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ELI5: Why indigenous women in Canada have been murdered or gone missing at such a high rate?
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The Highway of Tears dissapearances have gotten a lot of publicity, and the public perception is that Native Women are being killed by a serial killer or something similar.

Several advocacy groups are claiming that the police aren't doing anything about the problem, and draw comparisons to the Pickton murders, which further causes fears of a serial killer.

The truth is, however, that the vast majority of native women who suffer violence  do so at the hands of people they know - friends and family members. Furthermore, native men actually disappear at an even higher rate than native women in Canada, but since there is no stand out incidences, the issue hasn't gotten much attention.

When you look at the statistics and control for poverty - the increased rates of violence and disappearances don't seem to be racially connected, but the extremely high correlation of poverty and race in Canada leads to a statistical increase for natives.