It has been said countless times that the solve rate for murders of women, aboriginal and non-aboriginal are the same high eighties. In most cases according to the convictions obtained , aboriginal women are primarily but not exclusively murdered  by aboriginal men. So there is no great mystery here. Abuse against aboriginal women have the same statistics, aboriginal men are the primary perpetrator. Both national chief Perry Bellegarde and Senator Sinclair who headed up the Truth and Reconciliation report, have gone on record as saying that leaders need to look at the abuse on reserves. If aboriginal women who have left the reserve, were interviewed, it would be interesting to hear why they left and why they won't go back. It is entirely possible that many of the missing women, want to put that chapter of their lives behind them, and choose to stay lost rather then face pressure to return.