Indigenous homelessness : perspectives from Canada, Australia, and New Zealand / edited by Evelyn J. Peters, Julia Christensen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Peters, Evelyn J. (Evelyn Joy), 1951- editor.

Christensen, Julia (Writer on homelessness), editor.

Standardized Title:

Indigenous homelessness (2016)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indian homeless persons--Canada.

Indian homeless persons.

Homeless persons--Canada.

Homeless persons.

Homeless persons--Australia.

Homeless persons--New Zealand.

Aboriginal Australians--Social conditions.

Aboriginal Australians.

Māori (New Zealand people)--Social conditions.

Māori (New Zealand people).

Homelessness--Canada.

Homelessness.

Homelessness--Australia.

Homelessness--New Zealand.

Australia.

Canada.

New Zealand.

Physical Description:

viii, 400 pages : iillustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Winnipeg, Manitoba : University of Manitoba Press, 2016.

Summary:

"Being homeless in one's homeland is a colonial legacy for many Indigenous people in settler societies. The construction of Commonwealth nation-states from colonial settler societies depended on the dispossession of Indigenous peoples from their lands. The legacy of that dispossession and related attempts at assimilation that disrupted Indigenous practices, languages, and cultures-including patterns of housing and land use-can be seen today in the disproportionate number of Indigenous people affected by homelessness in both rural and urban settings. Essays in this collection explore the meaning and scope of Indigenous homelessness in the Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. They argue that effective policy and support programs aimed at relieving Indigenous homelessness must be rooted in Indigenous conceptions of home, land, and kinship, and cannot ignore the context of systemic inequality, institutionalization, landlessness, among other things, that stem from a history of colonialism. "Indigenous Homelessness: Perspectives from Canada, New Zealand and Australia" provides a comprehensive exploration of the Indigenous experience of homelessness. It testifies to ongoing cultural resilience and lays the groundwork for practices and policies designed to better address the conditions that lead to homelessness among Indigenous peoples."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Indigenous homelessness (2016)

ISBN:

9780887558269

0887558267

OCLC:

951453488