The Strategy
The Urban Aboriginal Strategy (UAS) was developed in 1997, to help respond to the needs facing Aboriginal people living in key urban centres.
Key Messages of the Urban Aboriginal Strategy
The Urban Aboriginal Strategy, (UAS) provides long-term investments to support urban Aboriginal communities by promoting self-reliance and increasing life choices for Aboriginal people living in urban centres.
History of the UAS in Metro Vancouver
In 1997, the Urban Aboriginal Strategy (UAS) was developed to address the growing Aboriginal populations living in Canada’s urban centers and to address their socio-economic conditions.
Community Partners
Develop partnership opportunities between urban Aboriginal communities, government (municipal, provincial and federal levels of government) and the private sector (business/industry) in a manner that ensures respectful consultation with Metro Vancouver Urban Aboriginal People.
Initiatives
the Strategic Plan demonstrates their interrelatedness as they are all part of the bigger vision to build relationships that support self-reliance and economic growth for Urban Aboriginal Peoples.
Initiatives for Youth
By providing access to social support networks to manage developmental junctures for school-aged children and youth (ages 7-19), these projects supported culturally-appropriate programs/projects for school-aged Metro Vancouver Urban Aboriginal children and youth (with a special focus on individuals aged 7-14 and 15-18) that are facilitated in different ways as a means of: developing life skills; encouraging the pursuit of higher education and post-secondary or trades and staying in school.
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