First Nations, Métis and Inuit women (referred to as Indigenous women) face many socio-economic issues today because of the effects of colonization. Europeans forced a male-controlled system of government and society, patriarchy, on Indigenous societies. The 1876 Indian Act brought misery to certain Indigenous women by excluding them from the band council government and enforced discriminatory measures that took away the Indian Status rights. Many Indigenous women struggle with issues of residential schools, missing and murdered women and girls, abuse and violence, drug, alcohol and other addictions. Due to the political,  historical and socio‐economic contexts that are specific to Aboriginal communities. This violence and trauma which are general in Aboriginal communities increase Aboriginal women’s exposure to violence, which has shaped their perceptions surrounding violence as something common while lacking resources within the community all too often limit their options when it comes to ensuring their safety and that of their children.