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RESOURCES

Olsen, Sylvia. Making Poverty: A History of On‑Reserve Housing Programs, 1930–1996. PhD Dissertation, 2016. Find it here.  (Core source underlying this project.). Find it here. 

Olsen, Sylvia, Garry Merkel, and Kerry Black. “The Blueprint for Systemic Racism in First Nations’ Housing.” Policy Options, 8 Apr. 2021. Find it here. 

Olsen, Sylvia. Housing on reserves: Not First Nations housing, but government-issue housing for First Nations people. W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council. Find it here. 

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