I also ask these questions of the women I meet on a daily basis during my travels. The problems in an extremely isolated community will not be the same as in a much more urban one, but the violence is deeply rooted. In some regions, I'm told that substance abuse and mental health are major problems. In those communities, the use of speed and other synthetic drugs increase the rate of violence.
In other regions, violence might be related to living in an environment that includes smaller and smaller land areas. So we're talking about communities that are much more urban, like mine, Uashat-Maliotenam, which is split in two. The problems are different because of racism and discrimination.
I would like answers as well. Unfortunately, we have to take into consideration geography, the location, basically, the reality.