This article aims to address the scarcity
of data concerning Aboriginal women and
their risk of contracting HIV, and the gap
in public policy and research that fails
to account for Indigenous women's pathways
into sex work. The statistical research
presented in the article examines the
experiences of Aboriginal women in
Vancouver, BC, Canada in regards to
generational sex work involvement, and the
independent effect this involvement has on
the risk of contracting HIV. The results
presented in the article, which indicate
that HIV prevalence is higher in