Identifies trends, reviews previous evaluation results, and looks at community housing plans, governance of First Nations programs, and housing authorities.
FNQLHSSC [First Nation of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission] Research Department
Description
Topics included external environment, housing and infrastructure, nutrition, employment and economic development, education, justice and safety, health and social services, identity, and governance.
Argues that the First Nations Market Housing Fund (FNMHF), athough it may help alleviate some housing concerns, is inadequate due to overly optimistic household financial assumptions.
Speech by Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine to the Canadian Club in Ottawa about poverty, residential schools and how these issues are affecting the people today. 9 minutes.
Broad cultural overview of the Tlingit peoples including location, history, oral history, language, housing, clothing, healing practices, and social customs. Also includes brief bibliography.