karen.woudstra@canrem.com (Karen Woudstra) writes:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm a social work student working on a project on Natives who move off
> the reserve into the city.
> Does anyone have any info on the assimilation process, culture shock,
> etc., that they can share?
> Also, is there anyone out there who lived on a reserve, moved to a large
> town or city who did (or did not) get help to assimilate? Any personal
> stories you're willing to share?
> Any help is appreciated.
> I can also be reached at karen.woudstra@canrem.com
By the looks of things, you're in Canada. Try reading some of the reports of
the inquiries into the justice system. The Report of the Aboriginal Justice
System in Manitoba, the Report of the Nova Scotia Justice Inquiry (Donald
Marshall, Jr.), the Ontario report into its justice system. That's for a
start. All three comissioned research into these areas which may be cited in
these reports for additional reading. These reports should be available in
reference libraries in cities, colleges and universities. Or at places such
as the offices of Aboriginal Legal Services (Toronto), Aboriginal Child and
Family Services (Toronto) and the offices of Native political organizations
and their librairies.
Try getting ahold of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples in Ottawa.
They may not have issued a report specifically on this subject yet but they
have commissioned research into this area. They have collected a vast
library of material as well.
Native Friendship centres were conceived to serve the needs of Aboriginal
peoples flooding into the cities in post-war Canada. Today, half of Canada's
Aboriginal peoples live in or near urban areas. They have material
stretching back a couple of decades on the problems of assimilation and the
resultant clash of cultures. The Ontario Federation of Friendship Centres
(OFIFC) is in Toronto. The National Assoc of Friendship Centres (NAFC) is in
Ottawa.
The former department of Sec'y of State had research and reports. It has now
been absorbed by the Canadian Department of Heritage (one of the contributors
to this list is there).
These places are mostly understaffed... so expect to do a lot of the legwork.
Good luck.
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