Examining the Impact of Violence on Aboriginal Women

This essay examines the multifaceted impact of violence on Aboriginal women, focusing on the pervasive issues of domestic violence, racism, and sexism. It delves into the various forms of abuse, including spousal abuse, and their consequences, such as psychological trauma, emotional distress, and social isolation. The essay explores the limitations of existing legislation and the need for changes, particularly within the Indian Act, to ensure equal rights and protection for Aboriginal women. It also highlights the importance of sensitization programs, community support systems, and legal frameworks to address and prevent violence, ultimately advocating for a more just and equitable society where Aboriginal women are empowered and protected from all forms of abuse. The essay also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of legislation on violence and the application of such legislation to protect women.

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The Impact upon Aboriginal Women
Name
Institution

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THE IMPACT UPON ABORIGINAL WOMEN
Introduction
The aboriginal women suffer a lot in the society these women are victims of domestic
violence, racism, and sexism. This woman suffers a lot than the native men. They undergo a lot
of problems that the legislation should change it and assist them for justices. Several ways of
violence are spousal abuse which should be acted upon since it is a crime that is causing so much
pain in the society. Violence in women can either be physical or emotional. The disorder affects
them in their workplace, homes, school and this brings the loss of communication in the society.
Problem Statement
Women in Africa and the rest of the world suffers from violence. This is up to twenty
percent of women suffer from abuse from their partners and their parents but can’t stand to
report this issue to the public, legislation covering this issues have been brought about, but no
serious action is being taken upon which is my primary concern
Objectives
General objectives
To find out the impacts of violence on the aboriginal women
Specific goals
To find out the consequence of an abuse in the Aboriginal women

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To find out the advantages of legislation of the rights of the Aboriginal women
To find out the limitations of the bill in supporting the women rights
To find out the applications of the bill
Justifications
To protect the rights of women are falling victims in the increase of violence in families.
There are rights to protect all the aboriginal women and legislation. There is need to curb the
violence in the society. Every woman is equally important members of the community and has
the right to vote, decision making (Wendt, 2009).
Impact of violence on women
Violence can lead to short-term effects or the long-term effects this can either be
physically or mentally this will depend on the treatment they will undergo the following results.
The women may cry a lot due to the violence, feel sad and lonely most of the times. This is
because they have no one to trust so that they may talk to them their problems since they filled
betrayed by their loved once, they feel embarrassed this is because they can face the world
maybe because of the bruises or think that everyone is charging them to accept the act and living
with the violent man and this makes them dissociate from other people on the community the
women lack to participate on the activities they previously enjoyed (Chamberlain & Mackenzie,
2008).

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These women are emotionally affected in the following ways that are they feel confused,
upset and frustrated due to the problems they are undergoing that is hey can’t explain why they
are depressed and leaving in shock due to the issues they are experiencing.
The short-term physical effects on women can be either minor injuries or severe
conditions which include bruises, cuts or broken bones while the short term physic effects on
sexual violence may consist of bleeding the vaginal or pelvic pain due to the force, unwanted
pregnancies and insomnia
The long-term in physical and sexual violence effects on women may include digestive
problems such as ulcers due to a lot of stress and poor eating habits that bring about such issues,
migraines headaches due to a lot of pressure and they feel frustrated, sexual problems such as
pain during sex, nightmares and sleeping problems
Consequences of violence both physical and emotional in aboriginal women
The victims undergo these consequences: psychology consequences including fear, guilt,
lack of trust, try to take their life depressions. It also leads to higher chances of miscarriages
when people are pregnant
In socially and economics factors violence leads to the inability of a woman to take care
of themselves and maybe their children, failure to work and sustain wages on their daily
activities due to limited concentration on work and due to isolation from people due to
embarrassment they do not participate in the day to day activities. Girls who were undergoing
violence may lead to school dropout due to lack concentration in their studies.

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This violence also has consequences on people with family can lead to unintentionally
injuring the child this is maybe when she is fighting with the mother, and she is holding a baby
she may get hurt r when the fight is on a kid might come in the match when trying to stop the
fight. They are also intentionally injuring the child to control the situation or threaten the woman
or forcing the woman into doing something. This continuous violence may suffer from
behavioral and emotional disturbances which may lead them to violence in future
Abuse can lead to increased misuse of alcohol and drugs as well as smoking to avoid
stress and to overthink and to control weight due to the continuous fights. May lead them to be
perpetrators of violence due to being victims (Cooper & Morris, 2005).
The children in the aboriginal women have snatched their kids, and the kids were told
that their parents did not know how to parent their kids. Also, the women decided to migrate in
urban centers so that they can get on ways to survive to avoid physical and sexual violence that
may lead to them to start prostitution and crimes such as stealing to find a way of survival
(Chung, Kennedy, O'Brien, & Wendt, 2000).
Legislation of violence
Formation of the human rights and equal opportunity that works together in ending the
violence and ensures all women in aboriginal women are treated fairly, and all their rights are
adhered to.
There is also the aboriginal customary law that seeks on protecting the aboriginal people

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The formation of an international convention on the elimination of all forms of
discrimination against women that noted how women are taken to be subordinate of men and try
to train people that all of them are equal and help them to participate in all activities (Gronda,
2009).
Introduction of the international women’s day on 8th of March that helps to teach women
that they are powerful and can achieve a lot in the society
Advantages of legislation
This legislation can create programmers that give counseling advice to the victims and
the perpetrators of violence since they offer post-violence counseling. This programs also
provide treatment to treat the victim psychology treatment, physical and even spiritual cure in the
society (Whitaker et al., 2007).
The legislation enables justice process this is the victims can report issues and the
lawyers take to act on whatever they communicate and how they can help them (Flatau,
Coleman, Memmott, Baulderstone & Slatter, 2009).
The restorative justice restores social relationship due to the establishment of equality in
relationships that is they all have equal rights to dignity and respect
They create awareness through educating people to stop violence and view all of them as
problems and how they cause impact in the nation
These laws have given hotline numbers where incidences of violence can be reported
immediately so that action can be taken

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Legislation has come up with legal frameworks and institutions to guide and check on the
progress of the victims
The law is an essential tool in achieving the objectives and goals for sensitizing the
communities
Legislation has encouraged members of the society and victims of violence to report on
incidences linked to abuse of rights (Correia & Melbin, 2005)
Research on the rate of violence as a requirement by the legislation to be carried out
enables implementations of the laws that is increasing punishment to the perpetrators to reduce
the crime (Braun & Clark, 2006).
The bill requires fully funding implement to prevent violence in all ways
Legislations is very clear on non-compliant law enforcing officials as lawyers and judges
who administer justice to the victims and also to ensure that these victims undergo correct
treatment
Creation of campaigns against women violence where the themes are set and citizens
educated in workshops, forums for the youth and women
The nature of women’s day enables all women to learn and celebrate women’s
achievements and a day to remember the rights of all women
Limitations of legislation

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Cultural practices among the aboriginal women where they believe in men have power
than women. This encourages violence, and the belief that beating a woman is to discipline her
makes it difficult to stop the force on the aboriginal women
Women victims often suffer unsympathetic treatment from those who should help them
this is where the policemen do not take serious action on these issues
Most women who undergo spousal violence do not seek help and follow this legislation
since they think no support will be done to them
These legislations don’t undergo thoughtful investigations and prosecutions procedures
leaving victims without being served
The bill wants full evidence for the victims to in the case. In most violence, it is difficult
to have solid indications where these incidences mostly happen. This violence occurs in less
developed areas hence there is minimal evidence, so justice is delayed in this cases (Lumby &
Farrelly (2009).
These legislations does not go into detail of the personal effects if the perpetrator is
released and how will this affect the victims making them run away and can lead to more abuse
of the women
The officials such as the police take the lengthy response to such issues and failure to
take the spousal abuse as a severe crime encourages the increase of the crime
This legislation does not support witnesses and protect them which they may fear to
testify on such issues since they are threatened to lead the victims to suffer more

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This legislation lacks family support to women who are undergoing these problems, they
require areas where they can live and after they escape hence desires to endure the pain since
they do not have a place to go
Most of the chiefs and the councils in the aboriginal societies are men thus they favor the
men in domestics fights (Lee, 2007).
The officials are unwilling to talk about the plight of women suffering the abuse at the
hands of their husband and fathers causing them more pain
The legislation does not have community support systems that may guard the people
Bill may tend to be biased depending on who committed the crime especially if it is a
political leader among other people of the higher social class are many times favored by the
legislation
There is no equal division of proper according to marriage breakdown recognized in the
Indian act these acts fail to deal equally and fairly with aboriginal women which encourages
administrative discriminations
Application of Legislation
Protection and Prevention of Abuse
The legislation laws and rules against convicting and sentencing the perpetrators have
enabled to reduce violence cases. Legislations have created campaigns and institutions to talk
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people reporting such sues to seek help. Forums are designed to train people that both men and
women are equal under the law and all the rights are followed upon (Tually, Faulkner, Cutler &
Slatter, 2008).
Achieving Objectives
To achieve the goals and get right conditions on the suffering of women the judicial
system and the acts that support women should meet and discuss on how they are going to
sensitize the community to reduce the abuse
Change of Legislation
The legislation should be changed. First, this is the Indian act when the couple decides to
separate the wealth should be divided equally, and the members should ensure protection from
the man coming to see him and harass them. All the women in the Aboriginal societies should be
taught that they have equal rights and can also participate in decision making and allowed to vote
(Hulse & Kolar, 2009).
Sensitization
Legislations should be used as a tool in the formations of campaigns, create forums and
teams to sensitize and advertise on awareness of violence and tell people that they have rights to
report from these crimes and say to the community that this is a serious crime and should be
acted upon (Lyon, Lane & Menard, 2008).
Set Up Of Counsel Centers and Facilities for the Victims

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Legislation can create shelter homes for the victims where they can go to when they have
problems with their families and when the investigation is still going on in such areas (Gander,
2009). These facilities should also guide the victims and counsel them and check their progress
emotionally, mentally and physically. These centers should also ensure that the issue is being
addressed and the officials are doing their duties in considering actions on such matters. These
shelters should not blame them but give them full support (Melton & Sillito, 2012).
Review and Amendment of the Legislation
This is the acts should be changed this is the Indian act here it should be, and the wealth
should be equally distributed and not be one-sided. The women should be allowed to take part in
the legal systems and also be given a chance to be officials such as the chiefs and the councils.
The legislation says that the woman has to leave the place and seek shelter should be looked
upon and the man is the one should move out when the investigation is ongoing in this matter
(Banga & Gill, 2008).
Conclusion
The rights of the women have to be protected and be checked upon. This is where we
have to treat all people as equal in all the discipline. They should be respected for all their rights
to be considered and done to similar justices. The aboriginal women suffer discriminations, and
we try to bring about equality in this society by enabling the women in the leader's group and be
involved in the recommendation of the changing on the amendment act and be part of the
administrative bodies. The legal system should be created in the aboriginal communities, and
they should be seen as equal people. Our work is to ensure that the Aboriginal people heal from

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the disintegration and view themselves as equal people in the society (Marshall, Ziersch &
Hudson, 2008).
Recommendation
 The Indian act should be amended to provide for the equal divisions of all the
wealth upon separation or divorce
 The aboriginal’s leaders and officials should establish a local government
portfolio for women with the responsibility to educate and support programs in
the area of spousal abuse
 The police forces to develop teams and social workers who deal with a domestic
dispute and the team to conduct record keeping in the community area
 Shelters and safe homes should be established in the aboriginal dwellings that can
protect the victims and counsel them
 Another option to incarcerate appropriate to Aboriginal cultures to be developed
for the native women
 The native women leaving in isolated areas can be permitted to visit their families
or their families or their families to be allowed to attend them
 The aboriginal women should be appointed to be officials in the council and also
chiefs also they can tell more of the problems they undergo
 Funding should be given to the aboriginal women so that they can build shelters
for those who seek them
 Legislation ought to do campaigns on the protection of woman rights and also
create forums to create awareness on how to handle such issues