First Nations housing

If you’ve been disturbed to discover the living conditions that many of Canada’s First Nations communities deal with, please read this CBC article: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/12/02/f-first-nations-housing.html

The article draws from a number of sources including academics and home renovation celebrity Mike Holmes in exploring solutions to the housing  problems in many First Nations reserves.

Holmes has put his money/effort where is mouth is, and partnered with a community to build quality housing within a First Nation’s reserve.

Another community has used metal framed shipping contains as a base structure for longer lasting frame for housing.