What are the priorities you think need to be addressed ?

In preparation for the Learning Circle on Learning Circles, we asked the participants to expolore the following questions.

  1. Have multiple Aboriginal groups been able to effectively work together in the urban setting? Have “umbrella groups” been successful, or are the separate First Nations and Metis organizations a more effective approach?

  2. Is the development of urban Aboriginal governance necessary to establish urban Aboriginal priorities, and attract the corresponding funding?

  3. What are the examples/models of spiritual and cultural well-being of urban Aboriginal communities, that contribute to economic development of those communities?

  4. Are there examples of existing Aboriginal organizations, such as Friendship Centres and Aboriginal Housing organizations, that are working towards what Evelyn Peters describes as “institutional completeness”?

  5. Are there examples of native and non-native efforts at community development that have been successful, and what are the elements of their success?