The Wîkiwin Polytechnic Institute will transform Indigenous housing systems up north. Wîkiwin aims to address the housing needs of York Factory First Nation and the North by leveraging local resources and tradespeople to build homes while also fostering community growth. By creating a northern Indigenous housing ecosystem with builders, plumbers, carpenters, architects, engineers and…
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Kitigay Project: My experience of a great pedagogical experience for youth
Author: Colin Pangman The Kitigay Project so far is an experience unlike any that I have experienced before. For the past 10 years, I have been living a sedentary life that was lacking in outdoor activities. According to the World Health Organization, approximately two million deaths every year are attributed to physical inactivity (WHO,2002, p.1)….
Home Design Workshop Wasagamack First Nation: Building Houses. Building Capacity.
See the video of the workshops Manitoba’s First Nation communities are facing a severe housing shortage due to population growth, inadequate funding from the government, restrictive government policies, lack of land ownership on reserve by communities, lack of homeownership by residents and culturally inappropriate housing designs, among other factors (Kendall, 2001; Mctavish et al.,…