Passages inclusifs : le réseau d'organismes communautaires autochtones de Montréal

This  research  aims  to  enrich  the  understanding  of  the  constitution  of  a  sense  of  belonging  to  an aboriginal           community            in            Montreal.            It            has            been            demonstrated            that           there            is            indeed            a           social cohesion      in     Montreal      based      on      the      collective      aboriginal      ethnic      identity,      or      aboriginality.      This cohesion            is             supported             by             aboriginal             organizations            and             associations,             whise             approaches            and engagements   have   a   direct  impact   on   their   inclusion   into   the   community.   These  institutions  are considered     as     the     source     of     communitarian     social     bond     in     the     city.     By     the     empowerment     of     a shared           aboriginal          identity,           the          representation           of           community           interests,           the           integration           in          the urban         life,        the         service        delivery         to         members         of        the        middle         class         and        the         creation         of        secured spaces   dedicated   to   their   cultural   heritage,   aboriginal  associations   are   creating   social   ties   to   the community.             On             the             other             hand,             some             problems             like             the             lack             of             communication             between organizations,     their      hermetic      nature,      their      excessive      bureaucratic      methods,     the      way      women      in the community  monopolize the institutions, the presence of non-aboriginal people as well as the gang       phenomenon       are       all       experienced       in       the       organizations.      These       problems       produce       harmful consequences                on                the                member’s                relations                to                the                communitarian                system                and                reduce                their participation and attendance. Also, the social bond within the native community is weakened by various                  factors                  outside                 the                  grasp                  of                 the                 institutions.                  Some                  internal                 discriminations                  and stereotypes,    sometimes    tied    to    the    use    of    administrative    indicators    of    the    Canadian    Aboriginal Law,          the          lack          of          a          native          district          in          Montreal,          and          the          different          socio-economic           members’ situations       create       divisions       and       affect       the       community        spirit.       This       thesis       focuses       on       the       native community       construction       in       an       urban       area       through       its       institutional       sphere,       which       differs       from other     studies     on     urban     Natives.    The    objective     is     to     understand     the     urban     realities     and     the     way the urban native communities are developing themselves.

Keyphrases: Urban aboriginals, Aboriginality, Community, Social bond, Sens of belonging