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Before U-ACT Began
Muchworkhadalreadybeendone.Followingon thefifindingsofthe1981TaskForceontheNeedsof NativePeopleinanUrbanSetting,thegoalofthe UrbanAboriginalTaskForceformedin2003wasto use research to learn more about the realities of Aboriginal life in urban settings in order
to inform policy at municipal, provincial and federal levels.
With fifive communities participating, Ottawa, Thunder Bay, Barrie-Midland, Sudbury and Kenora,theTaskForcedeterminedin2007 that while some gains had been made and muchworkhadbeendonebymany,Aboriginal peoples living in urban settings were still facing many of the same issues as in 1981. Almost 25 years later, racism and related challenges in education, housing, employment and healthcare persisted.
Actingonthisfifinding,theTaskForcelaunched a second phase. Now with three additional communities participating, North Bay, SaultSte.MarieandTimmins,thepurpose was to expand
the role of research to include capacity building and community mobilization. This time, research teams would support communities to identify and address issues.
This is how the Urban Aboriginal Communities Thrive (U-ACT) Project began in North Bay.
For more information on the
key phases and activities, pleaseseeAppendixB.
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