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Pekiwewin (coming home): advancing good relations with Indigenous people experiencing homelessness
Author(s): Jesse Thistle, Janet Smylie
Publisher: Canadian Medical Association Journal
Publication Date: 2020
This resource provides an Indigenous-specific clinical guideline regarding Indigenous homelessness that is distinct from and complementary to Pottie and colleagues’ guidelines on health care for homeless people published in CMAJ. In this commentary, the authors present key elements of this Indigenous guideline, including 4 protocols to guide service providers.
Pekiwewin (Coming Home): Advancing Good Relations with Indigenous People Experiencing Homelessness
Author(s): Jesse Thistle, Janet Smylie
Organization: Canadian Medical Association Journal
Publication Date: 2020
This is an open-acces article outlining clinical guidelines for health and social service providers seeking to build relationships with Indigenous Peoples experiencing homelessness.  Key Points: •  In Canada, Indigenous people are 8 times more likely to be homeless than non-Indigenous people and represent 10%–80% of the total homeless population in large urban centres. • The roots of Indigenous homelessness involve colonial disruptions of relatio...