Homeless in a homeland: housing (in)security and homelessness in Inuvik and Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

• Main Author: Christensen, Julia
• Other Authors: George Wenzel (Supervisor)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: McGill University 2012
• Subjects: Social Sciences - Geography; Canada; Inuvik; Northwest Territories; Soi; Yellowknife; Territoires du Nord-Ouest
• Online Access: http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=106453

Homelessness is generally regarded as a recent phenomenon in the Northwest Territories (NWT). Since the late 1990s, emergency shelters in Yellowknife and Inuvik have reported a steady increase in use, representing a rise in absolute, or 'visible', homelessness. Significantly, the vast majo...