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

• 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
• Subjects: housing; Indigenous; Northern; remote; inadequate housing; Interior Design; Housing crisis; cross-cultural design; logements; autochtone; nordique; isolé; logements inadéquats; Canada; Island Lake; First Nations; Premières Nations
• Online Access: https://anserj.ca/index.php/cjnser/article/view/582; https://doi.org/10.29173/cjnser582

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...