Too much time and the days are long : housing Native elders in a small northern community ...

• Main Author: Azzolini, Luciano Secondo
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: University of British Columbia 2009
• Subjects: Fort Providence; Northwest Territories
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0087285; https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0087285

The Northwest Territories faces many challenges and elders' housing is one of the greatest. Many elders alive today were born in the bush and lived in log cabins. They are in many respects the last links to a declining way of life. The number of independent elders in the small northern communities is also increasing, and they have special housing needs. Addressing these needs appropriately requires an understanding of who elders are and what their roles are within the community. This thesis evaluates the housing alternatives provided by the Northwest Territorial Housing Corporation for elders in Fort Providence, and the Northwest Territories in general. The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate existing housing programs to determine their relevance to native elders and to provide information that is useful to community planners, native leaders and health care providers. The answers to the issues and problems raised in the literature review are supplied by the elders. The implications of the elders' answers ...