{"product_id":"indigenous-homelessness-perspectives-from-canada-australia-and-new-zealand-paperback","title":"Indigenous Homelessness: Perspectives from Canada, Australia, and New Zealand - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEvelyn Peters\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJulia Christensen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePaul Andrew\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeing homeless in one's homeland is a colonial legacy for many Indigenous people in settler societies. The construction of Commonwealth nation-states from colonial settler societies depended on the dispossession of Indigenous peoples from their lands. The legacy of that dispossession and related attempts at assimilation that disrupted Indigenous practices, languages, and cultures--including patterns of housing and land use--can be seen today in the disproportionate number of Indigenous people affected by homelessness in both rural and urban settings. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssays in this collection explore the meaning and scope of Indigenous homelessness in the Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. They argue that effective policy and support programs aimed at relieving Indigenous homelessness must be rooted in Indigenous conceptions of home, land, and kinship, and cannot ignore the context of systemic inequality, institutionalization, landlessness, among other things, that stem from a history of colonialism. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndigenous Homelessness: Perspectives from Canada, New Zealand and Australia\u003c\/em\u003e provides a comprehensive exploration of the Indigenous experience of homelessness. It testifies to ongoing cultural resilience and lays the groundwork for practices and policies designed to better address the conditions that lead to homelessness among Indigenous peoples.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvelyn J. Peters\u003c\/b\u003e is an urban social geographer with a research focus on urban First Nations and Métis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulia Christensen\u003c\/b\u003e is a social, cultural, and health geographer, and works primarily with northern Indigenous communities in Canada and Greenland. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772980134176,"sku":"9780887558269","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c091c46056303f2c81b1e17a839ed84b.webp?v=1780417752","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/indigenous-homelessness-perspectives-from-canada-australia-and-new-zealand-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}