Why aren't things getting better? Because deeply rooted social ills take generations to overcome. Women who grow up in communities and households rife with addiction and sexual abuse are going to be vulnerable to violence - whether native or non-native. We know many indigenous Canadians grow up in toxic family situations. How can a government program make that simply go away? Taking the children out of those homes is extremely controversial. Doing away with the reserve system, which fosters these toxic communities, is a political non-starter. You can't just throw money at the problem, as some of the most affluent first nations in Canada have the highest rates of dysfunction and violent crime.