<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-boxes__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"block-boxes__description\">&#8211; Withholding or controlling financial or material resources (for example, controlling the budget or demanding the other to justify their spending)<br \/>\r\n&#8211; Creating financial dependency<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-boxes__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"block-boxes__title h4\">Social abuse<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-boxes__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"block-boxes__description\">&#8211; Denigrating the victim&#8217;s loved ones<br \/>\r\n&#8211; Forbidding contact of visits with family and friends<br \/>\r\n&#8211; Controlling emails and phone calls<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-heading\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Looking for more information? Check out our video series:<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-list\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FOhFt27dUQc&amp;list=PLfOFq7SbmeEyTThHK5FCAqIcCmcbzqwrg&amp;index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recognizing domestic violence<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bZPwSThmPdo&amp;list=PLfOFq7SbmeEyTThHK5FCAqIcCmcbzqwrg&amp;index=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Demystifying violence<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dmf30wtACKM&amp;list=PLfOFq7SbmeEyTThHK5FCAqIcCmcbzqwrg&amp;index=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Asking for help<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VuJ7LjZ0z0s&amp;list=PLfOFq7SbmeEyTThHK5FCAqIcCmcbzqwrg&amp;index=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Victim&#8217;s Rights<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/en\/tool-and-resource\/directory-of-domestic-and-family-violence\/\">Directory of domestic and family violence<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-image\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"161\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/logo-secretariat-condition-feminine-e1456776388574-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5154\" style=\"width:287px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/logo-secretariat-condition-feminine-e1456776388574-1.png 375w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/logo-secretariat-condition-feminine-e1456776388574-1-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/logo-secretariat-condition-feminine-e1456776388574-1-224x96.png 224w, https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/logo-secretariat-condition-feminine-e1456776388574-1-242x104.png 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This initiative is supported by the Secr\u00e9tariat \u00e0 la condition f\u00e9minine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<p> <br><br><br><strong>Sources<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-list\"  ><div class=\"container-small\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Statistics Canada. (2018). <em>Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces (SSPPS)<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Institut national de sant\u00e9 publique du Qu\u00e9bec.&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspq.qc.ca\/violence-conjugale\/comprendre\/contextes-de-vulnerabilite\/femmes-autochtones#:~:text=Beaucoup%20de%20femmes%20autochtones%20vivent,violence%202%2C10%2C17.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contexte de vuln\u00e9rabilit\u00e9 : femmes autochtones<\/a><\/em>. INSPQ.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Burczycka, M., Conroy, S., &amp; Savage, L. (2018). <em>Family violence in Canada: A statistical profile, <\/em>2017. Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics. Statistics Canada. ; Burczycka, M., &amp; Conroy, S. (2018). <em>Family violence in Canada: A statistical profile, <\/em>2016. Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics. Statistics Canada. Cotter, A. (2021). <em>Intimate partner violence: Experiences of visible minority women in Canada, <\/em>2018. Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics. Statistics Canada.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Institut national de sant\u00e9 publique du Qu\u00e9bec.&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspq.qc.ca\/violence-conjugale\/comprendre\/contextes-de-vulnerabilite\/femmes-autochtones#:~:text=Beaucoup%20de%20femmes%20autochtones%20vivent,violence%202%2C10%2C17.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contexte de vuln\u00e9rabilit\u00e9 : femmes autochtones<\/a><\/em>. 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