Indigenous Definition of Homelessness in Canada

Thistle, Jesse A.

Indigenous Definition of Homelessness in Canada

dc.contributor.author	Thistle, Jesse A.
dc.date.accessioned	2023-07-13T21:06:43Z
dc.date.available	2023-07-13T21:06:43Z
dc.date.issued	2017
dc.description.abstract	Indigenous homelessness is a human condition that describes First Nations, Métis and Inuit individuals, families or communities lacking stable, permanent, appropriate housing, or the immediate prospect, means or ability to acquire such housing. Unlike the common colonialist definition of homelessness, Indigenous homelessness is not defined as lacking a structure of habitation; rather, it is more fully described and understood through a composite lens of Indigenous worldviews. These include: individuals, families and communities isolated from their relationships to land, water, place, family, kin, each other, animals, cultures, languages and identities. Importantly, Indigenous people experiencing these kinds of homelessness cannot culturally, spiritually, emotionally or physically reconnect with their Indigeneity or lost relationships (Aboriginal Standing Committee on Housing and Homelessness, 2012).	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Thistle, J. (2017.) Indigenous Definition of Homelessness in Canada. Toronto: Canadian Observatory on Homelessness Press.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10315/41247
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Canadian Observatory on Homelessness Press	en_US
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	*
dc.title	Indigenous Definition of Homelessness in Canada	en_US
dc.type	Report	en_US