The status of women throughout various stages of North American history shifted according to the cultural influences of the groups of people interacting in specific locations. In British Columbia, the arrival of European settlers to the area brought with it a number of social and cultural changes, including an increase in the subordination of girls and women. The presence of clashing groups in British Columbia caused Indigenous women to often choose to rebel against the expectation that they were to submit to white settlers. The shifts taking place in the region showed an increasing emphasis on patrilineal structures of families and society, and a lessening of matrilineal models, which were most often common in Indigenous cultures and nearly non-existent in European culture. A review of the literature reveals clashes that took place in modern day British Columbia between Indigenous people and European settlers, with Indigenous women suffering increased oppression and subjugation, with many of them essentially being forced into sexual servitude by male Europeans. The tensions between these groups not only lead to unspeakable tragedy but also toward Indigenous women fighting back against their oppressors. This paper will follow the experiences of these Indigenous women specifically in the period from 1850 to 1900.