A domestic violence counselor on the Navajo Nation says the historical mistreatment of Native Americans contributes to abuse.

"There is a backlash of forced assimilation -- boarding schools, experiences of attempted extermination. All those backlashes lead to social ills," Clifford Jack told The Farmington Daily Times.

Jack cites the relocation of Navajos in the 1860s, when they were forced to walk hundreds of miles to an Army fort. He said he teaches abusers how to overcome the shame associated with the historical events.

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