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Aboriginal Self-determination and Social Housing in Urban Canada: A Story of Convergence and Divergence

University of Saskatchewan, 117 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5C8, Canada, ryan.walker{at}usask.ca

The right to adequate and affordable housing was pursued in Canadian policy during the 1970s and 1980s. The right of self-determination has been re-asserted by Aboriginal peoples since the 1970s, including in urban communities. The trajectories of social housing and Aboriginal self-determination were institutionalised together during the 1970s and 1980s. Such has not been the case since 1993. Self-determination in urban housing initiatives will not on its own rectify Aboriginal housing need, but must be paired with a common pursuit of adequate and affordable housing for all Canadians.

Urban Studies, Vol. 45, No. 1, 185-205 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0042098007085107


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