DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE

The housing crisis on First Nations reserves is not an accident. It is the outcome of deliberate policy choices, systemic underfunding, and a long history of colonial governance that prioritized control over care. This book makes that history visible—and undeniable. 

For generations, federal housing programs on reserves produced poverty by design: restricted access to financing, inadequate construction standards, one‑size‑fits‑all programs, and bureaucratic control that undermined community decision‑making. The result was dependency, displacement, and substandard living conditions. 

Today, First Nations are building a path forward: housing systems rooted in self‑determination, belonging, and intergenerational well‑being. This website invites you to learn the history—and join the work of change.