Embedding Indigenous Knowledge into Housing Design with the Homebuilding Students in Wasagamack and Garden Hill First Nations, Manitoba, Canada

Wasagamack and Garden Hill First Nations in Island Lake, Manitoba, are experiencing a housing crisis, with severe overcrowding. This article describes a research analysis of local materials, building skill levels, environment, demographics, and cultural aspects completed by graduate students in inte...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research
Main Authors: Sallese, Catrina, Mallory-Hill, Shauna, Thompson, Shirley
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta Libraries 2024
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spelling ftjcjnser:oai:anser.journals.sfu.ca:article/582 2024-06-23T07:52:50+00:00 Embedding Indigenous Knowledge into Housing Design with the Homebuilding Students in Wasagamack and Garden Hill First Nations, Manitoba, Canada Intégrer les connaissances autochtones dans la conception de logements avec les étudiants en construction résidentielle de Wasagamack et Premières Nations de Garden Hill, Manitoba, Canada Sallese, Catrina Mallory-Hill, Shauna Thompson, Shirley 2024-05-06 application/pdf https://anserj.ca/index.php/cjnser/article/view/582 https://doi.org/10.29173/cjnser582 eng eng University of Alberta Libraries https://anserj.ca/index.php/cjnser/article/view/582/416 https://anserj.ca/index.php/cjnser/article/view/582 doi:10.29173/cjnser582 Copyright (c) 2024 Catrina Sallese, Shauna Mallory-Hill, Shirley Thompson https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research; Vol. 15 No. S1 (2024): Housing; 18 pp Revue canadienne de re­cherche sur les OSBL et l'économie sociale; Vol. 15 No. S1 (2024): Housing; 18 pp 1920-9355 housing Indigenous Northern remote inadequate housing Interior Design Housing crisis cross-cultural design logements autochtone nordique isolé logements inadéquats info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2024 ftjcjnser https://doi.org/10.29173/cjnser582 2024-05-27T14:12:53Z Wasagamack and Garden Hill First Nations in Island Lake, Manitoba, are experiencing a housing crisis, with severe overcrowding. This article describes a research analysis of local materials, building skill levels, environment, demographics, and cultural aspects completed by graduate students in interior design as part of collaborative design/build activities, training programs, and community workshops. This study is part of a First Nation community/university partnership. Healthy, culturally appropriate, resilient single- and extended-family homes were designed using local materials and labour. This pilot project offers a pathway to build capacity to fill the gap of 150,000 homes in a way that advances cultural, health, social, and economic development. Further, a decolonizing policy and the provision of adequate infrastructure, such as access roads, in Indigenous reserves are needed to create a sustainable home-building ecosystem. Les communautés autochtones Wasagamack et Garden Hill à Island Lake au Manitoba font face à une crise du logement, y compris un surpeuplement sévère. Cet article décrit une analyse de recherche des matériaux locaux, des niveaux d’habileté en construction, de l’environnement, de la démographie et des aspects culturels complétée par des étudiants diplômés en design d’intérieur dans le cadre d’activités de design et de construction collaboratives, de programmes de formation, et d’ateliers communautaires. Cette étude fait partie d’un partenariat entre les communautés autochtones et l’université. Utilisant des matériaux et de la main-d’oeuvre locaux, une équipe a conçu des domiciles sains, appropriés culturellement et résilients, soit pour une famille ou pour une famille élargie. Ce projet pilote ouvre une piste pour procéder à la construction de domiciles afin de combler un manque de 150 000 logements de manière à faire avancer le développement culturel, sanitaire, social et économique. En outre, une politique de décolonisation et la création d’une infrastructure adéquate telle que des ... Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Premières Nations Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research Canada Island Lake ENVELOPE(-125.856,-125.856,53.733,53.733) Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research 15 S1
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topic housing
Indigenous
Northern
remote
inadequate housing
Interior Design
Housing crisis
cross-cultural design
logements
autochtone
nordique
isolé
logements inadéquats
spellingShingle housing
Indigenous
Northern
remote
inadequate housing
Interior Design
Housing crisis
cross-cultural design
logements
autochtone
nordique
isolé
logements inadéquats
Sallese, Catrina
Mallory-Hill, Shauna
Thompson, Shirley
Embedding Indigenous Knowledge into Housing Design with the Homebuilding Students in Wasagamack and Garden Hill First Nations, Manitoba, Canada
topic_facet housing
Indigenous
Northern
remote
inadequate housing
Interior Design
Housing crisis
cross-cultural design
logements
autochtone
nordique
isolé
logements inadéquats
description Wasagamack and Garden Hill First Nations in Island Lake, Manitoba, are experiencing a housing crisis, with severe overcrowding. This article describes a research analysis of local materials, building skill levels, environment, demographics, and cultural aspects completed by graduate students in interior design as part of collaborative design/build activities, training programs, and community workshops. This study is part of a First Nation community/university partnership. Healthy, culturally appropriate, resilient single- and extended-family homes were designed using local materials and labour. This pilot project offers a pathway to build capacity to fill the gap of 150,000 homes in a way that advances cultural, health, social, and economic development. Further, a decolonizing policy and the provision of adequate infrastructure, such as access roads, in Indigenous reserves are needed to create a sustainable home-building ecosystem. Les communautés autochtones Wasagamack et Garden Hill à Island Lake au Manitoba font face à une crise du logement, y compris un surpeuplement sévère. Cet article décrit une analyse de recherche des matériaux locaux, des niveaux d’habileté en construction, de l’environnement, de la démographie et des aspects culturels complétée par des étudiants diplômés en design d’intérieur dans le cadre d’activités de design et de construction collaboratives, de programmes de formation, et d’ateliers communautaires. Cette étude fait partie d’un partenariat entre les communautés autochtones et l’université. Utilisant des matériaux et de la main-d’oeuvre locaux, une équipe a conçu des domiciles sains, appropriés culturellement et résilients, soit pour une famille ou pour une famille élargie. Ce projet pilote ouvre une piste pour procéder à la construction de domiciles afin de combler un manque de 150 000 logements de manière à faire avancer le développement culturel, sanitaire, social et économique. En outre, une politique de décolonisation et la création d’une infrastructure adéquate telle que des ...
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title Embedding Indigenous Knowledge into Housing Design with the Homebuilding Students in Wasagamack and Garden Hill First Nations, Manitoba, Canada
title_short Embedding Indigenous Knowledge into Housing Design with the Homebuilding Students in Wasagamack and Garden Hill First Nations, Manitoba, Canada
title_full Embedding Indigenous Knowledge into Housing Design with the Homebuilding Students in Wasagamack and Garden Hill First Nations, Manitoba, Canada
title_fullStr Embedding Indigenous Knowledge into Housing Design with the Homebuilding Students in Wasagamack and Garden Hill First Nations, Manitoba, Canada
title_full_unstemmed Embedding Indigenous Knowledge into Housing Design with the Homebuilding Students in Wasagamack and Garden Hill First Nations, Manitoba, Canada
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