Our home, our way of life’: the meaning and context of northern homelessness and housing (in)security
•Download as PPT, PDF•
2 likes•1,704 views
This document discusses factors contributing to housing (in)security and homelessness in the Northwest Territories of Canada. It explores how the meaning of "home" is context-dependent and multidimensional for Indigenous communities, involving connections to land, family, community, and traditional way of life. The document presents stories from individuals experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity, and examines how northern housing and social policies can both help and hinder solutions.
![‘ Our home, our way of life’: the meaning and context of northern homelessness and housing (in)security ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/nahopresentationchristensen-120301145137-phpapp01/85/our-home-our-way-of-life-the-meaning-and-context-of-northern-homelessness-and-housing-insecurity-1-320.jpg)
![PhD thesis research ,[object Object],[object Object]](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Recommended
Recommended
More Related Content
Viewers also liked
Viewers also liked (11)
Similar to Our home, our way of life’: the meaning and context of northern homelessness and housing (in)security
Similar to Our home, our way of life’: the meaning and context of northern homelessness and housing (in)security (20)
More from National Aboriginal Health Organization
More from National Aboriginal Health Organization (11)
Our home, our way of life’: the meaning and context of northern homelessness and housing (in)security
- 4. Pop. 3,430 Pop. 18, 510
- 10. Mona’s story Mona’s story Mona’s story
- 11. “ My family at [in my home community], they’re doing good now. They want me to move back and stay with them and get better. But if I leave [Yellowknife], I leave my kids. I can’t do that. My kids are everything to me.” - Mona
- 12. David’s story David’s story David’s story
- 13. “ I have no idea [what ‘home’ means]. I really have never had a home, never felt at home. So it is a weird thing for me to talk about.” - David
Editor's Notes
- Housing policy and families - here I mean both conflicts between housing policy and peoples’ desire to look after family members, but also the relationship between housing policy and child welfare - lose housing, lose children