A Review of The Literature on the Risk Indicators of Intimate Partner Violence against First Nations Women, Two Spirit, and Gender-Diverse People

Indigenous women experience a disproportionate rate of intimate partner violence higher than any other group of women in Canada (Cotter, 2021; Ontario Native Women’s Association, 2020). Two Spirit and gender-diverse people are at additional risk of experiencing intimate partner violence due to the compounded effects of racism, sexism, and homophobia (2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations, 2008; Hunt, 2016).

The following literature review examined the available peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed literature on intimate partner violence against First Nations women, Two Spirit and gender-diverse people.

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