Yes, in my workplace at the Native Women's Transition Centre, I work with a lot of abused women. I include myself. When I moved from my reservation and was running away from my abusive husband, I didn't have any money. I didn't have any place to go, so it was very easy for me to.... A man picked me up. I am so confused in the big cities. That's what I've experienced with some of the clients I have worked with.
They come from abusive situations on the reserve, where there is no help for them, so they choose to leave to find a safe place. They meet a man who is very nice to them. The next thing you know, they're using drugs and alcohol, being raped, and being beaten.