OPINION | Let's break the silence on family violence and abuse in Nunavut, together

Guided by an advisory committee of Nunavut-based representatives from different sectors and backgrounds, our project's team members travelled to seven communities in the territory to speak to women with lived experiences of family violence. They also talked to service providers, like justice and health workers, who serve them and community members. 
We wanted to better understand how Inuit women experience family violence, and the legal system, in Nunavut. 
Many courageous women, service providers and community members shared their stories with us. 
Their stories reveal how abuse takes many forms. It is not just punching and hitting. Abuse can also be shouting or threatening. It can be cutting someone off financially, or forcing them to do something sexual that they don't want to do. 

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