At the beginning of A lack of meaningful Aboriginal voice this project, some of us had a limited in the life of Canadian cities understanding of our country’s Aboriginal Urban Aboriginal peoples are an important heritage and of the contemporary part of the mosaic that makes up the modern experiences of Aboriginal peoples in Canadian city. [...] As six young canadians from canada’s relationship with Aboriginal peoples diverse personal and professional strains the relationship between urban backgrounds, we sought to engage with Aboriginal peoples and the broader canadian the voices of Aboriginal peoples living in population living in cities. [...] A strong urban Aboriginal presence in institutions of governance A strong urban Aboriginal presence in institutions of governance would be characterized by early and ongoing involvement of Aboriginal peoples and local First nations in the formulation, administration, and evaluation of policies and programs at the city level. [...] In partnership with Reconciliation Canada, and in the wake of the passage of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the City of Vancouver supported a Year of Reconciliation. [...] Ultimately, the civic meetings and events promotes a sense of goal is a structuring mechanism whereby the recognition and belonging that is both symbolic urban Aboriginal community and the partnering and expresses desire for Aboriginal contributions city can jointly discuss and address issues of to the conversations.