National Aboriginal Housing Association (Speech to Federation of Canadian Municipalities Standing Committee on Municipal-Aboriginal Relations)
Description:
NAHA is a national association of urban Aboriginal housing providers, committed to building safe and healthy communities by helping Aboriginal housing providers achieve standards of excellence in the delivery and management of affordable housing and support services. Formed in 1993, NAHA brings together 110 housing providers located in all provinces and territories. The NAHA and other First Nations organizations opposed the transfer of responsibility for urban aboriginal housing from the Assisted Urban Aboriginal Housing Portfolio to the province and municipalities without the necessary guarantees of cultural accommodation and standards that are appropriate to Native households in the cities. They demanded that the federal government transfer the responsibility to First Nations organizations, but that was refused. NAHA will continue to call upon federal and provincial governments to ensure that the portfolio remains with the Aboriginal community. This portfolio serves the most fragile households and the programs and structures developed need to be kept.
Type of Resource:
Conference/Presentation
Publication Date:
1999
Location:
Ottawa