Reconciliation With Indigenous Peoples
We recognize that there is a significant infrastructure gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities in Canada.
This gap is the result of hundreds of years of systematically unbalanced relationships and dispossession that continue to fuel an increasingly acute housing crisis for Indigenous peoples.
We want to contribute to reconciliation by promoting co-partnership in the community housing sector. Indeed, we believe that the concept of community-based housing can be in tune with Indigenous traditions. When properly implemented, community-based housing is an empowering tool for upholding rights and developing capacity. It can be a source of hope, while strengthening Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities.
We are therefore committed to:
- Promoting, within the Centre and externally, reconciliation with Indigenous peoples
- Accompanying and supporting Indigenous-managed housing providers in their transformation efforts
- Creating tools and training adapted to the needs of Indigenous peoples, in order to facilitate the deployment of community-based housing and contribute to reconciliation
Indigenous Internship Program
An initiative designed to propel the careers of Indigenous youth in community-based housing.
Grants
- Local Projects
- Sectoral Projects
- Nunalingni Piruqpaalirut Fund
- Nova Scotia’s Community Housing Growth Fund
Services
- Energy efficiency coaching services
- Self-assessment tools
- Resource inventory
- Special projects
News on reconciliation with Indigenous peoples
The Indigenous Internship Program: Strengthening community housing by fostering new talent
A vibrant community housing sector requires strong organizational capacity. The Centre strives to meet this challenge within the sector through its grants and programs, including the Indigenous Internship Program, launched […]
My On-Reserve Home
In my experience, living on the reserve is not easy, but it is a different and holistic experience. I live on the Wood Mountain Lakota First Nation; this is the […]
Indigenous Interns, Coach and Sponsors Wanted
In celebration of the National Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the Community Housing Transformation Centre is introducing its Indigenous Internship Program.
