Ishkuteu : Ishkuteu : des services d'aide en violence conjugale en réponse aux besoins des femmes autochtones

Half of this population is made up of children and youths under the age of 24, compared to 31% for the rest of the population.19 1.2 Domestic Violence in Native Mil ieus When the subject of domestic violence is raised concerning Native milieus in Quebec, or more broadly of Native women’s living conditions, one is faced with the same methodological limits regarding the use of the Statistics Canada [...] The fear of reprisal on the part of their partner, family or community and the fear of losing custody of their children if they denounce the situation of violence in which they live, make it difficult to break the code of silence. [...] It validated the preparation and planning of the survey, the elaboration of the collection tools and the analysis of the material. [...] The themes covered in the questionnaire were: the general characteristics of the shelter, the profile of the Native women seeking services, the perceptions of the shelter workers with respect to these women’s needs, the workers’ approach, intervention practices and training, and the collaboration links to be established to improve domestic violence services for Native women. [...] The response rate of the member shelters of the Federation was of 88% (36/41), while the 4 member shelters of the Regroupement all participated.