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Originally Posted by Johnny199r
I've been to many many Northern First Nations in the course of my career. It's not as easy as people make it seem when they say just natives are lazy and they shouldleave the reserve.
The disadvantage of growing up where they do, means that transition to city life and independent living, is extremely tough and would take a lot of help from certain agencies.
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I agree. We actually need more government assistance of a certain type. Targeted educational ventures, massive healthcare dollars, and government-supported partnerships with outside businesses and social institutions that would make the transition from reserve to non-reserve easier.
That said, it is a family issue. The family on the reserve is still tribal in nature, that is, your coefficient of relationship to leadership determines what perks you will receive, and vice versa. However, the nuclear family, the basis of financial and emotional support, barely exists. In short, these are part of the growing group of people who have lost the Sexual Revolution. There is absolutely no incentive on a reserve for a man to stay around with a woman once she has been impregnated. It is not uncommon to meet women that have 2,3,4 or 5 children, all with different fathers.