Yes.
I'm sure a number of other witnesses will be appearing before you who can explain it better than I can. These concepts are repeated in many studies, including, I would say, one of my favourites—forgive me—the Four Worlds Center for Development Learning report on aboriginal family violence, which was done for the Aboriginal Healing Foundation.
What they're talking about in most of these studies is that although there are similarities to violence against women between mainstream society and aboriginal communities, there are also some unique features. One of those is that the pattern of violence is not about one individual couple or household within a larger structure, but often it's throughout large parts of a community. The concept of lateral violence, which is mentioned, is a concept that is explored in other contexts, such as workplace harassment and other issues. In the instance of aboriginal violence, it's understood as being part of a psychological need of individuals who perceive they have no control to attempt to exercise power and domination over others within their group and generally over people with whom they have a relationship.