Violence against Aboriginal women also results from a society that has permitted the violence to occur. It is estimated that approximately 500 First Nation Women have been reported missing/murdered in Canada over the past 15 years with little or no media attention. There have been few arrests and most cases are non-active. How Canadian society values Aboriginal women drastically affects the incidence of violence against them.

A Canadian government statistic reveals that Indigenous women between the ages of 25 and 44, with status under the Indian Act, are five times more likely than all other women of the same age to die as the result of violence. Rooted in the violence are racist and sexist stereotypes that deny the dignity and worth of Aboriginal women, encouraging some men to feel they can get away with acts of hatred against them.