Collection of papers from the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference held in November 2002.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- Urban Aboriginal Populations: An Update Using 2001 Census Results -- Definitions of Aboriginal Peoples -- The Presence of Aboriginal Peoples in Quebec's Cities: Multiple Movements, Diverse Issues -- Fuzzy Definitions and Population Explosion: Changing Identities of Aboriginal Groups in Canada -- Aboriginal Mobility and Migration Within Urban Canada: Outcomes, Factors and Implications -- Urban Residential Patterns of Aboriginal People in Canada -- Aboriginal Languages in Canada's Urban Areas: Characteristics, Considerations and Implications -- The Challenge of Measuring the Demographic and Socio-Economic Conditions of the Urban Aboriginal Population -- The Marginalization of Aboriginal Women in Montreal -- Prospects for a New Middle Class Among Urban Aboriginal People -- Ensuring the Urban Dream: Shared Responsibility and Effective Urban Aboriginal Voices -- Exile on Main Street: Some Thoughts on Aboriginal Over-Representation in the Criminal Justice System -- Is There a Need for Aboriginal-Specific Programming for Aboriginal Offenders? -- Educational Outcomes of Aboriginal Students in British Columbia: The Impact of 'Good Schools' on Test Scores -- Urban Aboriginal Economic Development -- The Invisible Infrastructure: Urban Aboriginal Institutions and Organizations -- Urban Aboriginal Governance: Developments and Issues -- Urban American Indian Identity in a US City: The Case of Chicago from the 1950s Through the 1970s -- Conclusion: The Way Forward.

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