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    • Discussion Guide
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A chronology

How a system designed to fail was created, implemented. 

Pre‑Contact to 1876: Housing Independence

    1876–1930s: The Indian Act & Control

      1930s–1950s: Two Housing Systems & Gross mismanagement

        1950s: Formalized Welfare Housing

          1960s: Fixed Subsidies, No Standards

            1970s–1990s: Section 95, Social Housing & The Quiet Devolution

              1990S–2010s: Mixed Tools, Persistent Gaps

                2020s: Toward Self‑Determination & the ongoing Legacy

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