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Ottawa's Black Pioneers
The West Indian  Domestics Scheme

A Canadian government  scheme to recruit female domestics of  African descent was established in 1955. Most applicants came from Jamaica,  Barbados, Trinidad and British Guiana.  To be eligible, an applicant had to be a single female in good health aged  between eighteen and thirty-five. After  working as a domestic for at least a  year, a West Indian Domestic woman would be granted landed immigrant status.  Since a number of these women already  had previous professional  qualifications, they left domestic work  and had successful careers in other  fields.
Here are the stories of some  Ottawa women who migrated to Canada  under this program.

Interview  with:
Melissa Rowe
Former domestic, West Indian Domestic Scheme

Special Thanks  to:
Nigel Antoine  
Ken Campbell
Mae  Fagan
Sylvia Gayle
Daisy Gordon
Patrick  Martin
Ruby Martin
Phyllis  Pinnock
Florence Robinson
Joanne  Robinson
Barbara Wilson

Producer
Sarah Onyango

Filmed and Edited by:
Garmamie  
  garmamie@hotmail.com 
This video  series is a joint project between Jaku  Konbit and Black History Ottawa with  financial assistance from the City of  Ottawa.

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