At Congress 2008, the Aboriginal Policy Research Network of the Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians partnered with the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences to hold two workshops on research and policy relevant to Métis, non-status Indians and urban Aboriginal peoples.

These workshops, which involved both research presentations and dialogue among researchers and community members to explore the issues raised by the research in greater depth, encouraged scholars to explore a wide range of issues relevant to Aboriginal peoples and policy-makers.

Morning Workshop

Increasing the Social and Economic Inclusion of Métis, Non-Status Indians and Urban Aboriginal People

• An Overview of the Latest Findings from the Census and Labour Force Survey: Understanding the Challenges of Métis, Non-Status Indians and Urban Aboriginal Peoples
  
  
• The Well-Being of Communities with Significant Métis Population in Canada
  
  
• Indigenous Voices: The Probe Research Survey of Aboriginal People in Manitoba
  
  
• Thoughts on Métis Economic Development

Afternoon Workshop

Challenges to Aboriginal Identity and Self-Governance in Diverse Urban Communities

• "A Rather Vexed Question..." : The Federal-Provincial Debate over the Constitutional Responsibility for Métis Scrip
  
  
• Is Aboriginal Self-Government Possible in Highly Diverse Cities?
  
  
• Urban Aboriginal Self-Governance in Ottawa, Winnipeg, and Vancouver: Trends, Problems, and Perspectives
  
  
• To Every Action There Is A Story: Care, Identity and Inclusion among Urban Aboriginals
  
  
• Métis Nation BC and UBC Okanagan Collaborative Research Program