Indigenous women and girls are strong and beautiful. Unfortunately, they often face life-threatening gender-based violence and are disproportionately victims of violent crime due to hate and racism (Factsheet: Violence Against Indigenous Women, 2013) . According to Statistics Canada, Indigenous women are three to five times more likely to be victims of violence than non-Indigenous women (Fact sheet: Violence against Indigenous women, 2013). Fortunately, this frightening trend has been noticed and interventions such as the Sisters In Spirit social movement and the Kanawayhitowin campaign have been created to help reduce these violent events. It is important to first explore the violence against Indigenous women that occurs before evaluating the effectiveness of interventions. In addition to being more likely to be victims of violence, Indigenous women are also more often victims of serious violence, 54% of Indigenous women compared to 37% of non-Indigenous women (Fact sheet: Violence against Indigenous women , 2013). They also fear for their lives 44% of the time, 11% more than non-Indigenous women (Fact Sheet: Violence Against Indigenous Women, 2013). Regardless of the statistic, Indigenous women have consistently recorded higher rates. Additionally, although the number of non-Indigenous women reporting the most serious forms of violence declined from 43% in 1999 to 37% in 2004, the number of similar assaults against Indigenous women remained unchanged at 54%. over the same period (Factsheet: Violence Against Indigenous Women, 2013) demonstrating the need for interventions. In the past, Aboriginal people have been treated as uncivilized and socially, culturally and intellectually inferior. They were treated like savages and this corresponds to the middle of the document......l Approach to working with Aboriginal men who are violent. Excerpted from Kanawayhitowin: Caring for Everyone's Spirit: http://www.kanawayhitowin.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=40Native Women's Association of Ontario and Ontario Federation of Health Centers Indian friendship. (2007). A strategic framework to end violence against Indigenous women. Ottawa: Ontario Native Women's Association and Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres. Samphir, H. (September 23, 2013). Canada's rejection of an inquiry into violence against Indigenous women is a national shame. Excerpted from Rabble: News for the Rest of Us: http://rabble.ca/news/2013/09/canadas-rejection-inquiry-violence-against-aboriginal-women-national-disgraceThe Justice Implementation Commission indigenous. (1999). The justice system and indigenous peoples. Winnipeg: Government of Manitoba.