How is the UAPS different from the Royal Commission Report on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP)?
RCAP was a Canadian Royal Commission established in 1991 to address many issues of Aboriginal status that had come to light with recent events such as the Oka crisis and Meech Lake Accord. The commission culminated in a final report of 4000 pages. It included a chapter on “Urban Perspectives” that began to articulate some of the experiences of Aboriginal peoples living in Canadian cities. The UAPS stands on the shoulders of this work by RCAP. It represents the first study, across major Canadian cities, to focus exclusively on First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples living in these cities. RCAP and the UAPS are different in scale and scope: • Scale – RCAP is a federally commissioned, national, 5-volume, 4000 page report. UAPS is a not-for profit research endeavour, supported by an arms-length group of sponsors, with a specific focus on First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples living in 11 Canadian cities (Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Mont
