I think it could be dangerous, especially if a woman is protecting herself during intimate partner violence. As indigenous women, we know that we experience a lot of injustice in the justice system. Often, when we're expressing our lived experiences and our realities, we're ignored. We're dismissed. Especially if our partner is non-indigenous, they tend to believe him or her over us as indigenous women, because of the systemic and structural racism that's deeply embedded in policing and the justice system, so there's a big risk factor for us there.
Thank you.